Pauline Yeung-Ha is a
Partner in the law firm of Grimaldi & Yeung LLP.
Ms. Yeung-Ha concentrates in the practice areas of Trusts, Wills and
Estates, Elder Law as well as Special Needs Planning. She received her undergraduate degree from Vassar
College and her law degree from St. John’s University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in both New York
and New Jersey.
In addition to her practice, Ms.
Yeung-Ha holds the following professional positions:
- Member
of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
- Member
of the Board of Directors of the New York Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- Trustee on the Board of
Directors of the Brooklyn Bar Association
- Vice-Chair of the Practice
Management Committee of the Elder Law Section of (NYSBA)
- Member of the Estate Planning
Committee of the Trusts & Estates Law Section of NYSBA
- Secretary on the Board of
Directors of CaringKind (formerly Alzheimer’s Association, NYC Chapter)
- Chair Emeritus of the Pro
Bono Clinic of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) – named
Committee of the Year for 2016 and Program of the Year for 2017 and awarded
New York State Bar Association’s Bar Leaders Innovation Award for 2020
Recognitions:
- Honoree, St. John’s
University School of Law Chapter of the Asian-Pacific American Law Student’s
Association (APALSA), 2018
- “Super
Lawyer” 2015 to 2020
- “Best Lawyer” 2012 to 2020
- Brooklyn’s Women of
Distinction, 2017
- Honoree, General Human
Outreach in the Community, Inc., 2017
- Honoree, Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.,
Brooklyn Branch for service and
dedication to the Brooklyn Chinese community, 2015
- New York’s Women
Leaders in the Law, 2012
- Super Lawyer’s “Rising
Star” 2011 to 2014
- NAPABA’s “Best Lawyer
Under 40”, 2011
- Citation awarded by former Assemblywoman (now
Congresswoman) Grace Meng, 2010
Ms. Yeung-Ha is active
in serving the community as well. Aside
from conducting presentations in English, she also gives seminars in Cantonese
and Mandarin Chinese. Ms. Yeung-Ha was key speaker for Assemblywoman Grace
Meng’s Senior Law & Financial Planning Workshop.