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Paula G. Bregman

Bregman & Lantz LLC

Paula G. Bregman

Bregman & Lantz LLC

Paula G. Bregman

Bregman & Lantz LLC

For over 40 years, Attorney Paula G. Bregman has provided the Northeastern PA community with sound, individualized legal expertise and guidance. Upon graduating with her B.A. in Economics from Queens College, City University of New York, and receiving her J.D. and L.L.M. from the New York University School of Law, she became a partner at Rosenn, Jenkins, & Greenwald, serving with them for nearly 20 years.

Attorney Bregman opened a personal practice in March of 1993, and began focusing on helping individuals and families plan for all of the unforeseen circumstances life can bring. In August of 2015, Paula partnered with David Z. Lantz, and together they started Bregman & Lantz, LLC to continue Paula’s passion to provide excellence in every case, and with every client they serve.

Paula is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association, and the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. Attorney Bregman is a former member of the Pennsylvania Client Security Fund Board, and has received an AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rating. She currently resides in Forty Fort with her husband, Howard.

Firm Description

Bregman & Lantz LLC was founded in early 2015 when Attorney David Z. Lantz partnered with established Elder Law Attorney Paula G. Bregman, creating a firm built around putting the needs of their clients above all else. We understand that each case needs to be handled on an individual level, and are committed to providing you the best possible solution, tailored for your specific needs.

We specialize in a variety of areas of law, including Elder Law (Asset Protection Planning, Long Term Care Planning, Nursing Home Planning), Small and Large Estate Planning (Wills, Financial Power of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attorney, Living Wills), Estate Administration (Probate and Non-Probate Estates, Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Returns), Special Needs Planning (Supplemental Needs Trust Planning, Public Benefits Planning), and Trust Planning (Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts, Credit Shelter Trusts, Charitable Remainder Trusts)

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Forty Fort, PA 18704

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Medicaid 101
What Medicaid Covers

In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

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How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

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In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

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How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

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Medicaid Planning Strategies

Careful planning for potentially devastating long-term care costs can help protect your estate, whether for your spouse or for your children.

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Estate Recovery: Can Medicaid Take My House After I’m Gone?

If steps aren't taken to protect the Medicaid recipient's house from the state’s attempts to recover benefits paid, the house may need to be sold.

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Help Qualifying and Paying for Medicaid, Or Avoiding Nursing Home Care

There are ways to handle excess income or assets and still qualify for Medicaid long-term care, and programs that deliver care at home rather than in a nursing home.

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Are Adult Children Responsible for Their Parents’ Care?

Most states have laws on the books making adult children responsible if their parents can't afford to take care of themselves.

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Applying for Medicaid

Applying for Medicaid is a highly technical and complex process, and bad advice can actually make it more difficult to qualify for benefits.

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Alternatives to Medicaid

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ElderLaw 101
Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Long-Term Care Insurance

Understand the ins and outs of insurance to cover the high cost of nursing home care, including when to buy it, how much to buy, and which spouse should get the coverage.

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Medicare

Learn who qualifies for Medicare, what the program covers, all about Medicare Advantage, and how to supplement Medicare’s coverage.

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Retirement Planning

We explain the five phases of retirement planning, the difference between a 401(k) and an IRA, types of investments, asset diversification, the required minimum distribution rules, and more.

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Senior Living

Find out how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility, when to fight a discharge, the rights of nursing home residents, all about reverse mortgages, and more.

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Social Security

Get a solid grounding in Social Security, including who is eligible, how to apply, spousal benefits, the taxation of benefits, how work affects payments, and SSDI and SSI.

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Special Needs Planning

Learn how a special needs trust can preserve assets for a person with disabilities without jeopardizing Medicaid and SSI, and how to plan for when caregivers are gone.

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Veterans Benefits

Explore benefits for older veterans, including the VA’s disability pension benefit, aid and attendance, and long-term care coverage for veterans and surviving spouses.

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