PAULINE YEUNG-HA — Selected as SUPER LAWYER’S RISING STAR 2011 and BEST LAWYER 2012!
Both recognitions involve a very selective and intense process in which the selected attorneys are nominated and approved by their peers in the same area of practice. After a thorough and extensive investigation, only 2.5% of the State’s attorneys under 40 years of age are selected as Rising Stars. The attorney must prove to be ethical, have excellent client records, and proven results.
The Best Lawyers recognition has been described as “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice”.

Pauline Yeung-Ha

Partner
(718) 238-6960
pyeung@gylawny.com

“Often when I meet people, they‘ll say ‘I wish I‘d known you earlier.’ And I think, ‘I wish I could have helped you earlier.’”

Pauline’s approach to her work as an attorney has been shaped by her experiences as a lifelong member of New York’s vibrant and multi-faceted Chinese-speaking community. She first became interested in elder law when her grandfather suffered a stroke. He was living on Social Security and his primary asset was his home. He was asked to choose between home care services and a nursing home, both of which he would have to self-finance. Nobody told him how he could qualify for home care benefits or helped him explore other options. Pauline thought there had to be a better approach.

Much of Pauline’s work centers on helping families protect assets. When working with families, she becomes involved with multiple generations at one time, drawing on their strong familial structures to help achieve results. These families appreciate Pauline’s understanding of — and respect for — cultural conventions.

Pauline became an associate at pioneering elder law firm Freedman Fish & Grimaldi in 2001 and was made partner in 2007. In 2008, she joined with Judith D. Grimaldi to form Grimaldi & Yeung LLP.

Pauline regularly speaks at senior centers, community centers and other organizations.

In addition to English, Pauline is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. Pauline enjoys gardening, tennis, hosting poker parties for her friends & traveling.

  • Publications and Press
  • “The Back Page: Conversation with Pauline Yeung,” The New York Law Journal, February 25, 2005.
  • “Developing the Practice Itself: Challenges and Solutions”, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), May 19, 2005.
  • “Full Wallets, but Using Health Program for Poor”, The New York Times, December 10, 2010
  • Professional Organizations
  • Member, New York State Bar Association
    - 2nd District Delegate and Vice-Chair of the Trusts and Estates Administration Committee in the Elder Law Section
  • Member, Women’s Bar Association of New York
  • Member, Brooklyn Bar Association
  • Member, Asian American Bar Association of New York
    - Co-Chair of the Small Practice and Solo Firm Committee
  • Board Member & Counsel, Chinese American Alzheimer’s Coalition of New York City
  • Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
  • Education
  • JD, St. John’s University
  • AB, Vassar College