Barbara Schlichtman is  a member attorney with the Maine Center for Elder Law, LLC, with offices in Portland and Kennebunk, Maine.

Barbara helps clients prepare themselves and loved ones for life events by designing personalized legal documents to carry out their wishes. A strength of Maine Center for Elder Law attorneys is their ability to plan for families who may require long-term care or special needs planning.

Focusing on quality of life is important to Barbara's practice. She develops collaborative relationships with her clients, as well as their financial advisors and other professionals to craft estate plans that meet her clients' needs. Barbara also places a high priority on being available when crisis occur.

Barbara is on the executive committee for Legal Services for the Elderly in Maine, the Maine Justice Action Group, a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners and an advisor to the Peaks Isalnd Fund, A Maine Community Foundation Fund. She also teaches elder law as adjunct faculty at the University of Maine School of Law.

Barbara earned her Bachelor's of Journalism degree (1989) and J.D. (1992) from the University of Missouri.

Firm Description

The Maine Center for Elder Law, LLC is dedicated to helping:

SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES - by assisting in ELDER LAW, including long-term-care and Medicaid (MaineCare) "pre-planning" and Crisis MaineCare Planning, preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, and any needed conservatorships and guardianships;

VETERANS AND THEIR WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS - by planning for eligibility for Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance or related non-service-connected pension benefits; and

INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES - by developing and implementing estate plans through personalized design, assistance in funding trusts, periodic plan updates, and administration and settlement of trusts and estates.

We would like to hear from you, so please contact us via telephone or e-mail with any questions, comments, or concerns that you might have. Feel free to contact us if you would like to schedule an appointment.

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