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Smilie Rogers

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

2 Storer Street, Suite 111
Kennebunk, ME 04043

A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law (Order of the Coif), the University of Washington School of Law (LL.M in taxation) and a former attorney-advisor to Judge Carolyn P. Chiechi at the US Tax Court, Smilie has been practicing with the same focus on estate planning since 2003.  Smilie was named a Rising Star in SuperLawyers Magazine in 2013.  Smilie regularly speaks on estate planning matters and keeps a blog, the Digital Hereinafter which can be found at https://maineestateattorney.com/ Smilie is licensed to practice law in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. 

Smilie Rogers

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

279 York Street
York, ME 03909

A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law (Order of the Coif), the University of Washington School of Law (LL.M in taxation) and a former attorney-advisor to Judge Carolyn P. Chiechi at the US Tax Court, Smilie has been practicing with the same focus on estate planning since 2003.  Smilie was named a Rising Star in SuperLawyers Magazine in 2013.  Smilie regularly speaks on estate planning matters and keeps a blog, the Digital Hereinafter which can be found at https://maineestateattorney.com/ Smilie is licensed to practice law in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. 


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Meet Lisa Friedlander

Lisa Friedlander

Lisa J. Friedlander, Attorney at Law

Lisa earned her J.D. Degree from Maine Law School in 1992. Since then, she has represented numerous clients in elder law, estate planning, probate and other legal matters.  In home visits are available!

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Meet Smilie Rogers

Smilie Rogers

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law (Order of the Coif), the University of Washington School of Law (LL.M in taxation) and a former attorney-advisor to Judge Carolyn P. Chiechi at the US Tax Court, Smilie has been practicing with the same focus on estate planning since 2003.  Smilie was named...

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Meet Mary Kathryn Brennan

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...

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Meet Smilie Rogers

Smilie Rogers

Brennan & Rogers, PLLC

A graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law (Order of the Coif), the University of Washington School of Law (LL.M in taxation) and a former attorney-advisor to Judge Carolyn P. Chiechi at the US Tax Court, Smilie has been practicing with the same focus on estate planning since 2003.  Smilie was named...

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Meet Kerri Tasker

Kerri Tasker

Laboe & Tasker, PLLC

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Meet Justin Peltier

Justin Peltier

Peltier Law Office, PLLC

Peltier Law Office, PLLC, is located in Merrimac, Massachusetts, on the northern end of Route 495. We provide ample parking and maintain a small-town feel with big-city results. Our expertise and practice areas are limited to estate planning, elder law, asset protection, probate and trust administration, and business p...

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Meet Robert Jutras

Robert Jutras

Robert A. Jutras, Esquire

Bob has been practicing law for 36 years and is licensed in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Bob graduated from the University of New Hampshire and subsequently completed his legal training at the University of Maine School of Law. He is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Massachusetts and New Ham...

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Meet Jennifer Holmes

Jennifer Holmes

Curtin Law Office, PLLC

Education: University of Maine School of Law, J.D., 1999 Union College, B.A., 1991 Admitted to practice law in New Hampshire and Massachusetts Memberships: New Hampshire Bar Association, New Hampshire Bar Association's Elder Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law Section, New Hampshire Estate Planning Council, Women's B...

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Meet Arthur Skarmeas

Arthur Skarmeas

The Law Office of Arthur Skarmeas

Arthur Skarmeas has practiced law in the areas of Estate Planning and Administration, Elder Law, Corporate law, Real Estate Law, Litigation and Appellate Law for over 20 years. Arthur’s depth of experience, attention to detail, and personal concern for his clients has been the hallmark of his career. Prior to fo...

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Meet Susan Grady

Susan Grady

Law Office of Susan R. Grady

Attorney Susan R. Grady is a solo practitioner who concentrates her practice in Elder Law (protection of assets from nursing home and preparation of Medicaid applications), Probate Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Wills, Trusts, and Seller Representation. She received her B.A. degree in 1986 from College of the...

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Meet Daniel Doherty

Daniel Doherty

MacLean Holloway Doherty & Sheehan PC

Daniel W. Doherty is a shareholder in MacLean Holloway Doherty Ardiff & Morse, P.C. where he concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, tax law, elder law, estate planning and administration. He received his B.S.B.A. from Merrimack College and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, cum laude. Mr...

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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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