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We help clients with the legal and financial considerations associated with long-term care.  The legal planning typically includes estate and incapacity planning documents and reviewing ownership and beneficiaries of current assets.  The financial planning typically includes strateges for protecting assets and accessing helpful benefits to help pay for care.

Roger Kirschenbaum is a partner in MendenFreiman’s estate planning, trust and estate administration and business practice areas. His primary areas of practice include estate planning, probate and estate administration, general corporate and business law, and related tax-planning matters. He primarily works with high-net-worth clients and owners of closely held businesses to devise plans that achieve both fundamental and complex estate-related goals.. Roger has significant experience in probate matters relating to wrongful death negligence cases. In addition, he previously served as a public arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. From 1985 to 1996, he represented professional athletes as a registered contract advisor with the National Basketball Players Association and the National Football League Players Association. Prior to joining MendenFreiman in 2017, Roger had his own private practice and was an of counsel attorney with Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal, P.C. He currently serves on the Emory University Gift Planning Advisory Council.

Originally from Cobb County, Georgia, I returned by way of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to the Atlanta area after graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 2006.  In law school, I focused on sharpening the litigation and negotiation skills that I rely on today in my practice on a day to day basis.  Prior to law school, I graduated with honors from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance.. In law practice, I have earned experience defending large insurance insurers and self-insureds, but have also successfully prosecuted injury claims on behalf of clients. With this valuable experience, I strive to give personal attention to each case and provide high quality legal services, whether I represent the plaintiff or the defendant.. My practice offers the personal attention, efficient representation and experienced decision-making needed to maximize recovery for my clients or otherwise defend their interests in a professional yet aggressive manner. My law practice is devoted to guiding injured workers and accident victims through the claims process and achieving excellent results. I operate a solo practice based on relationships and referrals rather than volume and advertising. This allows me to provide the personal attention needed to protect the rights of those suffering from disabling injuries and maximize recovery in an aggressive yet professional manner.  I understand that my clients need advice, guidance and advocacy after they have been involved in a work accident or car crash. I use technology to increase efficiency, saving my clients time while maximizing recovery whether by negotiating a cash settlement in a car accident claim or by securing an injured worker the maximum benefits allowed by law. My extensive knowledge and past experience representing insurance companies gives me the advantage at the negotiating table and in the courtroom.. Practice Focus:. Representation of Injured Workers: Handling and prosecutionof workers’ compensation insurance claims including catastrophic, orthopedic and neurological injuries arising in the course of and in the scope of employment. Obtaining state law benefits due after disabling spinal injuries, upper and lower extremity trauma, head injuries, occupational disease and tissue burns.. Representation of Accident Victims (Personal Injury): Initiating and litigating bodily injury claims outside of work. Efficient assessment of available insurance coverage and guidance through the claims and treatment process with particular understanding of a multitude of pathologies. Maximizing claim value and negotiating settlement, whether pre-suit or in litigation.

Jacquelyn, known as Jackie, is a founding partner of The Saylor Law Firm LLP. She is the Immediate Past Chair of the Estate Planning & Probate Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Jackie served as the 107th President of the Atlanta Bar Association. She received the 2016 Outstanding Woman in the Profession (WIP) Award from the WIP Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Super Lawyers has rated her as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Georgia. She also has been rated a Preeminent Lawyer, a Legal Leader, a Top Attorney, Super Lawyer and a Legal Elite Lawyer by various rating authorities. She was awarded the Justice Benham Award for Community Service by the State Bar of Georgia. Jackie is the Co-Editor and Co-Author of Women and the Law: A Guide to Women’s Legal Rights in Georgia, which she coordinated as a member of The Georgia Commission on Women. Jackie is on the Editorial Boards of The Mortmain, the official newsletter of the Estate Planning & Probate Section and The Atlanta Lawyer, the official newsletter of the Atlanta Bar Association.. Prior to founding The Saylor Law Firm, Jackie was Of Counsel to a Peachtree Center law firm, where she practiced Trusts & Estate Law, Probate Law, Business Law, Litigation and Real Estate Law. Previously, she was Legal Counsel to the Special Judiciary Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives, was a Staff Attorney for the Georgia Court of Appeals and worked and volunteered for other governmental and community organizations.

I have focused my practice on all aspects of family and domestic relations law, including divorce, division of assets, custody, alimony, child support, support modification, legitimation, paternity, and contempt since 1987. I have been privileged to hold many leadership positions in the legal profession in the State of Georgia, including fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers which is an exclusive organization of the nation's preeminent family law practitioners, master of the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education which bears primary responsibility for basic training and continuing education of Georgia's judicial branch, and chair of the the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency. I frequently speak on family-law topics throughout Georgia and have published many articles on family law for Continuing Legal Education seminars. I am a co-author of family law legislation. In addition to my trial experience, I have extensive expertise in resolving cases by mediation and settlement, I am also a fully-trained mediator and late-case evaluator.

I believe that when you need an attorney, it should be an experience that resolves your business or personal matter without adding additional burden to your life.. I am passionate about excellent client service. I communicate with my clients and return my phone calls. My fees are reasonable and my work is timely. I've been a business owner and managed a family. In short, I am the attorney you can rely on.. I am a registered mediator and am licensed to practice law in Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina.  I have extensive experience in business, contract, estate planning, elder law, estate administration and trust matters.

I am a founding partner of Gaslowitz Frankel LLC, a premiere fiduciary litigation law firm in Atlanta, GA.  My firm and I have represented numerous executors, trustees, heirs, and beneficiaries in connection with allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties.

I am a fiduciary litigator with a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School as well as both accounting and finance degrees, summa cum laude, from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. My litigation practice at Gaslowitz Frankel LLC involves representing family members, corporate fiduciaries and business owners in complex will, trust, estate, guardianship and partnership disputes.. My firm handles potential breaches of fiduciary duties and disputes in probate matters, estates, wills, trusts, guardianships, businesses, and partnerships. To my clients, I am a counselor in every sense of the word. I guide people in making both legal and practical decisions in times of enormous emotional stress, while at the same time helping them gain perspective on what matters and what is oftentimes distraction or noise. I publish and lecture frequently in the area of fiduciary disputes and particularly on the resolution and avoidance of those disputes, and have been interviewed frequently by national publications, including the New York Times, Fortune Magazine, Time Magazine, and U.S. News and World Report. I have also appeared numerous times on CNN and several local media outlets as an expert commentator on high-profile estate and trust disputes in the news. For more information, please email or call.

George Menden is a cofounding partner of MendenFreiman.  His practice focuses on the areas of business law, business tax planning, wealth  planning, wills and trusts, and asset protection.  His expertise in highly complex midmarket transactions, combined with his extensive knowledge of business, tax, and estate planning, provides his clients with world-class representation and wealth-transfer strategies.  George represents companies with domestic and international operations in manufacturing, distribution and service sectors.  He often advises business clients throughout all stages of their development from business formation, growth, maturity and ultimately a sale, which results in financial freedom for his clients.. George began his career as a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young where he focused on the accounting and tax complexities of mergers and acquisitions.  He then joined Alston & Bird in 1985 as a business transaction attorney.  George is a frequent guest speaker on business, taxation and estate planning topics and previously served as the tax editor for Professional Excellence, a publication for dentists and orthodontists.

For the first 15 years of my career I was an estate tax attorney with the IRS in the Atlanta district office.  In that capacity, I examined hundreds of gift and estate tax returns, negotiated tax settlements and assisted IRS Counsel with docketed Tax Court cases.  Since, leaving the IRS, I have used the knowledge and experience I gained there to assist cllients in navigating through the intricacies of the tax code as it relates to trusts and estate matters.  My clients also include family business owners, tax motivated investors and individuals engaged iin tax controversies with the IRS.

Debra Scott , JD, MPH has more than twenty years of professional experience as a lawyer and uses her combination of law, accounting and public health skills during the course of client representation. Debra is a strong fiduciary litigator and understands fiduciary and compliance principals resulting from her legal and accounting background. Debra Scott has been a national and regional conference speaker and is often a continuing legal education guest lecturer on probate matters and trusts.. Debra Scott earned a Juris Doctor in Law from Syracuse University College of Law, a Master of Public Health from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health with a concentration in Health Services Management and a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside in Political Science. Debra currently is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, Estate Planning Section. She studied accounting at Clayton State University, in Atlanta, Georgia and was conferred membership into the Golden Key Honor Society.

As the son of an Air Force officer, I had the fortune of "growing up" in many different places, which exposed me to a diverse array of people and cultures.  These experiences helped to shape the person and attorney I am today: curious, engaging, and versatile.  When it comes to the practice of law, I strive to assist my clients with all of their legal needs in a direct and cost-effective manner.  If I do not possess the requisite experience in the area of law at hand, chances are I know and can steer my clients to an attorney who does.  When not working with clients, I enjoy traveling, hiking with my two Catahoulas, Belle and Tallulah, and spending time with my family and adorable nephew in Tampa, Florida.

An emeritus partner in MendenFreiman’s estate planning, trust and estate administration practice areas, Janet Fortune has more than 30 years’ experience in administration of trusts and estates and the legal questions surrounding their drafting and management. She is known for her practical approach to problem solving and her ability to construct her client’s final financial picture to reveal and protect, to the greatest extent possible, the full value of their estate.. Prior to joining MendenFreiman, Janet was the in-house trust counsel at Wachovia Bank and was a founding member of the law firm of Becker & Fortune LLP. In addition to her J.D., she completed extensive graduate level coursework in counseling psychology at the University of Toledo and Georgia State University and finds her studies to be of enormous value when working with clients experiencing grief and loss.

Admitted to practice law in Georgia since 1994, Daniel D. Munster has invested more than twenty-five years assisting Georgians with various Eldercare, Special Needs, and traditional Estate Planning matters. While his main office is located in Atlanta, Georgia, the firm provides representation to clients across the state without regard to geographic location. When distance presents a challenge, meeting at a satellite office or via video conference is possible.. The opportunity to care for an aging or disabled loved one can be an incredible blessing, yet can also present a minefield fraught with pitfalls for those lacking a comprehensive estate / long-term care plan consisting of the ideal asset structure and legal documents (Wills, Trusts, General Powers of Attorney and/or Medical Directives). Whether the client is adapting their estate in crisis mode because nursing home care is needed in real time or implementing a plan preemptively, Mr. Munster’s goal is always to provide effective and easily understood advice leading to the client’s objective. While the firm offers assistance with traditional estate planning matters, many of Mr. Munster's cases involve long-term care planning and asset protection via nursing home Medicaid and/or VA long-term care benefits.. Mr. Munster's ethical and compassionate approach to the practice of law has earned favorable recognition within the legal community. For example, Martindale-Hubbell has awarded Mr. Munster its highest peer review rating (AV Preeminent) every year since 2005. Atlanta Magazine has named him a SuperLawyer® each year since 2007. Best Lawyers in America® has included Mr. Munster in its rankings (Elder Law / Trusts & Estates) in 2019 and 2020. Finally, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mr. Munster’s law firm among Georgia’s “Tier 1 – Best Law Firms” in the recently released 10th Edition (2020) of their prestigious annual rankings.

25 years practicing, licensed in New York and Georgia.. After a long stint in prosecution, I started my law practice a short time after my grandmother passed away without a will.  She died of dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, which is the 6th leading cause of death for seniors claiming more lives than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.  I was called to educate the community and help families avoid the tension and turmoil that ebbs from not planning the inevitable. Estate planning is not for you but for the loved ones you leave behind.  Give your loved ones the gift of a lifetime legacy and peace of mind by preparing your estate plan before it is too late.. My role is to guide you in designing your personalized Love Legacy.  I will help you protect your assets while you are alive and transfer them to your loved ones when you are gone.  I prepare all Estate Planning documents including Last Wills & Testaments, Living Wills, Ethical Wills or Letters of Intent, Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Health care Directives & Powers of Attorney as well as provide assistance in obtaining Guardianship and Letters of Administration to probate the estate of your loved ones who died without a will.  My probate litigation experience is an added bonus...I don't have to refer you to another attorney like other estate lawyers do.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in Atlanta and surrounding areas.