About Anthony
Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is the managing partner of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP with offices in White Plains and Somers, New York. For nearly 40 years, Mr. Enea has devoted his practice to educating and protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families from the costs of long term care.Mr. Enea and his firm concentrate their practice on Elder Law, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Asset Protecting Planning, Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home and Home Care) and Guardianships (contested/non-contested).He is the author of hundreds of published articles and a frequent lecturer to seniors, the disabled, attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors, with respect to the planning options available to seniors and their rights. For decades Mr. Enea's articles have been published in such publications as the New York State Bar Journal, the Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, General Practice Law and Elder Law Journal for the New York State Bar Association, the Westchester County Business Journal and the Westchester County Bar Journal and Newsletter, and Tax Stringer for the New York State Society of CPAs.Mr. Enea has been certified and re-certified as an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association*. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association as a vice-chair of the Committee on the Elderly and Disabled.Mr. Enea is the past chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Enea is a past president and a founding member of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of NAELA and the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County.Mr. Enea is a past president of the Westchester County Bar Association and Westchester County Bar Foundation.Mr. Enea is a past chair of the 50+ Section of the New York State Bar Association.Mr. Enea is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and was the recipient of the Dr. Joseph A. Cimino Community Service Award from the Dominican Sisters and the Honorable Richard J. Daranco Distinguished Service Award from the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County. He was also honored at the Westchester County Bar Foundation's 2024 Annual Benefit for his distinguished leadership, vision and service in improving the public's access to legal services.Mr. Enea is the founder of the Anthony J. Enea Elder Law Scholarship at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.Mr. Enea has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the nineteenth consecutive year, and for 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was selected as a Top 25 Super Lawyer in Westchester County.Mr. Enea for the fifteenth consecutive year has also been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers in America” as an Elder Law Attorney (2012-2026). In addition, he was recognized as a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in White Plains six times.Mr. Enea is an “AV” Rated Preeminent Attorney as rated by Martindale-Hubbell.Mr. Enea is also fluent in Italian.*The National Elder Law Foundation is not affiliated with any Governmental authority. Certification is not a requirement for the practice of Law in the State of New York and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.
Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is the managing partner of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP with offices in White Plains and Somers, New York. For nearly 40 years, Mr. Enea has devoted his practice to educating and protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families from the costs of long term care.
Mr. Enea and his firm concentrate their practice on Elder Law, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Asset Protecting Planning, Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Applications (Nursing Home and Home Care) and Guardianships (contested/non-contested).
He is the author of hundreds of published articles and a frequent lecturer to seniors, the disabled, attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors, with respect to the planning options available to seniors and their rights. For decades Mr. Enea's articles have been published in such publications as the New York State Bar Journal, the Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, General Practice Law and Elder Law Journal for the New York State Bar Association, the Westchester County Business Journal and the Westchester County Bar Journal and Newsletter, and Tax Stringer for the New York State Society of CPAs.
Mr. Enea has been certified and re-certified as an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association*. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association as a vice-chair of the Committee on the Elderly and Disabled.
Mr. Enea is the past chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Enea is a past president and a founding member of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of NAELA and the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County.
Mr. Enea is a past president of the Westchester County Bar Association and Westchester County Bar Foundation.
Mr. Enea is a past chair of the 50+ Section of the New York State Bar Association.
Mr. Enea is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and was the recipient of the Dr. Joseph A. Cimino Community Service Award from the Dominican Sisters and the Honorable Richard J. Daranco Distinguished Service Award from the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County. He was also honored at the Westchester County Bar Foundation's 2024 Annual Benefit for his distinguished leadership, vision and service in improving the public's access to legal services.
Mr. Enea is the founder of the Anthony J. Enea Elder Law Scholarship at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
Mr. Enea has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the nineteenth consecutive year, and for 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was selected as a Top 25 Super Lawyer in Westchester County.
Mr. Enea for the fifteenth consecutive year has also been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers in America” as an Elder Law Attorney (2012-2026). In addition, he was recognized as a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in White Plains six times.
Mr. Enea is an “AV” Rated Preeminent Attorney as rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Enea is also fluent in Italian.
*The National Elder Law Foundation is not affiliated with any Governmental authority. Certification is not a requirement for the practice of Law in the State of New York and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Elder Law, White Plains (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, White Plains (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Elder Law, White Plains (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, White Plains (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Elder Law, White Plains (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, White Plains (2015)
- Recognized: Elder Law
- Recognized: Trusts and Estates
- Special Focus: Estate Planning
- Special Focus: Medicaid
- Lawyer of the Year in Elder Law, White Plains, Best Lawyers in America, 2016, 2018, 2026
- Best Lawyer, Elder Law and Trusts & Estates, The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 – 2026
- Top 25 Super Lawyers, Westchester County, Thomson Reuters, 2009, 2010, 2013 – 2015, 2018 – 2025
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Thomson Reuters, 2007 – 2025
- Honoree, Annual Benefit, Westchester County Bar Foundation, 2024
- Lawyer of the Year in Trusts and Estates, White Plains, Best Lawyers in America, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Distinguished Service Award, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, 2018
- Honorable Richard J. Daronco Distinguished Service Award, Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County, 2016
- Dr. Joseph A. Cimino Community Service Award, ArchCare at Home, 2016
- Golden Harvest Corporate Award, Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services, 2014
- Westchester County's Leading Elder Care Attorney, Above the Bar Awards, 2013
- AV-Rated Preeminent Attorney, Martindale Hubbell, 2002 - Present