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Madelin T. Zwerling
111 Great Neck Road
Sixth Floor
Great Neck, NY 11021

Phone 516-393-2510
Fax 516-466-5964
mzwerling@garfunkelwild.com

Practice Groups
Personal Services and Estate Planning

Year Joined
2011

Education
Adelphi University,
   (M.S., Elementary Education, 1999)
Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law School,
   (J.D. with honors, 1991)
New York University
   (B.S., Finance, 1983)

Bar Admission
New York, 1992

Court Admission
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

Bar Affiliations
New York State Bar Association
Nassau County Bar Association
Nassau County Women’s Bar Association
American Bar Association

Other Affiliations
American Health Lawyers Association

Biography
Madelin T. Zwerling is an Associate at Garfunkel Wild, P.C., which she joined in 2011. She is a member of the Personal Services and Estate Planning Practice Group, which advises clients in the preparation of wills and trusts, as well as in estate administration and gift planning for the preservation of family businesses and wealth upon death, and related tax matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zwerling was an attorney whose primary areas of focus were real estate, trusts and estates and matrimonial law.

Ms. Zwerling has devoted herself to pro bono work. In 2011, she was honored for her work on behalf of the Nassau County Coalition against Domestic Violence, an entity that provides legal assistance in matrimonial actions to victims of domestic abuse. She has served as a attorney for the Long Island Advocacy Center, which is designed to provide individuals with various forms of assistance relating to the Individual with Disabilities Act, such as Special Education support and lay advocacy training. Ms. Zwerling has also provided service as a court-appointed guardian through the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) EAC Family Court Program in Nassau County.

Ms. Zwerling is a graduate of New York University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance. Following her graduation from New York University, she was employed in the financial services industry as an analyst and a corporate speechwriter. She later graduated from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1991 with honors, having finished near the top of her class.

Ms. Zwerling also spent years as an educator, with a primary focus in teaching children with learning and emotional disabilities. She obtained multiple teaching certifications, in Special Education, Literacy, Business and Marketing and Elementary Education. She has been qualified in the New York State Family Court as an expert in the area of Special Education.