Elder Law

Team Leader: John Zucker

Elder law is a specialized area of legal practice that focuses on the unique needs, rights, and challenges of older adults and individuals with disabilities. Unlike traditional legal fields defined by a specific subject like tax or criminal law, elder law is defined by its clientele and a holistic approach to the aging process.

Our firm handles core areas of elder law including:

• Long-Term Care Planning: Structuring finances and assets to pay for assisted living or nursing home care without losing everything to medical costs.

• Public Benefits: Navigating eligibility and applications for government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.

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• Estate Planning: Drafting specialized wills, trusts, and advance directives tailored to protect assets from long-term care spend-down rules.

• Incapacity Planning: Setting up durable powers of attorney and healthcare proxies so a trusted person can make decisions if the senior becomes unable to do so.

• Guardianships and Conservatorships: Establishing court-approved management of a person's affairs when no prior planning documents exist.

• Protection and Advocacy: Defending against elder abuse, financial fraud, and age discrimination.