San Diego Elder Law Center
Serving the legal needs of San Diego’s elder and disabled communities, their families, and caregivers.
At San Diego Elder Law Center, our practice is limited to Elder and Disability Law. In particular, we assist our clients with:
Qualifying for Medi-Cal nursing home coverage, while avoiding or minimizing “share of cost” and State recovery actions
Preserving our clients' estates for the benefit of themselves, their spouses, children and heirs
Coping with the legal problems posed by dementia, incapacity, disability, or death
Protecting the elderly from financial abuse
Preserving eligibility for public benefits in face of inheritance or other new income or assets
We at San Diego Elder Law Center help Senior Citizens in matters of conservatorship, estate planning, Medi-Cal, disabilities, special needs trusts, power of attorney, probate, and more. We are in San Diego, California.
The three major categories that make up elder law are:
Estate planning and administration, including tax questions
State-aid, disability and other long-term care issues
Guardianship, conservatorship and commitment matters, including fiduciary administration
Issues found under the purview of elder law include such areas as estate planning; wills, trusts; guardianships; protection against elder abuse; end-of-life planning; all levels of disability and medical care; retirement planning; Social Security benefits; Medicare and Medicaid coverage; Medi-Cal coverage; nursing homes, in-home care, and hospice; powers of attorney; physicians' or medical care directives, declarations and powers of attorney; landlord/tenant needs; real estate and mortgage assistance; various levels of advice, counseling and advocacy of rights; tax issues; and discrimination.
Please visit our website to learn more:
Philip P. Lindsley,
Attorney at Law
(619) 235-4357
Copyright 2007
Website written by Mark Buckles