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Andrew "Andy" Hook
Virginia Beach, VA Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Virginia School of Law
Andrew H. “Andy” Hook is the president of Hook Law Center, where he practices in the areas of elder law, estate and trust administration, estate, tax, retirement and financial planning, long-term care planning, asset protection planning, special needs planning, business succession planning and personal injury settlement consulting.
A 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Mr. Hook is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Mr. Hook is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law...
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Kelli Y. Allen
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 13 years of experience
Criminal, Elder, Family and Immigration
Charlotte School of Law
The Law Office of Kelli Y. Allen provides personalized, comprehensive professional legal services.
Kelli represents immigration clients worldwide. Her immigration law practice focuses on family-based visas, adjustment of status, consular processing, unlawful presence waivers, naturalization, DACA, U-visas, removal of conditions, and some non-immigrant employment visas. Kelli is a member of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association and previously clerked with the Charlotte Immigration Court.
Our North Carolina elder law practice consists of long-term care planning, asset protection, establishing long-term care Medicaid eligibility without having to "spend down", preparation and submission of NC long-term care Medicaid applications, and representation before the Department...
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Lynda Lee Arnold
New Milford, CT Lawyer with 28 years of experience
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Western New England University School of Law and Pace University
When you meet with Lynda, you’ll immediately notice her calm demeanor and gentle approach. That’s because you are not just meeting with an attorney who is creating your Will or trust or completing your Medicaid application - you’re meeting with a compassionate person who wants to know your story and design a plan to meet your needs.
Estate planning and planning for long-term care can be a complicated, and at times, a stressful puzzle, but Lynda has a way of guiding you through the process while helping you to confidently navigate through rough waters if you happen to be in them....
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Maureen Alice Lyons
Riverside, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Southwestern Law School
Attorney Maureen Lyons focuses on Elder Law and Estate Planning including Medi-Cal & Veterans Long Term Care Planning and Special Needs Planning. Maureen is a graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles. Maureen also holds an MS in Applied Biometry from the University of Southern California; an MA in Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles; and a BA in English from the University of California, Riverside. Maureen is a Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Riverside County, Past President of the Southern California Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys...
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Letha Sgritta McDowell
Southern Shores, NC Lawyer
Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Maine - School of Law
Letha Sgritta McDowell is a highly accomplished attorney and shareholder at Hook Law, specializing in various areas of elder law, including estate planning, special needs planning, estate and trust administration, asset protection planning, long-term care planning, personal injury settlement consulting, guardianships & conservatorships, and tax law. Her expertise ranges from assisting clients with complex estate planning for high-net-worth individuals with assets over $75 million to developing simple plans for families with limited assets.
Ms. McDowell has a distinguished professional background. She served as the President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), a notable position within the field. In...
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Martha Grant
Presque Isle, ME Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Martha Grant has been a practicing attorney since 1982. Since 1986 she has concentrated her practice in the area of elder law; that is, estate planning, long-term care planning and probate. In 2016 she formed Aroostook Elder Law, LLC. She is a member of the elder law section of the Maine Bar Association.
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Jessica M. Peraza
Buffalo, NY Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Jessica Peraza is Counsel working with the firm’s Trusts & Estates Department. She focuses her practice on Estate Planning and Administration, Medicaid and Long-term Care Planning, and Wealth Management. As a law student, she interned for the Hon. Barbara Howe in Erie County Surrogate’s Court and worked in the Public Benefits Unit of Neighborhood Legal Services. Her previous experience includes residential foreclosures, public and private sector labor law, contract negotiations, probate matters, third party credit collections, and representation of clients in administrative hearings and arbitrations.
Ms. Peraza attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York where she graduated with a...
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Walter B Shurden Jr.
Clearwater, FL Lawyer with 25 years of experience
611 Druid Road East
Suite 712
Clearwater, FL 33756
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Walt Shurden is a Florida Board Certifed Elder Law Attorney and a former Georgia CPA who used to audit nursing homes and hopitals for a Medicare contractor. Now he represents families who seek Medicaid and VA eligibility because they need help paying for the high cost of long term care. He devises estate plans and asset protection plans for his clients. He also serves as fiduciary, and represents other fiduciaries in probate and trust administration proceedings. All four staff members are experienced and have been with the firm for over 10 years.
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Leila Larsen
Nashville, TN Attorney
Free ConsultationNursing Home
Belmont University College of Law
Leila is a member of the Long Term Care Litigation Team at The Higgins Firm. She is dedicated to her profession and community.
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Carolyn Norton
Vero Beach, FL Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(772) 257-5751
2770 Indian River Boulevard
Suite 309
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Seton Hall University School of Law
Carolyn Butler Norton, Board Certified Elder Law Attorney, works passionately as an advocate for the senior population and their families. Ms. Norton believes that the practice of Elder Law should be comprehensive, focusing on a Life Care Planning Approach. She works closely with her clients, educating and assisting them with long-term care planning options including asset protection, healthcare and financial choices, and end of life decisions.
Recognizing the particular needs of the Treasure Coast population, attorney Norton limits her practice to the areas of elder law, estate planning, wills and trusts, special needs trusts, guardianship, Veterans Aid & Attendance,...
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Alan Edward Kassan
Los Angeles, CA Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Los Angeles, CA 91324
Employment and Insurance Claims
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Our practice focuses on helping people get their health related insurance claims paid. This includes benefits for Long term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Health insurance and Long Term Care insurance. We handle claims under ERISA and state law claims for Bad Faith. We have helped hundreds of people enforce their right of insurance benefits. Call for a free consultation. We handle matters throughout California - from San Diego to San Jose, San Francisco and Sacramento, and everywhere in between.
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Patricia M Shumaker
Norwell, MA Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of South Carolina School of Law
Patricia M. Shumaker practices primarily in the areas of complex estate planning, trust and estate administration, elder law, and long-term care planning. Ms. Shumaker provides comprehensive planning for the costs of long-term care including the application and appeal for Medicaid benefits. Ms. Shumaker is a cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law where she was the articles editor for the ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Journal and was named to the Order of the Coif. She is an undergraduate of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
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Sara LC Hulford
Bellingham, WA Attorney with 7 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Washington State Rule 6 Law Clerk Program
Sara LC Hulford graduated from Western Washington University in 2008 having focused on global human rights issues. It was a natural transition to begin working at the Elder Law Offices in 2011 primarily with clients in long term care planning, vulnerable adult and guardianship matters. Under the mentorship of Barry M. Meyers and David M. Neubeck, she completed the Law Clerk Program. Upon passing the Spring 2017 bar exam, she transitioned to associate attorney and continues working with clients of all ages in elder law.
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Sandra Lee Smith
Portsmouth, VA Lawyer
Elder and Estate Planning
College of William and Mary
Coming to the Oast & Taylor team with valued legal experience, Ms. Smith adds significant skill and talent to our practice. Certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF), she offers clients exceptional legal assistance in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Asset Protection Planning, Special Needs Planning, Long-term Care Planning and Veterans Benefits Planning.
Ms. Smith is a twenty year veteran of the United States Air Force. Her ongoing work with veterans in our community includes the preparation, presentation and prosecution of claims for veterans benefits...
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Debra Lynn Dandar
Tampa, FL Attorney with 26 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Stetson University College of Law and Stetson University College of Law
I understand how hard it is for people with medical and financial issues who need help. My own grandmother, who recently passed away at 94 years of age, helped me to understand the issues that Seniors face. My passion is to help Seniors and their families to plan for their future, and to help them to prevent the devastating expense of long term nursing home or assisted living facility care. We can help Seniors and Veterans to understand the benefits that may be available to them such as Medicaid and Aid...
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Scott D Rosenberg
New Haven, CT Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Boston University School of Law and New England Law | Boston
Attorney Rosenberg’s choice to focus on the practice of Elder Law through a client-centered approach is the culmination of years of diverse professional passions. A Cum Laude graduate and President’s Scholarship recipient at New England Law | Boston, Scott continued his studies in sophisticated estate and tax planning techniques with postgrad work at Boston University School of Law, initially practicing in his area. After several years of practice and seeing the increasing prevalence of long-term care issues in his clients, he that a more exclusive focus on elder law would allow him to incorporate his long-held interests in...
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Bridget O'Ryan
10.0 
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Free ConsultationIndianapolis, IN Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Insurance Claims
Florida State University College of Law
Immediately out of law school, Bridget worked for a consumer protection agency for the State of Florida. After moving back to the Midwest, she then began working for a large insurance company. After opening her own firm, she started receiving insurance claim denials that were mostly governed by ERISA (because most people get their insurance coverage through their employer). It was apparent at that time that this area of law was heavily slanted in favor of the insurance companies.
Bridget enjoys helping individuals who are in very vulnerable circumstances, especially if they have become disabled and are seeking short term or...
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Gregory Michael Dell
Weston, FL Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEmployment and Insurance Claims
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Gregory Michael Dell is a partner and the managing attorney of the disability income division of Dell & Schaefer, Chartered. The firm’s disability income division is comprised of eight attorneys who represent claimants throughout all stages (i.e. applications, denials, appeals, litigation, & lump-sum policy buyouts) of a claim for individual or group (ERISA) long-term disability benefits. Gregory Dell received his B.S./B.A. in Accounting at Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Following law school, Mr. Dell spent several years developing his trial skills as an Assistant State Attorney...
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Jonathan Rosenfeld
10.0 (3 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfChicago, IL Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Jonathan Rosenfeld is lawyer that represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Jonathan has represented victims of nursing home abuse and neglect throughout Illinois and across the country. Jonathan's reputation as an aggressive advocate for the rights of the injured has resulted in millions of dollars recovered on behalf of his clients. Jonathan's successful representation of nursing home victims had resulted in many speaking engagements to elder groups. Jonathan is dedicated to improving the quality of life for nursing home residents who have been victims of abuse, neglect or fraud. By holding nursing homes and long-term...
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Gary B. Cornick
East Brunswick, NJ Lawyer with 33 years of experience
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University of Baltimore School of Law
The Law Offices of Gary Cornick, LLC, is a New Jersey law firm dedicated to assisting families and individuals with all their Elder Law and Estate Planning needs.
We empathize with the fact that individuals meeting with an attorney are frequently facing stressful circumstances, particularly when dealing with an ill spouse or parent, or families with special needs children. Such challenges require a caring and understanding approach, and we are dedicated to being that source of support for our clients. Our commitment goes beyond delivering high-quality legal services; we also prioritize providing our clients with the assurance and attention they rightfully...
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George Indest
Altamonte Springs, FL Attorney with 44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Employment and Health Care
Tulane University School of Law and The George Washington University Law School
George F. Indest III is the President and Managing Partner of The Health Law Firm, based in Orlando. Mr. Indest is board certified by the Florida Bar in the legal specialty of Health Law. He is also board certified as a health care risk manager by the American Board of Risk Management, Inc. His practice encompasses all aspects of business, corporate, transactional, regulatory and administrative health law practice, and he represents physicians, nurses, hospitals, home health agencies, long term care facilities and other health care providers. His practice also includes the litigation of professional licensing cases and business litigation, defense...
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Victor Fusco
Woodbury, NY Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfAdministrative, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Brooklyn Law School
Mr. Fusco is the founding member of Fusco, Brandenstein & Rada, P.C., a 20 lawyer firm with 5 offices on Long Island, 4 in New York City, as well as a Westchester location.
In its nearly 40 year history the firm has successfully represented thousands of working people and their loved ones in Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, NYS & NYC Employee Civil Service Disability, Long Term Disability and ERISA claims, Veterans Benefits and Personal Injury matters.
Mr. Fusco was the founding president of the NY Social Security Bar Association and is a past president of the National Organization of...
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Rabih Hamawi
Southfield, MI Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Western Michigan University
Mr. Hamawi focuses his practice on representing policyholders in property-damage disputes with insurers and in errors-and-omissions cases against insurance agents. He holds licenses in Property, Casualty, Life, Accident, and Health insurance. He is a Licensed multiple lines Property and Casualty, Life, Accident, and Health Insurance Counselor (LIC). He earned the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®), Certified Insurance Consultant (CIC), and Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designations.
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Scott Kalkin
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfAppeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
If you are trying to obtain disability benefits because you are unable to do your job as a result of an illness or injury, my law firm can assist you. We can also help with any type of insurance claim that has been wrongfully denied whether it be medical insurance, homeowner’s claims, property damage or personal injury claims.
Mr. Kalkin has practiced in the areas of Long Term Disability, ERISA Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Appeals and Insurance Bad Faith for over thirty-five years.
In 1989 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and...
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Lloyd Edward Bemis III
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationAustin, TX Attorney with 39 years of experience
Insurance Claims and Social Security Disability
University of Texas - Austin
Lloyd Bemis is an Austin, Texas social security and disability attorney dedicated to helping clients who have been denied or lost their long term disability benefits, social security disability benefits (SSDI), ERISA appeals or insurance benefits. He assists clients in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, El Paso, and throughout the state of Texas. Bemis is an AV rated attorney pursuant to the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, and has been successfully helping people fight for their rights against big insurance companies and the government since 1993. Mr. Bemis grew up in Austin, Texas and graduated with highest honors from the...
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Lani Wilenkin
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
(248) 737-0700
30300 Northwestern Hwy,
#108
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Free ConsultationFarmington Hills, MI Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Insurance Claims and Social Security Disability
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Ilana S. Wilenkin is a Michigan native who grew up in a family of attorneys. She always possessed a strong motivation to assist others, so she cultivated that motivation by becoming an attorney herself. She graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, with honors, in 2000.
Ms. Wilenkin joined attorney Stuart M. Feldheim at Feldheim & Wilenkin, P.C. in 2004. She became a partner at the firm in 2008. Her practice is exclusively devoted to ERISA and non-ERISA short and long-term disability claims and life insurance denials. Ms. Wilenkin is admitted to practice before the Michigan state...
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Randal L. Schecter
Ormond Beach, FL Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Florida State University College of Law
With more than 33 years in practice, Attorney Randal L. Schecter has extensive experience in asset protection, Medicaid planning, estate planning, powers of attorney, probate and Elder Law. Attorney Schecter has built a highly respected Elder Law firm serving the Central Florida area. A compassionate lawyer, Mr. Schecter is committed to delivering the highest quality legal and personal services to his clients and their families. Always responsive and attentive, Mr. Schecter helps sort through the confusing array of decisions encountered when families have to place their loved ones in long term care facilities. He understands that this is one of...
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Timothy E. Casserly
Albany, NY Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Albany Law School
As a devoted son, husband and father, Tim Casserly understands the needs of his clients. He has dedicated his career to helping clients navigate and understand the complexities involved in managing one's estate and long-term care plan including preserving assets in order to leave a legacy. With utmost care and compassion for over 31 years, Tim has customized plans to provide financial security to individuals, families and businesses.
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Theodore Robert Schofner
Largo, FL Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Nursing Home and Probate
DePaul College of Law
We assist families avoid impoverishment from long term care and nursing home expense by qualifying their loved ones for Medicaid and VA benefits. We prepare Wills, Trusts and Durable Powers of Attorney and settle Estates and Trusts. We seek maximum recovery when loved ones are abused or neglected in a Nursing Home or ALF. Ted moved to Florida in 1960 from Michigan and began his firm in 1990. Over the 32 years that he has been in practice, Ted has helped many hundreds of families qualify for Medicaid and protect the assets that they have worked a lifetime to...
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Brendan F. Daly
Berlin, CT Attorney with 26 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Brendan is one of Connecticut’s top elder law attorneys, according to Super Lawyers Magazine. With his gentle manner, he’ll explain, in plain English, how you can protect your assets while receiving public benefits. He can help you get Medicaid benefits so you can preserve the money you’ve worked so hard for. And because of his success in many appeals of Medicaid cases, he can fight to get you benefits even if you’ve already been denied.
Brendan's focus on estate planning includes customized planning strategies that allow you to build wealth, save on taxes and protect the people who depend on...
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Jeffrey Seth Rivard
Berlin, CT Attorney with 18 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Connecticut School of Law
Attorney Jeff Rivard is enthusiastic about meeting new people and is interested to learn all he can about you and your situation. And we are confident that you once you get to know Jeff, that you will discover he is precisely the type of person you are looking to for guidance on your estate planning needs.
Among his estate and long-term care planning skills, are helping you create plans for a solid, secure future that ultimately give you peace of mind. Jeff also heads up our Estate Administration Department and can help provide you the care and confidence (especially during this...
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Carey F. Kalmowitz
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
New York, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
Health Care
New York University School of Law
Carey F. Kalmowitz is a founding partner of The Health Law Partners, P.C. Mr. Kalmowitz graduated from New York University Law School in 1994 and from Vassar College in 1989.
Mr. Kalmowitz was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1994. He practices in all areas of healthcare law, with specific concentration on the corporate and financial aspects of healthcare, including structuring revenue-enhancing transactions among physicians and other healthcare providers, certificate of need, compliance investigations, corporate fraud and abuse/Stark and third party payment and reimbursement. In addition, Mr. Kalmowitz also practices in the following areas of health care law:
- Counsels physicians and...
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Lara J. Schneider-Bomzer
Berlin, CT Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Whether you are caring for an ill spouse and worried about losing your savings to pay for long term care, or you have decided to put your estate plan together to protect your family’s future, Lara will reduce the stress that often accompanies such financial and medical care challenges.
She will also draft your Will, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives and estate tax documents so you can relax knowing that your estate planning is done according to your specific wishes.
With more than 15 years of experience assisting people who are in need of estate planning, asset protection and Medicaid planning,...
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James Robert Barnes
Albany, NY Lawyer with 19 years of experience
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Wake Forest University School of Law and State University of New York - Binghamton
With more than 15 years, in the estate and long-term care planning field, James provides counsel to individuals, families and business to guide them to achieve their planning goals by implementing strategies customized for each client's unique circumstances.
James focuses his practice in elder law, trusts and estates, guardianship, special needs planning, and business formation and succession planning.
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James Stroud
Winston-Salem, NC Attorney with 43 years of experience
(336) 724-2600
102 West Third Street, Suite 650
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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Wake Forest University School of Law
Keith Stroud is a 25+ year veteran of the practice of law. Keith supports businesses in the Triad, spouses going through a separation and divorce, individuals and couples through estate planning, executors and administrators handling the estate of a loved one, and seniors and their family members in long term care and asset protection matters. He provides a straightforward and comprehensive approach to legal representation, and offers unique solutions designed to meet the goals of his clients.
While Keith’s practice is structured to help his clients avoid litigation, he is first and foremost a trial lawyer. His civil and past criminal...
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Colleen E. Masse
Berlin, CT Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfElder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Connecticut School of Law
Balancing everyday responsibilities and expectations can be challenging when you are caring for a loved one living with a disability. Add estate or special needs planning for the future into the mix, and it may feel utterly overwhelming. Attorney Colleen Masse understands what you are feeling and can guide you through your planning process in a straightforward and compassionate manner.
As Chair of our Special Needs Planning department and the Fiduciary Services department, Colleen can help you with a wide array of planning needs. She can partner with you on creating your comprehensive estate plan or laying out long-term care...
![Erin O. Duques]( "Erin O. Duques")
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Erin O. Duques
Madison, CT Attorney
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Quinnipiac University School of Law
Knowledge. Experience. Compassion. When you meet with Erin, you’ll quickly see that what she accomplishes for you is much more than simply drafting legal documents. Under Erin’s kind and gentle demeanor is an experienced attorney who will take great strides to understand your objectives. After all, your plan must be tailored to meet your specific circumstances, and your personal wishes.
Who is the right person to make financial or healthcare decisions for you? Who should you choose to serve as trustee? How can you leave money to a beneficiary with creditor or other issues? Erin will take the time to guide...
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Carly MacMillan
Nashville, TN Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Florida
Carly is an attorney in The Higgins Firm's Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Division. Carly began her career working with a large Florida based nursing home defense firm where she defended long-term care facilities against negligence and wrongful death claims. She continued this carrier path after moving to Nashville with her husband. Fortunately, we were able to convince her to come over to the good side where she now only represents families who were victims of bad nursing home practices.
Carly earned her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Florida and graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in...
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Eric M. Thorn
Tampa, FL Attorney with 23 years of experience
Construction, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Stetson University College of Law
Eric M. Thorn practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation, construction litigation, employment law, product liability, premises liability, transportation law, long-term care litigation, professional malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death.
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Edward P. Dabdoub
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
(888) 812-0393
1600 Ponce de Leon Blvd
Suite 1202
coral gables, FL 33134
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo Confcoral gables, FL Lawyer with 16 years of experience
University of Miami School of Law
Edward Dabdoub is Managing Partner of Dabdoub Law Firm – a firm dedicated to representation of individuals with long term disability claims. He built this firm with the specific purpose of helping people collect disability benefits from disability insurance companies. He handles long term disability claims, appeals and lawsuits with all major insurance companies. He has represented clients in lawsuits in both state and federal courts against insurance companies and has won cases at both the District Court level and the Appeals Court.
Mr. Dabdoub routinely advises clients on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), particularly with...
