Julieann Calareso, Esq.

Attorney at Law

JulieAnn Calareso, Esq., is a shareholder of the firm. JulieAnn joined the firm as an associate attorney in September 2004 after having clerked as Appellate Court Attorney for the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department. She focuses her practice on elder law, wills, trusts and estates, special needs planning, corporation and business succession, financial planning and taxation. Her new role as an owner in the firm demonstrates her value to the practice and her dedication to her clients.
JulieAnn’s commitment to her practice is evidenced by her involvement in the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law section, for which she serves as the Section’s Treasurer. She has served in a leadership role for the Section’s Committee for Special Needs Planning. JulieAnn has been chair of various continuing legal education seminars focusing on elder law issues, and has been a speaker at professional development seminars.
JulieAnn is a member of the Senior Services of Albany Board of Directors, guiding that agency as it provides caregiver support, transportation for seniors, and operates the Meals on Wheels program for Albany County. JulieAnn has served on the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York’s Board of Directors from 2004 through 2010. In 2006, she was honored with the organization’s Lisa Goldberg Memorial Award for her outstanding commitment and service to the Board. JulieAnn is a member of the Capital District Caregivers Coalition, where she works with other dedicated professionals to provide educational and supportive programming for persons providing care to others. She is also a graduate of the Leadership Tech Valley Class of 2011 — a joint leadership initiative of the Albany Colonie and Schenectady Chambers of Commerce.
JulieAnn was honored by the Albany Colonie Chamber of Commerce as the recipient of its 2009 Women of Excellence award in the Emerging Professional category. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Trusts & Estates sections, and the Schenectady County Bar Association, where she is an active member of its Trusts & Estates and Elder Law Committee.
She is a graduate of Albany Law School of Union University where she earned her Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, having earned membership into the Justinian Honor Society for excellence in legal scholarship. She served as an Associate Editor of the Albany Law Review, and interned at the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau. Her undergraduate degree is from Fordham University, where, in 1994, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, cum laude, while participating in the Honors Program. Prior to beginning a career of law, JulieAnn worked in television and feature film production in New York and Los Angeles.
In addition to her practice of law and her philanthropic endeavors, JulieAnn is a devoted wife and mother of two children.