King Law provides essential elder law services for Tennessee’s growing senior population, which has the state’s largest growth rate. With Tennessee ranked third for retirement and attracting seniors from other states, their attorneys address the critical legal issues that arise during this life stage. Their elder law practice helps seniors with estate planning, access to public benefits, powers of attorney, and guardianships, offering solutions when overlapping legal issues create overwhelming situations. The firm assists with nursing home negligence cases involving pressure ulcers, medication errors, falls, and inadequate staffing. Their attorneys expertly navigate the complexities of Medicaid planning, helping clients understand eligibility requirements and asset protection strategies. They explain that elder law encompasses twelve different practice areas including fiduciary representation, employment and retirement advice, administrative advocacy, and senior counseling. For representation in Tennessee, clients must be sixty years or older or suffer from physical or mental disabilities resulting from aging. King Law’s compassionate elder law attorneys provide direction for seniors facing healthcare decisions, financial challenges, and estate planning needs, ensuring their voices are heard.
Allman Spry Law Firm operates from 380 Knollwood Street, Suite 700 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, providing elder law services backed by over 40 years of collective experience in wealth preservation, tax planning, and elder care matters. Their attorneys, including board-certified specialists in estate planning and elder law, counsel individuals, families, and business owners on sensitive issues affecting asset disposition and protection. Rather than relying on standardized forms, they craft individualized plans to meet specific familial and charitable goals. Services span comprehensive tax planning, asset protection, charitable giving, power of attorney documents, guardianships, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and business succession strategies. Advanced techniques include wealth management through qualified domestic trusts for non-citizen spouses, family settlement agreements, asset valuation freeze techniques, sales to irrevocable grantor trusts, and specialized tools like GRATs, GRITs, and QPRTs for leveraged gifting. Attorneys Bailey Liipfert, III (Board Certified Elder Law Specialist), Ty P. Long, Karen Malay, and Edward E. Raymer Jr. (Retired, Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialist) offer their expertise to clients, who can reach the firm at (336) 722-2300.
Attorney J. Duane Gilliam, Jr. operates the Gilliam Law Firm PLLC at 307 Person Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301, providing elder law services that encompass a variety of legal areas affecting seniors and people with disabilities. His practice includes estate planning, long-term care planning, special needs trusts, retirement planning, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid planning, competency concerns for seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and guardianships. The firm also addresses financial exploitation and physical abuse of elderly and disabled individuals. With over three decades of legal knowledge and experience, Duane Gilliam takes a comprehensive approach to elder law, examining the big picture to offer options clients may not have considered. He helps seniors utilize all available tools, including legal, governmental, and community agencies. His background in business law enables him to understand complex financial decisions, disputes, and contractual language essential for Medicaid planning, securing social services for disabilities, and navigating contractual obligations. For seniors who become infirm and unable to handle their affairs regarding long-term care, financial decisions, and legal options, Gilliam can establish special needs trusts and implement Medicaid planning. Contact the firm at (910) 485-8899 for a consultation.
Stephen J. Wesolick operates Aspen Legacy Planning at 770 Sheridan Lake Road, Rapid City, SD 57702, specializing in helping veterans and their families secure VA pensions and benefits. With over 30 years of estate planning experience, the firm explains that military service entitles veterans to pensions covering future healthcare and other expenses, though the application process can be challenging. They guide clients through two primary pension options: Veterans Pension, available to veterans active for at least 90 days with one day during wartime (or two years with one wartime day for those active after September 1980), and Survivors Pension for unremarried spouses of deceased veterans or their children under 18 or disabled before 18. The firm emphasizes that deceased veterans must not have been dishonorably discharged for survivors to qualify. Wesolick works closely with clients to determine eligibility and navigate the complex application process for these benefits. His practice also encompasses broader elder law services, including estate planning, Medicaid planning, and asset protection strategies. Their comprehensive approach ensures veterans and their families receive the benefits they deserve while protecting their estates. For a no-obligation consultation, contact them at (605) 610-4016.
The Law Offices of Brandon White, P.L.L.C. serves Tucson residents from their Gilbert office at 225 E. Germann Rd, Suite 101, providing specialized elder law services focused on addressing the unique needs of seniors. Their practice encompasses essential elder law areas including estate planning, long-term care planning, guardianship, healthcare decisions, financial planning, and Medicare/Medicaid planning. With compassionate legal counsel, their attorneys navigate complex issues like nursing home planning, guarding against elder abuse and neglect, and establishing healthcare powers of attorney to ensure medical wishes are honored. The firm emphasizes the importance of advance planning through legal mechanisms like living trusts to eliminate probate costs and allow immediate asset distribution after death, advance healthcare directives that specify end-of-life wishes, and durable powers of attorney for healthcare and financial decisions. They also assist with property title transfers, Medicare/Medicaid planning to preserve assets while minimizing taxation, long-term care insurance evaluations, and other essential elder law services. Their attorneys bring extensive experience, compassion, understanding, and local legal knowledge to provide customized solutions meeting each client’s specific circumstances.
Grosskopf & Burch serves clients from offices at 1324 W. Clairemont Ave., Suite 10 in Eau Claire, WI 54701 and 1001 N. Central Avenue in Marshfield, WI 54449, specializing in elder law and special needs planning throughout Northwest Wisconsin. They help clients navigate the confusing array of governmental programs affecting the elderly and disabled, including Medicare, Medicaid, Community Option programs, Senior Drug plans, protections against spousal impoverishment, and asset exemptions for Medicaid programs. Their elder law services assist seniors, their families, and individuals with disabilities or special needs with directives for long-term care, asset protection using irrevocable trusts, financial and health powers of attorney, wills and living wills, guardianship, and Medicaid planning. The firm notes that many disabled individuals face similar issues as seniors and may qualify for special needs or supplemental needs trusts, as well as pooled, community trusts. Their experienced attorneys guide clients through the many twists and turns of these complex processes, ensuring proper protection and planning. Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 13:22 about leaving inheritances to future generations, they help clients establish comprehensive legal frameworks for their futures. Contact them at 715-835-6196 to discuss your elder law needs.
Fendrick Morgan Law, located at 1950 NJ-70, Suite 200, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, provides expert elder law services under the leadership of Douglas A. Fendrick, a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) through the National Elder Law Foundation since 1995. This certification, considered the gold standard for elder law practitioners, demonstrates the firm’s commitment to addressing complex problems sensitively and professionally. Their comprehensive practice encompasses estate planning with powers of attorney, wills, and trusts; elder abuse protection; Medicare/Medicaid qualification; special needs trusts; and long-term care planning. The firm specializes in navigating the many complexities of elder law, helping families avoid receiving misinformation when dealing with sensitive issues related to aging loved ones. Their attorneys understand the specific challenges facing elderly clients and train extensively to address their unique needs. By choosing a CELA-certified attorney, clients receive expert advice from uniquely trained lawyers demonstrating commitment to client welfare. Veterans aid benefits are also available through their services. Contact Fendrick Morgan at (856) 489-8388 to schedule a consultation and discover how their specialized experience can provide peace of mind during difficult transitions.
John H. Ruby & Associates provides elder law services from their Louisville office at 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 13, specializing in protecting seniors from nursing home neglect involving bedsores, medication errors, and malnutrition. Their attorneys help clients navigate the complex eligibility requirements for Medicaid’s Nursing Facility Services, which can cover room and board, food, social activities, medical supplies, and prescription medications. The firm assists seniors with incapacity planning through comprehensive powers of attorney that prevent costly guardianship proceedings if mental decline occurs. Their practice addresses elder abuse investigations, helping families recognize signs of emotional, psychological, sexual, and financial exploitation that disproportionately affects seniors aged 80 and older. Kentucky law requires reporting elder abuse, and the firm guides clients through this mandatory process while protecting vulnerable seniors from inadequate staffing consequences in care facilities. Their attorneys help establish Qualifying Income Trusts (QITs) that allow seniors to become Medicaid-eligible while preserving retirement and estate planning goals. Contact their office at 502-373-8044 for assistance with nursing home planning or elder abuse concerns.
McClelland Law Firm, P.A. serves from their Benton office at 17328 I-30, Suite 5, Benton, Arkansas 72019 (501-834-2070), specializing in elder law which encompasses legal matters related to aging, including estate planning, asset protection, health planning, and guardianship. Their experienced attorneys understand relevant state laws affecting individuals to proactively manage aging-related issues. The firm helps clients review and create estate plans that clearly communicate wishes, protect assets, and minimize potential legal disputes among family members. They guide clients through long-term care financing, explain Medicaid workings, and assist in selecting suitable care options. When individuals cannot handle decision-making or financial affairs, the firm helps establish guardianships, assembling support networks where advocates act in the elder’s best interests while explaining applicable state laws and procedures. By focusing core practice on estate planning, elder law, and probate law, McClelland Law Firm provides premium services to assist elderly individuals and those planning for later years. Their competent, compassionate approach ensures client needs are understood to tailor plans protecting families. The firm believes limiting practice areas provides greatest value through exceptional service and efficient processes.
Senior Planning Group, located at 125 N Executive Drive Suite 210 in Brookfield, WI, offers specialized elder law services through a strategic alliance with Attorney W. Ryan Zenk and the Elder Law Center of Wisconsin. The firm distinguishes itself by integrating legal protection with comprehensive life care planning, addressing financial, physical, and psychological needs beyond what traditional estate planning attorneys or financial planners typically provide. Their elder law services include creating wills and trusts, handling probate and trust administration, establishing guardianships, drafting healthcare and financial powers of attorney, and accessing payment sources for quality long-term care. The attorneys specialize in resolving asset protection challenges created by high long-term care costs, solving spousal impoverishment problems, implementing Medicaid asset protection planning, assisting with V.A. Non-Service Connected Pension with Aid & Attendance benefits, establishing Special Needs Trusts, managing estate administration, and handling social security disability claims. For families in crisis, they begin with a two-part assessment evaluating health conditions, cognitive status, living arrangements, and financial, social and legal concerns before creating comprehensive plans that meet collective family goals.
