Elder Law is a specialized area of practice, focusing on the needs of seniors and individuals of all ages with disabilities.
As your elder law attorney, I can help with any of the following:
- Medicaid Planning, including qualifying for benefits and the preservation/transfer of assets seeking to avoid spousal impoverishment when a spouse enters a nursing home
- Disability Planning, including the use of durable powers of attorney, advance directives (living wills), for financial management and health care decisions and other means of delegating management and decision-making to another person in case of incompetency or incapacity
- Special Needs Planning, including the preparation, use and administration of special needs trusts
- Estate Planning, including planning for the management of a person’s estate during life and disposition on death through the use of wills, trusts and other estate planning documents
- Probate & Administration of Estates and Disputes
- Trust Administration & Trust Disputes
- Fiduciary Services, including serving as a trustee, attorney in fact, agent or personal representative of an estate
- Guardianships/Conservatorships
- Elder Abuse and Fraud
- Mental Health Law