douglas j. chu is an american attorney who specializes in elder law. he has been involved in this field since 1990. before joining the firm of hynes and chu, llp in 1999, he was the senior staff attorney for the brookdale center on aging of hunter college from 1990 to 1999, where he specialized in medicaid eligibility and government entitlements. he is a partner at hynes and chu, llp and is admitted to practice in new york state. he is also a member of the national academy of elder law attorneys and the new york state bar association. he has been a speaker at the 29th annual elder law institu…