Ergood Law, LLC operates from 5 Crooked Lane in Cherry Hill, NJ, under the leadership of attorneys Laura L. Ergood and Olivia F. Cleaver. Reachable at 856-266-9525, this Southern New Jersey elder law firm brings extensive experience to elder law, Medicaid planning, and estate administration cases. The practice provides comprehensive services for seniors navigating health and financial challenges, helping clients secure their futures through personalized legal solutions. Their elder law expertise addresses asset protection, Medicare/Medicaid benefits, healthcare planning, and guardianship proceedings for vulnerable elderly individuals. The firm excels in developing strategies for long-term care planning, helping families preserve assets while qualifying for government benefits. Clients praise their professional yet friendly approach, noting how the welcoming environment differs from traditional “stodgy” law offices. Testimonials highlight the firm’s thoroughness, compassion, and ability to guide clients through complex legal processes during emotionally difficult times. Their collaborative approach includes partnerships with financial advisors, accountants, and care managers to create comprehensive plans addressing both present and future needs. For South Jersey residents facing elder law challenges, Ergood Law offers attentive service tailored to each client’s unique circumstances and family dynamics.
Elder Law Attorneys
Steven Schurkman and his colleagues at Keane & Beane, P.C. practice from 445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 1500, White Plains, New York 10601, offering sophisticated elder law and special needs planning services. Their attorneys advise clients on all aspects of elder law, long-term healthcare considerations, insurance matters, asset preservation strategies, and Medicaid qualification. The firm prepares wills and trusts designed to maximize asset protection while securing future Medicaid eligibility. They handle Medicaid application preparation and filing, represent clients at Fair Hearings administrative and judicial appeals, and manage guardianship proceedings under the Mental Hygiene Law. Their practice addresses hospital discharge issues, medical coverage concerns, admission to skilled nursing facilities, and Medicare/Medicaid home care services. The attorneys provide counsel on supplemental needs trusts for disabled individuals, reverse mortgages, and protecting inheritances for family members with disabilities. Schurkman authored “Elder Law Q&A: Answers to Questions About Estate and Financial Planning, Health Care Planning and Elder Abuse,” now in its 22nd edition. The firm’s multi-faceted approach provides sophisticated asset preservation strategies while drawing on resources from related practices including Trusts & Estates and Real Estate Law. Contact them at (914) 946-4777.
Cucinelli Geiger, PC operates from 4084 University Drive, Suite 202A in Fairfax, VA 22030, providing exceptional elder law services throughout Northern Virginia. Led by partners Jean Galloway Ball, certified in Elder Law and consistently selected as a SuperLawyer, and Kimberley Ann Murphy, recognized for Estate & Trust Litigation, the firm serves clients in Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties. Their comprehensive practice helps clients protect themselves, their assets, their families, and their legacies through estate planning, estate or trust administration, special needs planning, Medicaid planning, guardianship and conservatorship litigation, and fiduciary services. For estate planning, they create custom documents directing end-of-life care, preserving assets, and listing beneficiaries while also updating existing plans. Their special needs planning helps provide for disabled loved ones without jeopardizing government benefits, while their Medicaid planning assists clients with too much money to qualify but insufficient funds to pay out-of-pocket for care. They also handle guardianship and conservatorship matters and provide fiduciary services for executors, trustees, administrators, and powers of attorney. Call 703-481-6464 to schedule a consultation or discuss alternative meeting options.
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Asset & Elder Law Solutions, L.C. provides specialized elder law services from their Springfield, Missouri office at 3816 S Greystone Ct A. This Christian-focused firm helps seniors navigate the complex legal and financial challenges associated with aging and caregiving. Their elder law practice emphasizes asset protection strategies that preserve and protect financial resources while ensuring clients receive necessary care. The firm assists with various trust arrangements, including nest egg trusts designed to provide retirement income while safeguarding assets from potential creditors. Their comprehensive approach to estate planning includes creating wills and trusts that protect loved ones and secure their futures. Understanding that many people procrastinate regarding estate planning, the attorneys emphasize the importance of preparing proper documentation before unexpected needs arise. They guide clients through the advantages of different estate planning instruments, helping seniors maintain control over their assets and healthcare decisions while planning for potential incapacity. With a compassionate understanding of the challenges facing elderly clients, Asset & Elder Law Solutions offers personalized planning strategies that address each individual’s unique circumstances. Contact them at (417) 881-7711 for assistance with elder law matters in the Springfield area.
OBryan & OBryan Law Offices at 4710 Dixie Highway in Louisville, KY 40216 provides specialized elder law services with over 95 years of combined experience. They help clients make important decisions affecting future generations while ensuring proper care and asset preservation for children. Their comprehensive services include creating personalized estate plans, preparing wills to direct asset distribution according to clients’ wishes, establishing special needs trusts for relatives with disabilities, creating powers of attorney for handling affairs during incapacity, assisting with guardianships for adults needing legal representation, developing long-term care planning to prevent children from paying for parents’ care, and creating living wills for end-of-life decisions. The firm specializes in Medicaid planning including asset preservation, estate recovery, and qualifying income trusts. Their experienced attorneys handle elder law cases throughout Kentucky, particularly serving Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Hardin, and Breckinridge counties, including cities like Louisville, Prospect, LaGrange, and Taylorsville. They offer free initial consultations to discuss individual circumstances and help clients navigate life challenges with confidence. The firm has been meeting clients’ legal needs since 1965. Contact them at (502) 448-8400 for elder law assistance.
Genesis Law Firm’s elder law attorneys operate from their Everett headquarters at 3802 Colby Ave Ste 2, Everett, WA 98201, serving seniors with compassionate legal guidance while helping younger clients prepare for senior citizenship and life succession. Their practice encompasses a broad spectrum of services beyond basic estate planning, including government medical benefit entitlement, medical insurance coverage, long-term care planning, gift and estate taxation, powers of attorney, guardianship, elder abuse protection, life insurance, business succession planning, family LLCs, senior housing assistance, and social security entitlement. The firm clarifies that Apple Health is Washington State’s term for its Medicaid program and offers both application assistance and advisory services based on client preferences. Their attorneys help families determine appropriate actions when an elderly parent becomes incapacitated, whether through sudden illness or gradual decline, and can initiate guardianship proceedings even without parental agreement when necessary. For out-of-state family members concerned about elderly relatives in Pinellas County, Genesis Law Firm provides representation regarding allegations of self-neglect or elder exploitation. Contact them at (866) 631-0028 for affordable elder law services from quality attorneys with distinguished legal backgrounds.
Brandon J. Fields practices from his Boulder, Colorado office at 41 Delaware Road, offering specialized elder law services addressing legal needs of seniors and their families. His practice focuses on protecting clients’ houses and other assets during long-term illnesses while minimizing tax consequences. Fields guides seniors and families through legal, financial, and healthcare decision-making processes required to access the continuum of long-term care options from home care to skilled nursing facilities. His common legal solutions include Medicaid planning and applications, Medicaid asset protection trusts, spousal annuity planning to maintain community spouses in optimal financial positions, and family gift and annuity planning when preserving inheritance for children and grandkids is a priority. The firm handles guardianships, conservatorships, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, while also addressing financial and medical issues. They work to prevent financial exploitation of seniors and review contracts for senior communities and facilities. Fields offers veterans benefit assistance for home care and assisted living, working with clients at all stages of the planning process. Some families plan well in advance while others address issues as they arise, though the five-year Medicaid look-back period favors advance planning. Contact him at 303-449-5602.
The McIntosh Law Firm provides wills and trusts services from 209 Delburg Street, Suite 203, Davidson, NC 28036, with phone number 704-892-1612. Their experienced estate planning team helps clients ensure their wishes are carried out in the event of unforeseen circumstances, emphasizing that regardless of net worth or wealth, each individual should have a valid will. As a Best Lawyers Best Law Firm with attorneys who have represented Fortune 500 companies, they maintain high professional standards while taking a community-driven approach, offering big-firm resources with friendly, local service. They explain wills as legal documents dictating which individuals and entities will receive property upon death, while trusts are legal agreements distributing property leading up to or after death or incapacitation. The executor carries out the principal’s will, while trustees manage trusts, with beneficiaries receiving the property in both cases. Their comprehensive wills and trusts services include creating last wills and testaments, durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, advanced directives for natural death, and various trust management options including testamentary, living wills, and special needs trusts. The firm emphasizes that proper preparation prevents devastating results for loved ones dependent on their clients.
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Andrew Stone of Stone Law, LLC operates from 430 E 6th St, Loveland, CO 80537, providing specialized elder law services throughout Denver, Fort Collins, Lakewood, and surrounding areas. Their practice addresses the unique needs facing seniors, helping clients plan for various “what-ifs” that accompany aging, including potential long-term hospitalization, degenerative illnesses, care requirements, and financial considerations for specialized medical facilities. The firm supports families with aging and disability concerns while advocating for elderly clients to prevent manipulation or exploitation. Their elder law services include comprehensive estate planning tailored to clients’ current financial situations, addressing special needs planning for children or grandchildren, gift tax concerns, estate tax implications, and asset protection. Stone Law assists with updating powers of attorney for medical and financial decisions, creating living wills regarding sustained life support, and documenting wishes for remains upon death. They help families navigate housing options and plan for long-term care needs, including qualifying for Medicaid benefits and insurance when applicable. With an additional office in Lakewood at 225 Union Blvd, Ste 150, Stone Law assists clients throughout Colorado, providing personalized attention to each family’s unique circumstances. Contact them at 877-897-6591.
DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, P.A. has served Floridians for over 30 years from their conveniently located office at 8640 Seminole Blvd in Seminole, FL 33772. Their exceptional legal team provides personalized, effective legal services for individuals and families throughout west central Florida, including Seminole County, Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Pasco County, St. Petersburg, Largo, and Tampa. Their elder law practice helps seniors plan for their golden years with confidence rather than fear and uncertainty. The firm ensures clients have the necessary documents, trusts, directives, and support for a smooth transition, addressing concerns about nursing home asset depletion and decision-making during incapacity. Their holistic approach provides help and support to seniors facing difficult decisions about care, quality of life, and protecting hard-earned savings. They assist with Medicaid planning to qualify for benefits while protecting assets, guide veterans through cumbersome systems to obtain benefits, and offer estate planning services tailored to individual needs regardless of wealth, marital status, or family situation. Their comprehensive services extend to probate administration, special needs planning, personal injury settlement planning, and Social Security disability claims. Call 727-397-5571 to schedule a consultation.
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