Lewis Kannegieter Law, Ltd. operates from 107 Cedar Street, Suite 3, Monticello, MN 55362, providing specialized elder law services for veterans with unique estate planning considerations. Their attorneys emphasize the importance of safeguarding military service documentation, particularly the DD214 Certificate, which verifies service and enables access to veterans benefits. The firm assists veterans with expressing burial preferences in estate planning documents, ensuring eligibility for national cemetery burial benefits, and documenting period of war service which affects benefit qualifications. Their expertise extends to Aid and Attendance Pension planning, helping veterans and surviving spouses who require assistance with daily living while preserving eligibility for other benefits. The attorneys integrate veterans benefits including education, training, home loan guarantees, and healthcare into comprehensive estate and long-term care plans. Working with an attorney familiar with veterans planning ensures clients maximize service-related advantages and properly honor their military service. For guidance on veteran-specific estate planning needs, Minnesota veterans can contact their office at (763) 244-2949.
Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston offers elder law services through attorneys certified as both Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law specialists by the Ohio State Bar Association and Certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and Ohio Bar Association. With offices in Wooster, Millersburg, Medina, Mount Vernon, and Ashland, the firm helps seniors and their families navigate aging challenges including medical crises and financial concerns. Their elder law practice addresses critical areas including medical planning assistance with Medicare/Medicaid qualification, asset preservation strategies, nursing home planning and complaint filing, comprehensive long-term care solutions, assisted living alternatives, and guardianship/conservatorship establishment. The team provides counsel for seniors with capacity concerns from early dementia, stroke effects, or Alzheimer’s Disease, preparing essential documents like powers of attorney and health care directives. They also create special needs trusts for adult children with disabilities, allowing asset preservation while maintaining eligibility for government benefits like Medicaid, Social Security Income, or Social Security Disability. Contact them at 419.289.6888 for personalized assistance tailored to your specific elder law concerns.
Located at 1365 Broadcloth St, Suite 201 in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Monk Law Firm provides compassionate elder law services addressing the challenges of aging. The firm recognizes that while longer lifespans allow more time with loved ones, they also bring concerns about declining health, long-term care costs, and asset protection. Their comprehensive elder law approach covers asset protection planning, healthcare planning through advance directives, long-term care planning for nursing home or assisted living expenses, and special needs trusts for disabled family members. With expertise in Medicaid planning, they help clients qualify for benefits without depleting life savings. The firm addresses nursing home negligence cases involving bedsores, medication errors, falls, malnutrition, and inadequate staffing. Their incapacity planning services establish healthcare surrogate designations and living wills that specify end-of-life care preferences, reducing family burdens during difficult times. For those requiring legal protective arrangements, they assist with guardianships and conservatorships to ensure proper care for seniors unable to manage personal or financial affairs. Serving North and South Carolina families, the firm provides peace of mind through proactive planning for the golden years.
Michael J. Young leads Walnut Creek Elder Law from 1931 San Miguel Dr., Suite 220 in Walnut Creek, California, specializing in addressing the needs of the elderly population. With extensive elder law experience, his firm helps seniors and their families navigate the conservation, disposition, and administration of estates while exploring nursing home care options. The practice focuses on minimizing the devastating financial impact of long-term care, which ranges from $8,000 to $12,000 monthly in the area. Young takes a hands-on approach to Medicaid asset preservation, guiding clients through each step of the process to reduce financial burden on families already dealing with difficult medical decisions. His firm assists with benefit redeterminations, helping clients maintain Medicaid eligibility through annual reviews and addressing changes in financial circumstances. Their services address nursing home negligence issues including bedsores, medication errors, falls, malnutrition, and inadequate staffing. The practice also offers comprehensive estate planning including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives. Young brings a common-sense approach to planning, ensuring clients’ documents and strategies achieve objectives without unnecessary complications.
Weber Elder Law Office practices from 8645 College Boulevard, Suite 105 in Overland Park, KS 66210, specializing in comprehensive elder law services to protect seniors’ rights and assets. The firm focuses on estate planning strategies that minimize taxes, avoid probate court proceedings, and maintain government benefits like Social Security and Medicaid. Their elder care services include detailed estate planning for clients of all asset levels, ensuring property transfers according to clients’ wishes while maximizing efficiency. The practice offers specialized Medicaid planning, addressing benefit eligibility timing and application strategies crucial for nursing home or assisted living placement. For families with special needs children, the firm creates specialized trusts protecting financial futures without jeopardizing government benefits like SSI and Medicaid. Weber Elder Law also handles guardianship establishment, helping families navigate legal processes for incapacitated loved ones while preserving maximum independence. Additionally, they provide division of assets services relating to Medicare, implementing spousal impoverishment provisions that protect at-home spouses from poverty while helping the long-term care spouse qualify for Medicaid benefits. For consultations, call (913) 661-0550.
Collins Family & Elder Law Group attorneys operate from multiple locations across North and South Carolina, providing comprehensive estate planning services tailored to protect clients’ families and futures. Their experienced estate planning lawyers create personalized plans to safeguard assets, minimize tax implications, and protect loved ones according to clients’ preferences. The firm addresses both basic estate planning needs and complex situations involving blended families, multi-state assets, and business interests. Their comprehensive services include creating wills and trusts to dictate specific directions for estate distribution, designating guardians for minor children, and identifying how assets should be handled. They also establish powers of attorney and living wills to address potential incapacity situations. The attorneys help clients navigate the complexities of probate in both North and South Carolina, creating plans that allow families to avoid this time-consuming and expensive process. Whether addressing estate tax concerns, creating special needs trusts, or developing business succession plans, Collins Family & Elder Law Group creates customized legal solutions for clients’ immediate and long-term planning needs. Contact them at 704-289-3250 to schedule a consultation.
Bott & Associates, Ltd. operates from 3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 1070, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008, delivering specialized elder law services. Their experienced attorneys help clients create comprehensive living trusts that provide peace of mind about asset protection and distribution. The firm guides clients through essential trust creation steps: listing assets, gathering important documentation, choosing beneficiaries, appointing successor trustees, and naming guardians for pets or minor children. They emphasize the critical importance of Medicaid planning to prevent financial devastation from long-term care costs ranging from $4,000-$8,000 monthly. Their elder law attorneys understand the complex Medicaid qualification rules and can implement effective asset sheltering strategies including irrevocable trusts to protect properties while qualifying for benefits. The firm recommends early Medicaid planning to avoid unnecessary complications and delays in benefit qualification. Like tax specialists navigating complex regulations, their attorneys deploy legal strategies to reduce countable income and assets under restrictive Medicaid requirements. With a 4.9-star rating from over 135 reviews, clients can reach Bott & Associates for personalized elder law assistance at (847) 261-8886.
Based at 400 N Schmidt Rd STE 202, Bolingbrook, IL 60440, O’Flaherty Law provides elder law services through their friendly Bolingbrook elder law attorneys who assist clients in planning for their golden years and ensuring families are taken care of long-term. Attorney Kevin O’Flaherty, a graduate of the University of Iowa and Chicago-Kent College of Law, leads a team experienced in family law, litigation, estate planning, bankruptcy, real estate, and business representation. Their elder law services include explaining why Power of Attorney forms are essential for estate planning, appointing loved ones to manage affairs if the client becomes mentally incompetent through age, illness, or disease. By executing both Financial and Healthcare Powers of Attorney while mentally competent, clients can avoid costly and stressful guardianship proceedings. The firm also addresses using living wills for end-of-life instructions, allowing clients to make decisions ahead of time and relieving loved ones of emotional burdens regarding life-supporting treatment termination. Additionally, they provide Medicaid planning guidance, explaining how a good estate plan allows clients to use Medicaid for long-term care while retaining assets for loved ones. Call (630) 328-0261 for a consultation.
Douglass & Runger, PLLC, operating from 2865 Summer Oaks Dr, Bartlett, TN 38134, provides comprehensive elder law services addressing the unique challenges facing today’s seniors, who are living longer due to medical advances yet facing more complex quality-of-life concerns. Their attorneys help senior citizens protect their rights and enjoy the happy, healthy life they deserve through personalized legal guidance. The firm assists clients in developing incapacity plans that designate decision-makers for asset management and medical care when they cannot speak for themselves, whether through conservatorship nominations or powers of attorney appointments. Their nursing home and extended medical care services help families navigate facility placement without making financially devastating errors, offering guidance on resident contracts and insurance coverage while investigating concerns about care quality when needed. The attorneys also assist elderly clients in applying for government benefit programs including Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Income, Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits, helping them understand rights and responsibilities while legally protecting assets to secure program eligibility. Contact them at (901) 388-5805 for personalized elder law counsel in Tennessee.
The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC, located at 104 E Olive Ave Suite 103, Redlands, CA 92373, specializes in elder law matters affecting Southern California seniors and their families. Attorney Esther C. Wang guides clients through essential estate planning processes, helping older adults prepare for life’s uncertainties with properly documented end-of-life plans. The practice focuses on three primary concerns: long-term care planning, healthcare and financial decision-making during incapacity, and asset distribution upon death. Their comprehensive services include estate planning with wills, trusts, and advance directives; long-term care planning to avoid asset depletion; and guardianship or conservatorship proceedings for incapacitated seniors. The firm emphasizes the importance of creating strategic estate plans to protect assets and ensure family security in cases of critical illness or inability to communicate wishes. With nursing home costs averaging $15,000-$20,000 monthly and home care reaching $9,000 per month, their Medicaid planning services help clients qualify for benefits while preserving assets. The firm serves clients throughout Southern California, including Redlands, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, and Palm Springs. Contact them at (909) 677-2671 for a consultation.
