Nevada Elder Law
Serving Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City Nevada
Trent, Tyrell & Phillips has particular experience and knowledge in the area of elder law. Our elder law attorneys help clients and families navigate the often emotionally charged issues that arise as a loved one ages, and help to put a plan in place to ensure their physical and financial needs are met.
The firm advises clients on matters including:
- Special needs planning
- Long term care planning
- Exploitation
- Medicaid planning
- Guardianships
- Litigation and dispute resolution
Special Needs Planning
At Trent, Tyrell & Phillips we believe good planning ensures you or your elderly family member receives the care and treatment needed. Our elder law lawyers advise clients and assist in:
- Guardianships
- Powers of attorney
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility and benefits
- Special needs trusts
- Other avenues to help clients preserve assets and obtain needed benefits.
Long-Term Care Planning
Trent, Tyrell & Phillips' attorneys help clients answer the often difficult questions of how to pay for needed care for an elderly family member and how to manage the financial and health care issues of the elderly person, including advising on
- Long-term care insurance
- Aging in place
- Nursing home assistance
- Other options.
Exploitation
Financial exploitation of the elderly is an increasing problem. Trent, Tyrell & Phillips' attorneys help family members identify and prevent financial abuse, including the mismanagement or outright theft of money, property, or other assets. We can advise families on protecting an elderly person's assets and ensuring that those assets are used for his or her benefit.
Medicaid Planning
Trent, Tyrell & Phillips helps clients make the proper arrangements to qualify for Medicaid coverage if long-term nursing home care becomes necessary. In many cases it is possible, with proper planning, to get necessary coverage for the elderly person who requires the care while protecting the assets of a spouse who remains at home.
Guardianships
A guardianship is a court-ordered legal relationship in which a guardian is appointed to oversee and manage an incapacitated elderly person's personal, medical, and financial needs. Often, the guardian is a spouse or child of the person who is unable to manage their affairs independently. The court can give the following powers to a guardian:
- Choosing where the ward lives
- Making medical decisions
- Controlling the ward's financial and contractual affairs
- Making estate planning decisions.
Trent, Tyrell & Phillips has a long and established reputation for assisting clients in guardianship proceedings, ensuring that the rights of the ward are protected, and that the powers conferred on the guardian are limited to those that meet the level of the ward's incapacity.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
When disputes arise, the attorneys at Trent, Tyrell & Phillips have the skill and resources to protect our clients' interests and resolve problems through litigation, negotiation, mediation or arbitration as appropriate.
Experience. Reputation. Responsiveness. Contact the Las Vegas Elder Law attorneys at Trent, Tyrell & Phillips to assist you.
