Shannon Laymon-Pecoraro is a Certified Elder Law Attorney of Parks Zeigler, PLLC practicing in the areas of elder law, special needs planning, estate and trust administration, estate planning, asset protection planning, financial planning, guardianships and conservatorships. Prior to joining the firm Ms. Laymon-Pecoraro spent 10 years at Hook Law Center, P.C.
Ms. Laymon Pecoraro has a passion for special needs planning, which has resulted in her becoming a go-to for personal injury attorneys who need assistance navigating public benefits or otherwise protecting a client’s funds. As a result, Ms. Laymon-Pecoraro has worked on hundreds of personal injury cases, developing settlement trusts, including those with special needs trust provisions and Medicare set-asides.
Ms. Laymon-Pecoraro is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by The National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). Approved by the American Bar Association and authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the CELA certification is the legal industry’s “gold standard” for elder law and special needs practitioners. There are only about 500 CELA-certified attorneys nationwide.
She has been named by Virginia Super Lawyer’s Magazine as a Rising Star since 2017.
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- ID Number: 328585
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
- ID Number: 83249
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Parks Zeigler
- Current
- University of Baltimore School of Law
- J.D.
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- Wilmington College
- B.S. | Business Administration and Management
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- Rising Star
- Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
- Top Lawyer - Elder Law
- Coastal Virginia Magazine
- Estate Planning, and Probate
- Lead Counsel Verified
- Rising Star
- Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
- Rising Star
- Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
- Hampton Roads Community Foundation Professional Advisors Committee
- Member
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- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member
- Current
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- National Alliance of Medicare-Set Aside Professionals
- Member
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- Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member
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- Special Needs Alliance
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- Powers of Attorney, Minor Children, and Assets in other Jurisdictions
- Virginia CLE
- Special Needs Trusts
- Virginia CLE
- The Medicaid Lien and Other Liens of the Commonwealth
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Certified Elder Law Attorney
- National Elder Law Foundation
- Website
- Parks Zeigler, PLC
