Attorneys Helping the Elderly and Persons With Disabilities.

Our attorneys are active in various national elder law associations including The National Academy Of Elder Law Attorneys.

Services

• Elder Law - In an age when we are living longer lives, there are many new issues which the elderly face. At Oelbaum, Brown & Alsop, LLC, we will assist you in planning for yourself or your loved ones.
  
  
• Medicaid - The Medicaid laws are constantly changing and our staff at Oelbaum, Brown & Alsop, LLC are experienced in assisting you in planning for Medicaid. From in-home nursing to residential care facilities, we can help you in the application and utilization process of Medicaid.
  
  
• Guardianship/Conservatorship - We are often faced with a situation when a loved one needs help with their decision making, either because of a physical or mental handicap, both to meet their daily living needs and their financial needs. Oelbaum, Brown & Alsop, LLC can assist in setting up and maintaining the care they need through a guardianship or conservatorship.
  
  
• Probate - We can advise whether a deceased person's estate needs to go through the probate court and, if so, handle the process on your behalf.
  
  
• Estate Planning - For a will or trust, we will review your assets, discuss your long term goals with you and advise you on an estate plan that will allow you to meet those goals. We provide advice to fiduciaries and beneficiaries about trust administration and about their rights and obligations under a trust. We can also assist families with estate planning for those with disabilities; we prepare and administer Special Needs Trusts. We help clients plan for incapacity or disability; we can provide durable powers of attorney, health care directives, and Living Wills.
  
  
• Fiduciary Litigation - Conflicts can develop over wills, trusts, estates and related matters. We can handle such cases for you and your family. Oelbaum, Brown & Alsop, LLC will help you through finding additional heirs, determining the authenticity of a will or trust or uncovering estate assets.
  
  
• Special Needs Trust - We can also assist families with estate planning for those with disabilities. We prepare and administer Special Needs Trusts. If proper estate planning is not done, a bequest or Trust for the disabled or injured person may result in the loss of public benefits. We can develop an estate plan through the preparation of a Special Needs Trust which will protect public benefits eligibility.
  
  
• Life Care Planning - A Life Care Plan is a holistic approach to long-term planning for the elderly, disabled or chronically-ill client. A Life Care Plan includes the services of an attorney and an elder care coordinator who work together to enhance the quality of life of their client for a lifetime of total care.
  
  Life Care Planning includes legal services to protect assets, coupled with health care assessment, comprehensive care coordination and advocacy services.
  
  Life Care Plans are customized to meet our clients' needs and desires and provides the client with a road map to achieve their goals.
  
  The Life Care Plan connects your concerns with long-term care as you go through the later stages of your life with the knowledge and expertise of Oelbaum, Brown & Alsop, LLC.
  
  
• Veterans Benefits - The Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides wartime veterans and the surviving spouses of deceased wartime veterans a special monthly pension called Aid and Attendance. This pension may be available to wartime veterans and their surviving spouses who have in-home care or who live in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Eligibility includes military service requirements in addition to a "needs" requirement.
  
  The laws governing VA benefits are complex and filing a claim can be time consuming and confusing. Our services include Veterans Benefits Planning and assistance with the application process.
  
  

The firm takes pride in its following goals:

• Successful and prompt completion of work
• Producing quality legal work at a reasonable price
• Developing an ongoing relationship with clients, on which client can rely
• Involvement in community affairs and service
• Education of clients and public
• Making Oelbaum, Brown & Alsop, LLC a good place to work

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