Britt Burner, Esq.

Britt Burner, Esq. is a Partner at Burner Prudenti Law, a women-owned trust & estates and elder law firm serving clients from New York City to the East End. Since joining the firm in March 2014, she has been the driving force behind the firm’s Manhattan office, focusing her practice on elder law and estate planning. 

Britt has distinguished herself as a leading elder law and estate planning attorney in the New York area, most recently being recognized in the 2025 and 2024 Best Lawyer rankings for Elder Law and Trusts & Estates in Manhattan. 

In 2024, Britt was named as a Super Lawyer in the field of Elder Law. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. She was previously a Rising Star Attorney for six consecutive years by the same publication.

In 2016 Britt was named as a “Brooklyn Star under 40” by Star Network, which honors young professionals in Brooklyn under 40 years old who exemplify outstanding leadership skills, not only in their chosen fields, but also in their community. In 2017 she received the honor of being named an “Outstanding Woman in Law” by the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. In 2020, Britt was named a Caregiver’s Champion by CaringKind.  

Britt is active in the Elder Law community, previously serving as the immediate past-Chair of the New York City Bar Association Committee on the Legal Problems of the Aging, and now serving as the Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs section of the New York State Bar Association. She previously served as Chair of the Legislation Committee, Vice-Chair of the Medicaid Committee and as the Production Editor of the section’s journal. She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association in the Trusts and Estates section. Britt frequently lectures to consumer and professional groups, including presenting Continuing Legal Education content for attorneys.

In addition to her Bar Association responsibilities, Britt is a Charter Member of the Advisory Council for The Katz Institute for Women’s Health at Northwell. The Katz Institute is a leader in women’s health, dedicated to improving the quality of life for women by providing education resources, prevention, wellness programs and clinical care. As a Charter Member, she assists the leadership of the Katz Institute by assessing, evaluating, and appraising the programs of the Katz Institute to support and advance its mission.

Britt received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School where she was a Notes & Comments Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. Britt is licensed to practice law in New York State.  She lives in Manhattan and Westhampton Beach.

• Brooklyn Law School
• Boston College

• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Special Needs section: Chair
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates section: Member
• New York City Bar Association: Member

• New York City Bar Association Committee on the Legal Problems of the Aging: Past Chair
• New York State Bar Association Legislation Committee: Past Chair
• New York State Bar Association Medicaid Committee: Past Vice-Chair

• Super Lawyers, 2024
• Best Lawyers in America® for Elder Law in New York, NY, 2023 – 2025
• Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Elder Law in New York, NY, 2021 – 2022
• Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2015 – 2021
• “Brooklyn Star under 40”, Star Network, 2016
• “Outstanding Woman in Law”, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, 2017
• Power Women of the East End, Dan’s Papers, 2023

• Charter Member of the Advisory Council, The Katz Institute for Women’s Health at Northwell