The Sketchley Law Firm, P.A., established in 2002 by Twyla Sketchley, a Florida Bar Board Certified Elder Law Attorney, provides compassionate, quality representation to elderly clients from their Tallahassee office. The firm focuses on creating a safe, supportive community for vulnerable seniors through comprehensive legal services addressing elder law issues. Attorney Sketchley, recognized by Super Lawyers, hosts “Elder Law Issues” broadcast each Friday at 10:04 am on 88.9 WFSU-FM, addressing questions and concerns of seniors and caregivers. The practice specializes in estate planning options that minimize taxes, avoid probate court, and maintain government benefits like Social Security and Medicaid. Their elder law services encompass guardianship proceedings, financial exploitation prevention, Medicaid planning, long-term care strategies, and special needs planning. The firm assists clients with elder care maintenance through estate planning maintenance programs, providing ongoing support as circumstances change. Twyla Sketchley works collaboratively with clients to create comprehensive plans protecting their assets, wishes, and dignity as they age. Contact the office at 850-894-0152 for an appointment.
Elder Law Attorneys
Frank Prainito leads The Law Offices of Frank J. Prainito at 909-481-3626 in Rancho Cucamonga, 91730, where he addresses critical elder law needs for area residents. When families face legal challenges related to aging loved ones, Attorney Prainito offers experienced representation for cases involving nursing home neglect, medication errors, and improper use of restraints. The firm specializes in protecting vulnerable seniors from financial exploitation, representing families in guardianship proceedings, and advocating for victims of pressure ulcers and inadequate staffing incidents. With decades of legal experience, Prainito helps clients navigate complex Medicaid applications, develop advance directives, and create comprehensive estate plans that safeguard assets. The firm provides vigilant protection against elder abuse in residential facilities, addressing issues like malnutrition, physical abuse, and neglect. For Rancho Cucamonga residents seeking assistance with long-term care planning or elder rights violations, Prainito offers free initial consultations and works on contingency for many elder abuse cases.
Marko Law Firm operates from 220 W. Congress, 4th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226, providing specialized elder law advocacy across Macomb County. Their comprehensive practice focuses on protecting seniors’ rights and well-being through estate planning, long-term care planning, guardianship, elder abuse prevention, and assistance with social security and retirement benefits. The firm creates essential estate planning documents including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives to ensure clients maintain control over healthcare decisions and asset distribution. Their attorneys help seniors navigate complex financial challenges through Medicaid planning, asset protection strategies, and long-term care insurance selection. For seniors needing assisted living or nursing home arrangements, they provide guidance on facility selection, contract review, and resident rights advocacy. When incapacity issues arise, they handle guardianship and conservatorship matters, guiding families through the court petition process, appointment procedures, and ongoing responsibilities. Their elder abuse services include identifying signs of physical, emotional, and financial abuse, obtaining protection orders, establishing guardianships for protection, pursuing civil lawsuits against perpetrators, and working with prosecutors on criminal charges. Contact them at 1-313-777-7777 for a free consultation on elder law matters.
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Located at 2313 Coit Road, Suite A, in Plano, TX 75075, Leu, Peirce & Olson Elder Law Attorneys provide specialized legal services centered on empowering seniors throughout Texas. Their practice integrates multiple legal disciplines to benefit older adults and their families, focusing on long-term care planning concerns. The attorneys guide clients through advance directives including Medical Powers of Attorney, HIPAA Releases, and Directives to Physicians to ensure healthcare wishes are properly documented and implemented. Financial services include assistance with pension management, government benefits qualification, and drafting proper Durable Powers of Attorney. The firm emphasizes that Medicare and private health insurance do not cover long-term custodial care, explaining that only private pay, long-term care insurance, or public benefits like Medicaid and VA benefits address these costs. Their elder law services also encompass estate planning, property transfers, and asset protection strategies to prevent exploitation. With considerable experience in guardianships and probate litigation, the attorneys protect clients’ interests while providing the security of knowing their medical, financial, and legal wishes will be respected during their golden years.
Sharline S. Green, P.C. operates from 1775 Parker Rd SE, Suite C210 in Conyers, Georgia, providing elder law services throughout the state including Greensboro, Oxford, Covington, Grayson, Snellville, Atlanta, Loganville, and Lawrenceville. As a knowledgeable and compassionate attorney, Sharline helps clients navigate the complex legal issues specific to the elderly and their loved ones, including healthcare, long-term care planning, estate planning, and asset protection strategies. Her practice addresses guardianship concerns for elderly people who cannot make decisions due to diminished mental or physical capacity, ensuring appropriate guardians are appointed before it’s too late. The firm helps clients create healthcare directives and powers of attorney to protect their financial, legal, and medical needs during incapacity. Understanding that elder law encompasses various legal issues affecting older Americans, Sharline provides guidance through critical decisions about estate distribution, healthcare directives, guardianship establishment, and long-term care planning. For a comprehensive approach to elder law concerns, call (678) 846-6893 to schedule a free strategy session.
My Ohio Estates, an elder law firm serving Aurora, Ohio, focuses on meeting seniors’ unique legal needs rather than specific practice areas. Their attorneys help clients continue enjoying high quality of life as they age, recognizing that retirees with declining spouses particularly benefit from experienced elder law counsel who can explain Medicaid’s potential impact on lifestyle and asset protection strategies. The firm addresses complicated health and financial issues confronting aging clients, including retirement planning, estate planning, business succession planning, powers of attorney, health care directives, Medicaid planning, Medicare coverage, and long-term care concerns. They emphasize the critical importance of planning for long-term care costs, noting that according to AARP, nursing home care averages over $7,000 monthly in Ohio, with prolonged stays potentially devastating families financially and emotionally. Their sophisticated approaches include both proactive planning to protect assets and income for future lifestyle options and emergency planning when long-term care is imminent or already occurring. They help clients navigate complex Medicaid eligibility requirements, look-back periods, asset transfer penalties, and coverage restrictions, implementing planning techniques to protect certain assets while ensuring qualification for government benefits. Contact them to discuss your family’s elder law concerns.
Evan H. Farr, based at the Farr Law Firm with multiple locations throughout Virginia, Maryland, and DC, stands as one of approximately 525 Certified Elder Law Attorneys in the country. As a Charter Member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners and one of about 100 members of the NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners, Farr has pioneered several innovative legal tools, including the Living Trust Plus Medicaid Asset Protection Trust, Veterans Asset Protection Trust, Income Retention Trust, and Long-term Care Directive. His expertise extends to Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Veterans Planning, Estate Planning, and Asset Protection. A four-time Best-Selling Author, Farr has published over 1,700 articles on his award-winning blog since 2005. With degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and College of William & Mary, he’s been recognized in the top 5% of elder law attorneys by SuperLawyers.com, featured in Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, and Newsweek, and received the highest AV-Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. As an educator of attorneys nationwide, he’s taught hundreds of CLE courses through prestigious legal organizations. Contact: 703-691-1888.
John S. Tracy, Attorney at Law serves the Kitsap County community from Bremerton, Washington, focusing on elder law services with over 35 years of experience. Since establishing his practice in 1976, Tracy has built a strong reputation through hard work and superior service, concentrating his expertise on legal processes that developed into the specialized field of elder law. His experience gives clients confidence they’re receiving quality legal services tailored to their unique needs, earning the trust of peers who regularly refer clients for his specialized knowledge. Tracy’s elder law practice encompasses long-term care planning, asset protection strategies for seniors, Medicaid qualification assistance, and comprehensive estate planning services. He navigates the complex interplay between tax laws, estate planning options, Medicaid regulations, Veterans benefits, and trust law while maintaining awareness of valuable community resources. The firm offers experienced, compassionate legal guidance for clients facing decisions about long-term care and protecting family assets, helping seniors maintain dignity while securing their financial future.
Matthew A. Linde of Linde, Gould & Associates operates from their offices at 3001 Tamiami Trail N, Suite 204, Naples, FL 34103 and 12693 New Brittany Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33907. With over 26 years of experience since beginning his elder law practice in Wisconsin in 1993, Mr. Linde brings both professional expertise and personal understanding, having navigated elder law issues with his own grandmother. As a Florida Bar Board certified expert in both elder law and wills, trusts and estates, he helps clients with health and personal care planning including advance directives, fiduciary representation, capacity issues and guardianship proceedings, public benefits and insurance qualification, resident rights in long-term care facilities, income, estate, and gift tax matters, nursing home claims, and grandparents’ rights involving children of deceased children. His dual certification in elder law and wills, trusts and estates is a rare credential held by few attorneys in Florida, making him uniquely qualified to assist clients with complex elder law issues. For assistance with elder law matters, contact their office at 239-939-7100.
O’Connell & Aronowitz provides elder law services from offices in Albany and Saratoga Springs, serving counties throughout upstate New York including Albany, Columbia, Greene, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren and Washington. Their elder law attorneys, including Matthew J. Dorsey and Karen Martino Valle, address various issues like financial planning, estate planning, and healthcare decision-making. They help clients plan for potential incapacity through documents such as healthcare proxies, where individuals designate someone to make healthcare decisions aligned with their personal beliefs, and living wills, which outline specific desired healthcare decisions. The firm assists with Medicare and Medicaid planning, explaining eligibility standards and preparing applications. Their comprehensive estate planning techniques include powers of attorney, wills, and various trusts used for purposes like probate avoidance, estate tax avoidance, Medicaid eligibility, and general estate planning. Clients seeking personalized elder law guidance can call O’Connell and Aronowitz at (518) 462-5601 for compassionate, knowledgeable assistance with navigating complex elder law issues.