Adam D. Kahn
ADAM D. KAHN, ESQ. is an associate attorney with the firm, where his practice focuses on guardianships, advance care planning, discharge planning, and other elder law and health law matters. Mr. Kahn comes to the firm with years of experience in the guardianship field, having previously worked with both private and institutional clients, including residential health care facilities and hospitals. His previous experience also includes matters involving healthcare reimbursement, trusts and estates, and Medicaid eligibility issues. Mr. Kahn is certified by the
Office of Court Administration to serve as Guardian, Court Evaluator, Counsel for Alleged Incapacitated Persons, and Counsel to Guardian.
In addition to his work for the firm, Mr. Kahn is an Adjunct Professor with the Master's in Health Law and Policy Program at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and a Senior Fellow with the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy. As a Senior Fellow, Mr. Kahn runs a discussion seminar for students interested in health law and assists with planning and implementing various other programs, including programs concerning elder abuse and the Institute’s Conversations: Health and Treatment (CHAT) project, which focuses on educating members of the community about health care decision-making issues. Furthermore, Mr. Kahn serves as an educational consultant and law teacher for Hofstra University’s Saturday Scholar’s Academy, which aims to provide supplemental academic support to middle and high school students.
Mr. Kahn received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law, magna cum laude, where he was both a Merit Scholar and a member of the Dean’s Scholars program. In addition, Mr. Kahn was awarded the Debra Sloyer Memorial Scholarship in Trial Advocacy and the Ruskin Moscou Faltischek Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy. While a student at Hofstra University School of Law, Mr. Kahn served as an Associate Editor and member of the Advanced Research Committee for the Hofstra Law Review, was a founding member of the Hofstra Elder Law Society, and held an executive position with the Hofstra Moot Court Board. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College.