Mr. Chu has been involved with the area of Elder Law since 1990.  Before joining the firm he was the Senior Staff Attorney for the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College from 1990 to 1999, specializing in Medicaid eligibility. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Chu was the attorney in charge of the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program at Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.

EDUCATION:

• RUTGER'S UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL (Camden) - J.D.  1987                                   {Honors Degree in International Law} 
• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT - B.A. 1982.

Mr. Chu has been an Adjunct Professor at CUNY Law School and Long Island University, where he taught Elder Law related courses.  He is a respected lecturer on government entitlements and presents a monthly lecture series on applying for Medicaid home care for the Alzheimer's Association of New York City.  Mr. Chu is a regular speaker for the National Constitution Center Audio Conference Series, which provides continuing legal education to attorneys nationally.  He is Co-Chair of the New York City Citywide Medicaid Advisory Council . He is the author and editor of  the chapter "Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind and Disabled", found in The New York Elder Law Handbook published annually by the Practicing Law Institute of New York, where he is also a member of their faculty and current Co-Chair of their Annual Elder Law Institute.   Mr. Chu is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the New York State Bar Association Elder Law Section. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.