Robert graduated 1988 magna cum laude from St. John’s University and in 1991 with honors from Hofstra University School of Law. He is one of approximately 500 attorneys in the United States who have met the stringent requirements of being certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation.* Mr. Kurre has been included in The Best Lawyers in America since 2015. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 5.5 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys. Mr. Kurre has also received an AV Peer Review Rating (highest in legal ability and ethical standards) from Martindale-Hubbell, the preeminent attorney rating organization. Mr. Kurre is a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). The Council of Advanced Practitioners is an invitation-only council for advanced practitioners. Members of the Council are recognized as innovators of the profession; instrumental in leading the future of Elder Law; a significant source of speakers, writers, and leaders of NAELA programs and NAELA’s role models, providing a vision for NAELA and mentoring for NAELA members. Membership in CAP is available to preeminent Elder Law Attorneys. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Special Needs Section and serves as Chair of its Estate, Trusts, and Tax Committee. He is also a former chairman of the Elder Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the New York State Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Law Section, and the Surrogate’s Court, Estates & Trusts Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association.