About
I am dual certified as an Elder Law Lawyer via the National Elder Law Foundation, and as a Specialist in Elder Law by means of the Ohio State Bar Association. I am certainly one of twenty-three lawyers with this twin certification. I devote my exercise to those problems uniquely affecting the elderly, the disabled and their households. Having been raised via a determine with early onset Parkinson s Disease, and having witnessed a grandparent spend over sixteen years in a nursing facility tormented by Alzheimer s, I gravitated early in my profession towards the exercise of elder and disability regulation. I mounted my Law Office after leaving the Ohio Appellate Court with the purpose of assisting those in want navigate the maze of planning options to obtain premier care at the same time as maximizing to be had sources. My Firm is now comprised of 5 lawyers who together have over fifty years revel in operating solely within the fields of elder regulation and estate making plans. Each attorney and staff member brings his or her own experience and abilities to the exercise. For example, Lawyer Claudia Brown holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Case Western Reserve and has served as case worker for the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging. Kathy Cline, LSW, GCM, is a Certified Elder Care Coordinator for our Life Care Planning Services. All of the lawyers within the Firm are authorized with the aid of the VA to prepare, gift and prosecute claims for veteran’s blessings. I become the contributing Editor to the Elder Law Handbook posted by using the Ohio State Bar Association, each the 4th and 5th versions, having authored the Chapter on Medicaid. I am a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Lawyers, the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section of the Ohio State Bar Association, and sit on the Elder Law Committee for the Ohio State Bar Association, where I am the Chair for the State Hearings and Administrative Appeal Sub-Committee. I additionally am a former Board has membership of the Ohio Chapter. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Social Security Disability
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Costs
Certificates
Ohio State Bar Association
Certified Elder Law Lawyer
National Elder Law Foundation
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions


Experience
- Staff Lawyer
State of Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals
1993
Educations

Graduation year: 1989

Graduation year: 1985