Firm: Sikes & Edwards PC
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Beaufort County Probate Court
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Miller Merwyn J Attorney
Practice Areas: Elder Law
MERWYN J. MILLER, J.D. (Merv) has co-authored two books. The most recent, Don't Go Broke in a Nursing Home, is a guide for those needing to navigate the difficult road to affording the cost of assisted living, in home care, and skilled nursing for loved also co-authored a legal text book (Understanding California Real Estate Law).. Merv has been an estate planning attorney for almost 40 years and an elder law attorney for well over 20 years. In addition to estate planning he assists families in obtaining Medi-Cal and veterans benefits and often coordinates with the families’ financial advisor.Merv is an estate planning and elder law attorney with an active law office in Encinitas, San Diego County, California. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1974 and has been certified by that organization's Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law. Merv earned his law degree at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California, and holds a Masters degree in Financial Services with an emphasis in Estate Planning. He is accredited by the Veterans Administration under accreditation number 9055. He has taught law courses at both public and private colleges and for many years served as a member of the adjunct faculty of the College for Financial Planning.. He wrote legal columns for many local papers, including the largest regional newspaper in San Diego County (the Blade Citizen and its successor, the North County Times), and professional journals for 15 years. He has appeared on the "Wealth Management" television series and has been listed in "Who's Who in American Law.". Merv is a frequent lecturer on estate planning topics to other attorneys and allied professionals including having presented at Continuing Legal Education, Society for Financial Service Professionals, International Association for Financial Planning, and Estate Planning Council conferences and the Trusts and Estates Section of the North County Bar Association.Merv is well known to a host of insurance and investment firms. He enjoys traveling, dining on gourmet food and wine, golfing, reading about the American Western Frontier and the Civil War, and coaching youth basketball teams.
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Firm: Senior Citizens Legal Services
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: RMO LLP
Practice Areas: Elder Law
Meghan Glaspy is the Managing Attorney in the Orange County office. Having previously served as a Deputy District Attorney, Meghan brings extensive trial experience and has worked closely with clients through complex and emotionally-charged disputes. Meghan brings that experience to RMO where she focuses her practice on probate disputes, including will and trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, financial elder abuse protection, and contested conservatorships, representing beneficiaries, as well as individual, professional and corporate fiduciaries (administrators, executors, trustees and conservators). Meghan grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from University of California, San Diego with a B.A. in Literature and English. She studied law at Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a published author in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy.
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Firm: Talbot Law Group, P.C.
Practice Areas: Elder Law
Matthew is a top rated Elder Law and Trust Attorney in Walnut Creek, CA. Matthew specializes in Trust Law, Conservatorships, Financial Elder Abuse and related Probate matters including Estate Planning. Matthew began his career in the field of trusts and estates, and expanded into elder law, becoming a specialist in complex conservatorship and trust issues.. Matthew's commitment to outstanding service has earned him the prestigious Super Lawyer's Rising Star designation for 2016 and 2017, Avvo's top rating of "Superb" in Elder Law, Lead Counsel Rating in Estate Planning, and recognition in San Francisco Magazine.Additionally, Matthew is a member of the Complex Conservatorship Panel for Contra Costa County, an exclusive group of highly qualified attorneys. He has also been chosen specifically by the Courts to represent individuals in complex court proceedings involving Trusts, Estate Planning, and Conservatorships. He has also assisted in high profile celebrity probate cases.. Matthew is committed to advocating on behalf of his clients, and has gained a reputation in the legal community as a trusted professional.. Mr. Talbot is deeply involved in his community. He has taught classes on behalf of the Contra Costa Bar Association to other attorneys, given talks for the Robert McGrath Inns of Court and Barristers Association, and continues to serve as a mentor for attorneys in the practice of Trusts, Estate and Elder Law.. Matthew was admitted to the California bar in 2006 and has practiced probate law in Contra Costa County since 2006. He earned his J.D. at the University of San Francisco. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of California Berkeley.. Matthew is a member of the Trusts and Estates section of the California State Bar. Additionally, he is a member of the Barristers section, Estate Planning and Probate section, Elder Law section, ADR Section, Solo and Small Firm Section, and Litigation section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association.. Matthew is on the Executive Board for the Robert G. McGrath American Inns Of Court. He is an active member of the Executive Board for Contra Costa County Senior Legal Services, on the board of directors for the Barristers Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association, and a contributing member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.. Matthew is also a California Notary Public.. Email Matthew at:
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Firm: Garcia & Artigliere
Practice Areas: Elder Law
As a civil trial lawyer, Matthew J. Gustin fights for those who have been preyed upon by unethical, careless, and greedy organizations and individuals in California. He is a devoted advocate for elderly individuals and families who have been injured due to abuse or neglect at nursing homes, residential care communities, and assisted living centers. Gustin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Cal State University Fullerton in 2012 and his Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law in 2015, where he graduated summa cum laude and third in his class. Prior to joining Garcia & Artigliere and focusing full-time on elder and nursing home abuse, he worked in employment law, representing employees who had been wronged by their employers. Gustin is committed to putting an end to elder abuse and neglect in the U.S.
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Firm: Matthew B Crum, PC
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Geisler Patterson Law
Practice Areas: Elder Law
Martha is the Founder of Geisler Patterson Law, she has over 30 years’ experience in the law. She was a winning litigator as a Deputy City Attorney. She decided she wanted more in life than winning trials, and gravitated to Elder Law because she knew she could make a difference in people’s lives while helping people with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s, those who have had strokes, and people living with disabilities.. Martha has spent thousands of hours becoming an expert. There are only a few attorneys in the State of California who have Certification from the National Elder Law Foundation. The Certification requires both experience extensive knowledge, and recommendations Martha knows the rules related to both Medi-Cal and Veteran’s Benefits. She has helped hundreds of clients obtain Medi-Cal and/or Veteran’s Benefits to pay for care.
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Firm: Wasserman Comden Casselman & Esensten
Practice Areas: Elder Law
For the past 10 years, I have enjoyed practicing Elder Law and educating my clients on the options they have to control and improve their lives. My Elder Law Services include:. Protecting Assets and Qualifying for State Paid Private Nursing Home Benefits. Preparing Estate Plans (Wills, Trusts; Powers of Attorney). Navigating Probates Through the Court Procedures and Accountings. Special Needs Trusts (First Party, Third Party, and Pooled). Conservatorships (Person, Estate and Limited; Accountings). Litigation (Trust, Conservatorship, Probate, Financial Elder Abuse)
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Firm: Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, A Professional Corporation
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Parham Smith & Archenhold, L.L.C.
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Knapp & Viola, A Professional Corporation
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Mark A. Panfel, Esq.
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Disability Rights California
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Marc P Lubatkin PC
Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Practice Areas: Elder Law
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Firm: Law Offices of Linda S. Durston
Practice Areas: Elder Law
Linda S. Durston, Ph.D., J.D., practices estate, special needs and incapacity planning, probate and trust administration, conservatorship and guardianship law, and other aspects of Elder Law. She has a strong background in public benefits administration.. Ms. Durston is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, the Berkeley-Albany Bar Association, and East Bay Trusts & Estates Lawyers. She chaired the Elder Law, Conservatorship and Guardianship Committee Alameda County Bar Association and of East Bay Trusts & Estates Lawyers (2008-2010). She is a member of the California State Bar Trusts and Estates Executive Committee where she is active on the Incapacity, the Estate Planning, the Educating Consumers, and the Trust and Estate Quarterly subcommittees.. Ms. Durston is a contributing author to two of the University of California’s Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) practice treatises for lawyers: She coauthors Chapter 14 (“Duties of Conservators of the Estate”) and Chapter 22 (“Limited Conservatorships”) of CEB’sCalifornia Conservatorship Practiceand authors Chapter 5 (“Estate Planning”) of CEB’sSpecial Needs Trusts Planning: Drafting and Administration. She authored Chapter 12 (“Seeking or Opposing Removal of Trustee”) of Matthew Bender’s attorney practice guideCalifornia Trust coauthored a chapter on special needs trusts for the AIDS Legal Referral Panel’sAIDS Law Manual(2004 Fourth Edition). She is principal author with Linda G. Mills of “The Rhetoric, Politics, and Therapeutics of Opening Statements in Social Security Disability Hearings,”Yale Journal on Law and Feminism8, 1:119-144, 1996.. Ms. Durston is a frequent speaker to professional and community organizations on estate and special needs planning and administration. She recently appeared as a guest to discuss Social Security issues on Chuck Finney’s National Public Radio broadcast “Your Legal Rights” (station KALW).. Ms. Durston is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she received undergraduate and graduate (A.B., M.A., ., and Ph.D.) degrees in Rhetoric. She received her J.D. from New College of California School of Law of San Francisco in 1999. She was admitted to practice law in the State of California and in United States Federal Court in the Northern District of California also in 1999. Before Ms. Durston entered the legal profession, she lectured in Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, and in English at the University of California, Davis, and San Jose State University.. She is the proud mother of one, loves to read, cook, knit and hike, and has a soft spot for Beethoven, Bach and Boxer dogs.
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