About Raymond L. Parri, Esq.

Ray has been an attorney since 1962. He has been nationally certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and has received his Elder Law Board Certification from The Florida Bar. He is a member of the American Bar, the Florida Bar and local bar associations as well as estate planning councils, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys (AFELA). He previously served as treasurer, secretary and on the Executive Council of The Florida Bar elder Law Section. He is a past president of the Academy of Florida Bar Elder Law Attorneys and is currently serving on The Florida Bar Elder Law Section and AFELA Medicaid Task Force. Ray has served as the first president of the Better Living Consortium which is affiliated with the District Area Agency on Aging (the organization serves Pinellas and Pasco counties of Florida). He has been an adjunct professor at Stetson University of Law, teaching Elder Law. Ray has served as chair of NAELA'S long term care task force and the Practice Management Special Interest Group and on the NAELA Government Benefits Task Force. Ray is also the founder and a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Health Care Advocacy, Inc., a IRC 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization which among other things sponsors special needs pooled trusts for individuals receiving Medicaid and SSI.

Over the years, Ray has written numerous published articles in both professional and lay publications on elder law and estate planning subjects. He has also been a speaker for professional organizations on local, state, and national levels, including continuing education for attorneys, accountants, insurance groups, health care providers and medical personnel as well as lay groups such as support groups, disabled persons and senior citizens and other civic organizations.