David Wingate’s Estate Planning and Elder Law Center provides specialized services from offices in Frederick (198 Thomas Johnson Dr, Suite 200), Rockville, and Hagerstown, Maryland. Accessible at 301-663-9230, the firm was founded after Attorney Wingate personally experienced the challenges of navigating elder care when his wife’s grandfather fell and required nursing home placement. This personal connection drives the practice’s commitment to addressing complex elder law issues including nursing home negligence cases involving pressure ulcers, medication errors, falls resulting in serious injuries, and malnutrition. The firm assists clients with Medicaid planning strategies to protect assets while securing necessary long-term care. Their attorneys help families explore options for elder care, ensure proper facility selection, and navigate complex government benefits programs. David Wingate guides clients through estate planning tailored specifically to elderly needs, creating advance directives and powers of attorney to maintain control over healthcare and financial decisions. The practice emphasizes proactive planning to protect clients from potential creditors while preserving their dignity during the aging process.
Elder Law Attorneys
Board Certified Elder Law Attorney Stephanie L. Schneider, Esquire practices from 1776 N. Pine Island Rd, Suite 224, Plantation, FL 33322, providing expert legal services to clients of all ages, nationalities, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations. With over 30 years of experience and distinction as the 110th attorney in the United States to become Board Certified in Elder Law, Stephanie helps clients find creative solutions to aging challenges. Her expertise spans estate planning, special needs trusts, Medicaid and Veterans benefits, guardianship establishment, and trust administration. She assists with reviewing admission agreements before entering assisted living communities, memory care centers, or skilled nursing facilities. As a recognized LGBTQ ally, Stephanie has co-created healthcare competence training programs and implemented cultural diversity training for businesses and hospitals. Her consultation fee is considered an investment in clients’ legal futures, with portions often applied toward legal services. Contact her office at 954-382-1997 for consultation fee quotes or to schedule video conference or telephone consultations.
Diana Mangsen founded Mangsen Law, PLLC in Largo, Florida, bringing a unique blend of legal expertise and healthcare knowledge to her elder law practice. Operating from 1695 East Bay Drive, Largo 33771, Mangsen combines her experience as both an attorney and registered nurse to address the legal needs of elderly and disabled clients. Her practice areas include estate planning, Medicaid planning, probate, and veterans benefits. Before opening her firm, she worked in healthcare regulatory compliance for large healthcare organizations, giving her exceptional insight into healthcare system operations and the challenges individuals face when navigating their healthcare needs. Her background includes 15 years as a registered nurse at UMass Memorial Health Care and co-developing their Medical Ethics committee. For clients who cannot easily visit her office, Mangsen offers mobile services, making home or healthcare facility visits. Her experience in both medical and legal fields provides a comprehensive understanding of the importance of estate and long-term care planning. Contact her at (727) 888-6282.
The Elder & Disability Law Office, led by attorney John Belconis from 350 South Northwest Highway Suite 300, Park Ridge, IL 60068, delivers compassionate elder law planning throughout Chicagoland. With over 20 years of experience, John has dedicated his career to helping families navigate the legal complexities surrounding aging. The practice specializes in several critical areas including Medicaid and asset protection strategies to minimize out-of-pocket expenses for costly long-term care while protecting homes and life savings. They provide comprehensive chronic illness planning for conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia, ALS, and Parkinson’s, tailoring legal solutions to help clients achieve the highest quality of life. The firm offers essential estate planning services including wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, along with trust and probate administration assistance following a loved one’s passing. Their expertise extends to advance planning for elder clients to prevent future crises, specialized needs planning for vulnerable individuals, guardianship proceedings, and VA benefits qualification. For compassionate guidance through complex elder law challenges, clients can schedule a free phone consultation by calling (847) 430-3652.
From their office in Huntington Woods, Michigan, Collens Estate Law stands as one of Detroit metro’s leading elder law firms. Attorney Howard H. Collens brings over 20 years of experience representing hundreds of families confronting elder care challenges. The firm provides holistic services addressing nursing home planning, Medicaid application assistance, and hospice care guidance. They specialize in formulating plans that provide for loved ones’ nursing home care while preserving assets for spousal use or beneficiary inheritance. Collens Estate Law assists clients with understanding the complex Medicaid resource rules, transfer penalties, spousal protections, liens, and estate recovery regulations. Their compassionate team helps families find stability during emotional transitions to assisted living or nursing home care, protecting estate assets while maintaining family dignity. They emphasize that hospice services can be accessed before final weeks of life, offering earlier intervention for quality end-of-life care. Contact them at (248) 545-2500 for a free consultation.
John Callinan’s elder law firm serves New Jersey’s elderly community from offices in Wall Township and Middletown. As one of fewer than 60 Certified Elder Law Attorneys among over 85,650 licensed attorneys in New Jersey, Callinan brings specialized expertise in Medicaid planning, guardianship law, probate law, and wills and trusts. Understanding client concerns about legal costs, his firm operates primarily on a transparent flat-fee basis, quoting prospective clients upfront prices that never increase and typically cost less than one month of nursing home care. This approach provides peace of mind to families facing the financial challenges of long-term care. With unmatched elder law experience, Callinan has represented hundreds of clients requiring immediate long-term care assistance with Medicaid applications and thousands more in pre-planning for future needs. His expertise has earned him numerous accolades, including the Top 100 Lawyer Award by Super Lawyer (2014, 2015, 2025) and recognition as a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Contact his Wall office at 732-974-8898 or Middletown location at 732-706-8008.
Parman & Easterday operates from 13913 Quail Pointe Drive, Suite B in Oklahoma City, OK 73134, with attorneys specializing in elder law particularly focused on post-divorce planning. Attorney Larry Parman emphasizes that elder law assistance extends beyond seniors to address comprehensive life changes following marital dissolution. After divorce, individuals often face financial devastation, potential loss of spousal benefits, and the need to rebuild retirement planning. The firm helps clients create new retirement goals, maximize IRA and Roth IRA contributions, and navigate post-divorce contribution limits. They also assist with incapacity planning, establishing who will make medical decisions, manage assets, and potentially become guardians for minor children when a spouse is no longer automatically in that role. Their services extend to legacy planning, ensuring former spouses are removed as beneficiaries on accounts and insurance policies, while setting up appropriate estate tax planning strategies for single individuals. For personalized guidance after divorce, contact Parman & Easterday at (405) 843-6100 or attend one of their free seminars.
Fleming & Curti PLC, located at 1745 E River Rd. #101, Tucson, AZ 85718, provides specialized elder law services under the leadership of attorney Robert B. Fleming. Accessible at 520-622-0400, this firm focuses on helping elderly clients understand complex legal concepts like community property with right of survivorship, which became recognized in Arizona in 1995. Their practice encompasses cases involving nursing home negligence, including pressure ulcers, medication errors, falls resulting in serious injuries, and malnutrition. The legal team, which includes Robert Fleming (certified Elder Law Attorney through NAELA), Elizabeth Noble Rollings Friman, Amy Farrell Matheson, and Matthew Mansour, assists clients with estate planning tailored to elderly needs, guardianship proceedings, and Medicaid planning. The firm addresses elder abuse cases, financial exploitation, and situations where nursing home residents receive inadequate care resulting in physical harm. Fleming & Curti helps clients navigate Arizona’s specific elder law statutes, ensuring proper legal documentation for healthcare decisions and asset protection while providing clear guidance on property ownership considerations for married couples.
The Demiris Law Firm, P.C. operates from 2109 Fourth Street, Livermore, CA 94550, serving as a boutique trust and estate law firm. With seven full-time litigation attorneys, they are one of the largest trust and estates firms in the area with extensive experience in trust and probate administrations. Their practice encompasses conservatorships, guardianships, and general civil litigation cases, with court-appointed attorneys handling matters in Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Whether families need caring and trustworthy assistance for divorce, debt, tax, asset, and health-related legal issues, the Demiris Law Firm stands ready to help. Their expert attorneys are well-versed in living trusts, probate, conservatorship, estate planning, and more. Offering free consultations for disputed or contentious matters, the firm creates long-term relationships with clients while caring for their well-being. The centrally located office near downtown Livermore is easily accessible throughout the Tri-Valley area, including surrounding communities of Brentwood, Antioch, Pittsburg, Concord, Walnut Creek, Hayward, and Fremont, making them a convenient choice for families seeking elder law assistance across Northern California.
At Shann M. Chaudhry Esq., Attorney at Law, PLLC, with offices at 17851 N 85th St. Suite 250, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, Dallas elder law attorneys help clients plan for their futures with confidence and peace of mind. As nursing homes, living facilities, and at-home care costs rise, they help clients explore options to protect future security. The firm develops Lady Bird Deeds that enable property transfer while maintaining the grantor’s right to reside on, use, lease, mortgage, or sell the property during their lifetime. For long-term care planning, they cover asset protection, trust creation for care funding, life estates establishment, disability planning, and care facility contract reviews. The attorneys create Special Needs Trusts, both self-funded and third-party-funded, enabling individuals with physical or mental conditions to receive income without losing access to crucial public benefits. They also establish Qualified Income Trusts (Miller Trusts) to help Social Security recipients maintain Medicaid eligibility by redirecting income above certain limits, and develop Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts to safeguard assets exceeding Medicaid thresholds.