Crystal West Edwards

Crystal West Edwards is a Principal in the Wealth Preservation Group and brings extensive experience in the areas of elder law and special needs planning and counseling. A Certified Elder Law Attorney by the ABA accredited National Elder Law Foundation, Crystal focuses her practice on elder law, special needs planning and advocacy, estate planning and estate administration.

Crystal is highly experienced working with the legal problems of aging individuals and those with disabilities. Crystal counsels seniors, individuals with special needs and their families with issues pertaining to complex estate and tax planning, asset preservation, eligibility for means-tested government benefits, fiduciary appointments and representation and advocacy. She is also a trusted advisor to financial institutions and corporate fiduciaries with judicial and administrative accountings and counseling regarding initial or continued means-tested government benefits eligibility for its trust beneficiaries.

Crystal is a sought after speaker and has authored numerous publications on the topics of elder and disability law, estate planning, special need trusts and government agencies.

She was honored in 2012 by the State of New Jersey with a Senate Resolution for "her meritorious history of professional leadership and exemplary dedication" and in 2014, she received the 2014 Young Lawyer Award from the Garden State Bar Association for her “exceptional commitment to the GSBA, the Community & the Elder and Disability Law Bar.” She is a member of the Board of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).