St. Louis, Missouri, Wills, Trusts and Elder Law Lawyers
Many of us spend much of our lives building the financial resources necessary to ensure the security of our families and ourselves. It is important to take the time to protect these assets in the event of death or incapacity. The attorneys of The Lake Law Firm are skilled and knowledgeable in the federal, Illinois and Missouri estate planning laws designed to provide for the care of your loved ones and to protect your estate.
Powerful estate planning legal tools for the managing of your estate and the providing of care for your loved ones are available, and include:
- Trusts, Durable powers of attorney, wills and healthcare living wills. These instruments can ensure that your wishes regarding your assets and medical care are carried out in detail, and can appoint individuals responsible for overseeing the execution of your decisions.
- Guardianships. In legal guardianships, individuals use the probate courts to arrange for their care in the event that they become unable to care for themselves.
- Estate planning services. We can work with you to review your assets and to determine how you would like your loved ones to be provided for in the event of your death or incapacitation. We can arrange precise plans for the distribution and transfer of property, and the minimizing of probate and attorney fees and inheritance and estate taxes.
We can work with your Medicaid claims, including your initial application and any issues that follow, and handle your Social Security disability appeals. We can also represent you in arrangements and disputes with nursing homes and other care facilities, and arrange for the management of the property of the elderly. We are experienced in drafting deeds and beneficiary deeds, quit claim deeds and other documents used to legally transfer property from one family member to another. We can also review contracts with nursing homes and represent you with nursing home payment and reimbursement issues and disputes.
Contact Us
Don't take risks with the care of yourself and your family, and the management of your hard-won assets. For highly experienced probate, elder law and estate planning legal services, call The Lake Law Firm. We have worked with individuals, couples and families for over 40 years. Contactus at 314-863-0077 to make a weekday, evening or weekend appointment.
The Lake Law Firm
7777 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 1501
Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: 314-863-0077
Fax: 314-863-7494