POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
We, the undersigned directors and/or officers of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, hereby constitute and appoint Laura Muse, Kimberly A. Genovese, Daniel P. Herr, Michelle Grindle, Jeffrey L. Smith, Jassmin McIver-Jones, Rachel C. Fischer, Nadine Rosin, Brittany S. Speas, Kyle F. Whiteman and John D. Weber, individually, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of them to sign for us, in our names and in the capacities indicated below, any Registration Statements and any and all amendments to Registration Statements; including exhibits, or other documents filed on Forms N-6 or N-4 or any successors or amendments to these Forms, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Securities Act of 1940, on behalf of the Company in its own name or in the name of one of its Separate Accounts, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by any of our attorneys-in-fact to any amendment to said Registration Statements as follows:
 
 
Variable Life Insurance Separate Accounts:
 
Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M (811-08559)
VUL-I / VULcv
VULcv-II / VUL Flex ES
VULcv-III ES
VULdb / VULdb ES
VULdb-II ES
VULone ES / VULone 2005 ES
Momentum VULone / Momentum VULone 2005
VULcv-IV ES
VULdb-IV ES
AssetEdge VUL
AssetEdge VUL/AssetEdge Exec VUL 2015
VULone 2007
VULone 2010
LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life (811-08651)
SVUL / SVUL ES
SVUL-II ES
SVUL-III ES
SVUL-IV ES/PreservationEdge SVUL
SVULone ES
Momentum SVULone
SVULone 2007
LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life (811-09257)
CVUL Series III ES
LCV4 ES
LCV5 ES / LCC VUL
Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y (811-21029)
American Legacy VULcv-III
American Legacy VULdb-II
American Legacy SVUL-III
American Legacy VULcv-IV
American Legacy VULdb-IV
American Legacy SVUL-IV/PreservationEdge SVUL
American Legacy AssetEdge
Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JA-B
Lincoln Ensemble II NY VUL
 
Variable Annuity Insurance Separate Accounts:
 
Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H (811-08441)
American Legacy III
American Legacy III B Class
American Legacy III C Share
American Legacy III Plus
American Legacy III View
American Legacy Design
American Legacy Signature
American Legacy Fusion
American Legacy Series
American Legacy Advisory
American Legacy Target Date Income B Share
American Legacy Target Date Income Advisory
Shareholder’s Advantage
Shareholder’s Advantage A Class
Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L (811-07785)
Group Variable Annuity
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities (811-09763)
ChoicePlus Assurance (A Share)
ChoicePlus Assurance (A Class)
ChoicePlus Assurance (B Share)
ChoicePlus Assurance (B Class)
ChoicePlus Assurance (C Share)
ChoicePlus Assurance (L Share)
ChoicePlus Assurance (Bonus)
ChoicePlus
ChoicePlus II
ChoicePlus Access
ChoicePlus II Access
ChoicePlus II Advance
ChoicePlus II Bonus
ChoicePlus Design
ChoicePlus Signature
ChoicePlus Fusion
ChoicePlus Series
ChoicePlus Prime
ChoicePlus Advisory
Lincoln InvestmentSolutions
Lincoln Investor Advantage
Lincoln Investor Advantage 2018
Lincoln Investor Advantage Fee-Based
Lincoln Investor Advantage Advisory
Core Income
Lincon Life & Annuity Company of New York N-4 Registration Statement
Lincoln Level Advantage 2 B Share Index-Linked Annuity
Lincoln Level Advantage 2 Advisory Index-Linked Annuity
Lincoln New York Account T for Variable Annuity
SEI (Select) Variable Annuity- B+Share
 
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the power-of-attorney granted herein shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power-of-attorney that each person whose signature appears below has previously executed.  This power-of-attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power-of-attorney each person whose signature appears below may execute, unless such subsequent power specifically refers to this power-of-attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers-of-attorney or all prior powers-of-attorney.
 
This Power-of-Attorney may be executed in separate counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall be an original; but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the undersigned.
 
Signature
Title
 
/s/ Ellen G. Cooper
__________________________
Ellen G. Cooper
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 3:22 pm
 
 
 
President and Director
 
/s/ John G. Morriss
__________________________
John G. Morriss
Electronically signed on 8/24/26, 4:42 pm
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
/s/ Mark E. Konen
__________________________
Mark E. Konen
Electronically signed on 8/28/26, 3:15 pm
 
 
 
Director
 
/s/ M. Leanne Lachman
__________________________
M. Leanne Lachman
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 5:08 pm
 
 
 
Director
 
/s/ Louis G. Marcoccia
__________________________
Louis G. Marcoccia
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 7:44 pm
 
 
 
Director
 
/s/ Dale LeFebvre
__________________________
Dale LeFebvre
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 6:23 pm
 
 
 
Director
 
/s/ Adam M. Cohen
__________________________
Adam M. Cohen
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 3:10 pm
 
 
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
 
We, Laura Muse, Kimberly A. Genovese, Daniel P. Herr, Michelle Grindle, Jeffrey L. Smith, Jassmin McIver-Jones, Rachel C. Fischer, Nadine Rosin, Brittany S. Speas, Kyle F. Whiteman and John D. Weber, have read the foregoing Power of Attorney.  We are the person(s) identified therein as agent(s) for the principal named therein.  We acknowledge our legal responsibilities.
 
 
/s/ Laura Muse
 
/s/ Rachel C. Fischer
______________________________________
Laura Muse
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 3:40 pm
 
___________________________________
Rachel C. Fischer
Electronically signed on 8/20/26, 8:16 am
 
/s/ Kimberly A. Genovese
______________________________________
Kimberly A. Genovese        
Electronically signed on 8/19/26, 2:23 pm
                                                                                     
/s/ Daniel P. Herr
___________________________________
Daniel P. Herr
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 4:49 pm
/s/ Nadine Rosin
_____________________________________
Nadine Rosin
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 3:12 pm
/s/ Michelle Grindle
___________________________________
Michelle Grindle
Electronically signed on 8/19/26, 1:17 pm
 
/s/ Jeffrey L. Smith
_____________________________________
Jeffrey L. Smith
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 3:30 pm
 
/s/ John D. Weber
___________________________________
John D. Weber
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 3:24 pm
 
/s/ Jassmin McIver-Jones
_____________________________________
Jassmin McIver-Jones
Electronically signed on 8/18/26, 3:30 pm
 
/s/ Kyle F. Whiteman
_____________________________________
Kyle F. Whiteman
Electronically signed on 8/19/26, 7:44 am
/s/ Brittany S. Speas
___________________________________
Brittany S. Speas
Electronically signed on 8/20/26, 11:49 am
 
/s/ Todd A. Coverstone
___________________________________
Todd A. Coverstone
Electronically signed on 8/19/26, 11:20 am
 
 
 
Version: August 2026