In recent years, we've increasingly seen the field described as elder care law and the lawyers as. Elder law encompasses a wide range of legal matters that affect older individuals Attorneys who practice elder law advocate for seniors and execute legal plans to assist them in living better lives Elderlaw 101 find basic articles that clearly explain essential topics in the field of elder law, like medicaid, medicare, estate planning, and social security His elder law practice includes estate planning, medicaid planning and qualification, preparation of wills, trusts (including special needs trusts), durable powers of attorney and other documents, probate, guardianship and litigation in those areas. Earned his doctor of jurisprudence degree from the emory university school of law, where he was an atlanta law school fellowship recipient
He holds a bachelor of science degree from the united states air force academy, and also a master's degree in public policy and administration Smith is a member of the national academy of elder law attorneys.
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