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Meet Bob Cooper

Bob Cooper

G. Robert Cooper, Esq., Attorney at Law

Attorney Bob Cooper has been licensed to practice law since 1978. He earned a Law Degree from Duquesne and a Master of Science in Taxation from Robert Morris University.  He holds a BSBA from University of Denver.  His office is located in Oakmont, PA and he serves the greater Pittsburgh area including but no...

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Meet Christine Brown

Christine Brown

Zacharia Brown

Christine is a partner of Zacharia & Brown, and provides advice and counsel to clients and their families in the areas of Asset Protection planning and Medicaid Eligibility for nursing home care, Veterans' Benefits Eligibility and related Estate Planning and Estate Administration issues. Additionally, Zacharia &...

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Meet Timothy Sechler

Timothy Sechler

Sechler Law Firm, LLC

Tim became a Certified Elder Law Attorney* in 2017. A CELA is an attorney specializing in the field of elder law. Moreover, a CELA is required to maintain and improve their proficiency with continual practice, and continuing legal education. Becoming certified in elder law, validates a lawyer’s specialty to handl...

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Meet Christine Brown

Christine Brown

Zacharia Brown

Christine is a partner of Zacharia & Brown, and provides advice and counsel to clients and their families in the areas of Asset Protection planning and Medicaid Eligibility for nursing home care, Veterans' Benefits Eligibility and related Estate Planning and Estate Administration issues. Additionally, Zacharia &...

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Meet James Fenchel

James Fenchel

Fenchel Law Offices

James R. Fenchel II concentrates his practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning and administration, small business representation and civil litigation.  He is a member of the bar in both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of West Virginia.  He is also a member of the National Academy of E...

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Meet Christine Brown

Christine Brown

Zacharia Brown

Christine is a partner of Zacharia & Brown, and provides advice and counsel to clients and their families in the areas of Asset Protection planning and Medicaid Eligibility for nursing home care, Veterans' Benefits Eligibility and related Estate Planning and Estate Administration issues. Additionally, Zacharia &...

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Meet Doreen Seamon

Doreen Seamon

Seamon Law Offices PLLC

Doreen Seamon is the owner of Seamon Law Offices PLLC which serves both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. In her time as a practicing attorney, she has guided hundreds of families through critical estate planning decisions at varying stages of life. She is highly experienced in obtaining long-term care Medicaid benefits...

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Meet W. David Keast

W. David Keast

W. David Keast, Attorney At Law

Attorney Keast was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2007. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Mahoning County Bar Association, and the Ohio State Bar Association. He received his Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Xavier University and his Juris Doctor degree from The University of Akron...

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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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