Crystal West Edwards is a Principal in the Wealth Preservation Group at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. and has extensive experience in the areas of elder law, special needs planning and advocacy, estate planning and estate administration, and counseling.

Ms. Edwards is highly experienced in working with the legal problems of aging individuals and those with disabilities. Ms. Edwards counsels seniors, individuals with special needs and their families with issues pertaining to complex estate and tax planning, asset preservation, eligibility for means-tested government benefits, fiduciary appointments and representation and advocacy. She is also a trusted advisor to financial institutions and corporate fiduciaries with judicial and administrative accountings and counseling regarding initial or continued means-tested government benefits eligibility for its trust beneficiaries.

Ms. Edwards is a sought-after speaker and has authored numerous publications on the topics of elder and disability law, estate planning, special needs trusts and government agencies. She is Co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Ms. Edwards spoke with Professor Katherine Pearson and shared her perspectives on life and leadership.

3:26:– How do you spend your day?

5:13:– How do you describe the focus of your work?

10:47:– What first drew you to Elder Law?

18:33:– Perhaps “the” first Black attorney to achieve the important designation by the National Elder Law Foundation as a “Certified Elder Law Attorney.”

28:53:– How has “special needs” planning expanded the work for estate planners and elder law attorneys?

33:50:– What would be your recommendations for a law student or new graduate who would like to work in estate planning or elder law?

41:28:– The elder law and estate planning lawyer community.

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