J. Graves Theus, Jr. leads Theus Law Offices at 1902 Jackson St, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301, offering compassionate elder law services for families facing difficult decisions about senior loved ones. The firm understands the emotional challenges of transitioning elderly family members to assisted living facilities or nursing homes and guides clients through preserving medical and financial security during these changes. Their attorneys help establish comfortable care environments for seniors by bringing familiar items to new living situations and facilitating important conversations about future wishes, including financial decisions, medical care, end-of-life planning, and estate beneficiary designations. Based on these discussions, the firm creates appropriate legal documents such as wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, HIPAA authorizations, advanced healthcare directives, interdictions, and family limited partnerships. For seniors entering nursing homes, the attorneys provide Medicaid planning strategies to protect assets while ensuring proper care. Their elder law services extend to crisis medical planning, nursing home planning, and estate planning guidance for seniors throughout Louisiana. Call 318-504-4090 for a free 15-minute Medicaid planning consultation.
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The Law Offices of Brandon White, P.L.L.C. provides elder law services from 225 E. Germann Rd, Suite 101, Gilbert, AZ 85297, with phone number 602-237-6772. Serving Lake Havasu City, Arizona, this dedicated firm offers comprehensive legal services with a focus on elder law. They recognize the unique challenges and concerns arising in the later stages of life, addressing the specific needs of older adults. Their elder law services encompass estate planning with wills, trusts, and advance healthcare directives; guardianship and conservatorship establishment when loved ones can no longer make decisions; long-term care planning with Medicaid options to ensure affordable quality care without depleting assets; asset protection strategies to safeguard wealth from creditors and estate taxes; Social Security and retirement benefits navigation; and probate and estate administration guidance through the distribution of assets. With years of experience in elder law, their attorneys bring deep understanding of seniors’ unique challenges while staying updated on changing laws and regulations. The firm emphasizes compassion and patience alongside legal knowledge, taking time to understand each client’s situation and providing advice aligned with their values and goals.
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Georgia Barker founded Barker Law Firm PC at 23225 Red River Drive, Katy, TX 77494 (713-597-3911), offering comprehensive guardianship and elder law services to families in Sugar Land and surrounding areas. Their attorneys understand that guardianship protects elders and disabled individuals, but the process requires careful navigation. With over 20 years of experience, they guide clients through establishing guardianship arrangements while ensuring proper protection for vulnerable family members. The firm explains guardianship as a probate court-established relationship between an incapacitated person (ward) and a guardian responsible for their well-being, typically sought for elderly people with dementia or young adults with developmental disabilities. They detail the types of guardians—guardian of the person who manages daily care and guardian of the estate who manages finances—noting that courts sometimes determine only one type is needed. Their attorneys also address temporary guardianship for emergency situations and explore alternatives like assisted living facilities, statutory durable powers of attorney, living trusts, and money management programs. The firm emphasizes the sensitive nature of guardianship, as it restricts many basic rights of the ward.
Crow Estate Planning & Probate, PLC offers comprehensive elder law services to clients across Clarksville and surrounding areas from their office at 512 Madison St Suite A, Clarksville, TN 37040. As a client-focused practice, their elder law attorneys provide specialized legal advice and services to families of aging or disabled individuals requiring special care beyond standard estate planning. Their multidisciplinary approach addresses healthcare needs, life planning, and financial matters for older adults, serving as advocates for elderly clients and their families. Services include creating wills, estate planning, probate proceedings, establishing powers of attorney and healthcare directives, financial planning, guardianship applications, nursing home placement assistance, and protection against elder abuse. The firm distinguishes between elder law, which helps preserve assets during life, and estate planning, which determines asset distribution after death, offering expertise in both areas to create comprehensive solutions. With offices throughout Tennessee and Kentucky, they provide personalized guidance through the challenges of aging, helping clients maintain dignity while securing their financial futures. Contact them at (931) 202-9055 to schedule an appointment.
Susan B. Geffen provides comprehensive elder law services from her Hermosa Beach office at 2447 Pacific Coast Hwy #234, specializing in protecting the needs and interests of elderly clients throughout South Bay and Los Angeles County. With vast experience in estate planning, disability planning, elder abuse cases, healthcare concerns, retirement planning, conservatorships, Medi-Cal planning, asset protection, living trusts, and probate, Attorney Geffen concentrates on the unique legal requirements of older adults. Her practice focuses on advanced planning to protect clients’ futures, including sophisticated asset protection strategies like retitling assets, acquiring insurance coverage, establishing legal trusts, investing in protected retirement accounts, and even placing assets in foreign trusts. She helps clients prepare for long-term care costs through tax planning and Medi-Cal qualification strategies, ensuring clients don’t deplete their life savings on expensive care. Her calm, professional demeanor and seasoned experience with elderly clients are particularly valuable when helping seniors undertake complex planning for the future. With over 30 years of experience advocating for California’s elderly, Susan offers personalized legal support by calling (800) 285-2659.
Thomas McKenzie Law Office serves Los Angeles area seniors from 2631 Copa De Oro Dr in Los Alamitos. Attorney McKenzie specializes in addressing the critical legal needs of elderly clients, offering comprehensive elder law services including Medicare planning, Medi-Cal planning, Social Security services, long-term care planning, disability and elder care, special needs trusts, veteran planning, pre and post death planning, financial consulting, estate planning, living trusts, and probate administration. With over 30 years of experience, McKenzie recognizes that elder law encompasses far more than retirement and estate planning, addressing complex matters of medical care, housing, litigation, and asset management. His approach emphasizes the importance of proactive planning ten years before and after retirement, when ill-informed decisions can create serious financial obstacles. Beyond standard legal services, McKenzie assists elderly clients with physical challenges and emotional concerns, particularly those suffering from conditions like stroke, Alzheimer’s, or Parkinson’s disease. His personalized attention helps protect vulnerable seniors from exploitation and neglect. For specialized elder law services in Southern California, contact McKenzie at (562) 526-6941.
Jeremy Atwood Law at 82 E Antelope Drive, Layton, UT 84041, specializes in elder law for Utah residents. Attorney Jeremy Atwood, with over 17 years of experience, focuses on debunking myths about elder law while providing clarity on crucial aspects affecting seniors. He addresses misconceptions such as elder law being only about writing wills, when it actually encompasses healthcare decisions, guardianships, Medicaid planning, asset protection, powers of attorney, and elder abuse protection. Atwood clarifies that Medicare doesn’t cover all long-term care costs, contrary to popular belief, and explains how elder law attorneys can help navigate Medicaid eligibility requirements to protect assets. He emphasizes that losing everything for long-term care isn’t inevitable, with proper planning through irrevocable trusts, spousal protections, and spend-down planning. The firm dispels the myth that it’s too late for Medicaid planning even when someone is already in a nursing home, explaining legal strategies that can still preserve assets despite Medicaid’s five-year “look-back” period. Atwood guides Utah residents through the complex elder law landscape, helping them understand that estate planning and elder law are distinct but overlapping fields requiring professional guidance.
Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law LP practices from 3809 W. Waco Drive, Waco, Texas 76710 and 204 IH-35, Ste 100, Georgetown, Texas 78628, offering specialized elder law services. Co-founded by P. James Rainey and Elisa Dillard Rainey, the firm focuses on establishing attorney-client relationships where clients feel they receive the attention and care they deserve. Their elder law practice addresses crucial planning needs including asset protection, Medicaid benefits qualification, estate planning, and nursing home arrangements. The attorneys emphasize the importance of Lady Bird Deeds (Enhanced Life Estate Deeds) which allow property transfer to children upon death while preserving owners’ rights during their lifetime, maintaining their ability to sell or mortgage property, protecting against heirs’ creditors, preventing gift tax, and preserving Medicaid eligibility. Their comprehensive elder law services also include Qualified Income/Miller Trusts, special needs planning, powers of attorney, guardianship proceedings, and probate administration. The firm prides itself on maintaining clients’ dignity, independence, and legal rights across all elder law matters, helping families secure peace of mind through proper planning. Contact them at (254) 751-8644 for an initial consultation.
Bart H. Chepenik and Bradley H. Trushin lead Chepenik Trushin LLP from 12550 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 805, North Miami, FL 33181, providing comprehensive elder law services focused on Medicaid planning. Their practice helps clients defer the high costs of long-term care, understanding that while Medicare covers limited skilled care, it doesn’t address long-term custodial needs for those unable to perform basic activities of daily living. The firm offers critical Medicaid planning services to secure benefits while protecting assets from depletion, explaining qualification requirements and dispelling misconceptions provided by nursing home staff, case workers, or well-meaning friends. Attorneys address concerns about asset protection, developing customized plans based on clients’ unique situations rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. Their services cover pre-eligibility planning and the application process, with consultations requiring detailed financial information including bank accounts, retirement funds, insurance policies, real estate holdings, and recent gifts. For questions about elder law and Medicaid planning, contact them at (305) 981-8889 to schedule a consultation with their experienced attorneys serving clients throughout Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
The Farr Law Firm provides specialized LGBTQ elder law services from their headquarters at 10640 Main Street, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030. Led by Certified Elder Law Attorney Evan Farr, they address the unique legal challenges facing LGBTQ older adults, who often face institutional discrimination in healthcare, housing, and legal protections despite recent advances in marriage equality. The firm helps clients navigate complex issues including protecting the surviving spouse’s inheritance rights, preventing challenges from unsupportive family members, ensuring hospital visitation rights, and securing medical decision-making authority through proper healthcare documents. They assist with Medicaid planning to protect assets while qualifying for benefits, acknowledging the higher poverty rates among LGBTQ seniors that often necessitate such planning. The firm also addresses housing discrimination concerns, helps establish advance directives to prevent biological family interference, and creates comprehensive estate plans with mechanisms to discourage will contests. Their attorneys emphasize the importance of proper planning that addresses the specific concerns and protections needed by LGBTQ clients. For LGBTQ elder law assistance, contact them at 703-691-1888.
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