About Friedman Law
[Lawrence A. Friedman, CELA]

For over 25 years, Friedman Law has helped New Jersey and New York families negotiate the confusing rules affecting seniors and disabled people to Preserve savings against nursing home and other long term care costs Avoid impoverishment when a spouse needs nursing home or other long term care Evaluate choices to obtain long term care in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or private home and pay via Medicaid, long term care insurance, or otherwise Protect rights when negotiating nursing home and other contracts Draw Wills and Trusts that minimize taxes, get assets to intended beneficiaries, and protect children of prior marriages from being disinherited by a surviving spouse Administer a loved one's estate Use Special Needs Trusts to maintain disability benefits when settling a malpractice or other personal injury claim or developing an estate plan Transition from special education and obtain Division of Developmental Disabilities benefits Qualify for Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, Social Security Disability, housing assistance, and other programs Use powers of attorney, health care directives, and guardianships to make decisions when mental faculties decline Lawrence A. Friedman's strong credentials, (click "resume" button), are reflected in his elder law certification, Bar Association recognition, and frequent articles and presentations to other lawyers. He is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, an organization approved by the American Bar Association and is a past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Elder and Disabilities Law Section and a former director of the Arc and PLAN/NJ. Lawrence A. Friedman received the NJSBA Distinguished Legislative Service Award for writing legislation that helps disabled people use special needs trusts to maintain a decent standard of living. He frequently presents programs to teach other lawyers and lay people about developments in elder, disabilities, tax and trusts and estates law and has published many articles on these subjects. For over 10 years, he has presented "Sophisticated Elder Law Concepts" for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.