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Mary Kathryn Brennan

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

Mary Kathryn Brennan

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

Mary Kathryn Brennan

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

Mary Kathryn Brennan is an elder law attorney with Brennan & Rogers, PLLC. Mary Kathryn's practice is focused on elder law, Medicaid (MaineCare) planning, probate, and contested matters in the York and Cumberland County Probate Courts. She is licensed to practice in Maine.   She has represented elders in matters before Maine Superior, District, and Probate courts; the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office of Medicare Hearings and has extensive long-term care knowledge. Formerly, she was a staff attorney for Legal Services for the Elderly, Inc.  

Mary Kathryn received the 2014 Maine Justice Foundation New Lawyer of the Year Award. She was named a "Rising Star" by SuperLawyers from 2015 through 2019. Mary Kathryn is a member of NAELA, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

She is a former member of the boards of the Maine Justice Foundation, the Museums of Old York, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging Caregiver Support Program Advisory Committee, and the Professional Ethics Commission for the Maine State Bar.

Firm Description

Our firm practice is limited to elder law, estate planning, MaineCare planning, and probate.  We assist clients with wills, trusts (both irrevocable and revocable trusts or living trusts), powers of attorney, MaineCare (Medicaid) eligibility (5-year look back period), MaineCare application filing assistance, and related matters.

We are proud to announce that our firm has been the declared the first-place winner in the "Best Law Firm" category in both the 2021 and 2022 Best of the Seacoast Community Choice Awards. We are honored by this community recognition for  the second  year runni

 

We are proud to announce that our firm has been declared the first place winner in the “Best Law Firm” category in the 2022 Best of the Seacoast Community Choice Awards.  We are honored by this community recognition for the second year running

Hours

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Monday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM

Cost

We bill most new estate planning matters on a flat fee basis with few exceptions. All our fees are put in writing.

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Main Office

279 York Street
York, ME 03909

2 Storer Street, Suite 111
Kennebunk, ME 04043

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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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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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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

Medicare's coverage of nursing home care is quite limited. For those who can afford it and who can qualify for coverage, long-term care insurance is the best alternative 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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