Elder Law

Elder law covers a broad spectrum of issues for Maine residents from planning, counseling, advocacy and client education concerning such issues as estate planning, MaineCare planning, disability benefits, public benefits, supplemental needs trusts, planning for incapacity, probate litigation, estate & trust administration, and other legal issues which parents and children face when dealing with their own personal legal issues, their spouse, adult disabled child, or a friend.

We offer legal advice and assistance in the following areas:

Medicaid/MaineCare Planning & Applications

Medicare, Long Term Care Insurance and Medicare Supplemental Insurance

Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorneys, & Healthcare Advance Directives

Probate and Trust Administration & Litigation

Supplemental Needs Trusts

Guardianship and Conservatorship Petitions & Litigation Concerning Financial Exploitation and Elder Abuse

Social Security Disability, V.A. Benefits & Public Benefit Planning

Legal Issues Concerning Home Care, Assisted Living, and Nursing Homes