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Raymon Harvey J.D.

Arkansas Elder Law & Special Needs Trusts

Raymon Harvey J.D.

Arkansas Elder Law & Special Needs Trusts

Raymon Harvey J.D.

Arkansas Elder Law & Special Needs Trusts

My family settled in Arkansas over 150 years ago.  I grew up in El Dorado and studied in Jonesboro and Memphis.  I have a B.A. and M.A. from Arkansas State University and J.D. from Memphis State University. I worked for the Arkansas Department of Human Services with Developmentally Disabled individuals for 12 years and with Aging and Adult Services for 10 years. Since 1997 my law practice has been located in Little Rock. My practice is limited to Elder Law, Special Needs Planning and Estate Planning.

I was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging, in 1995, which helped form policies for aging issues for 20 years.  I am a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Arkansas Bar Association and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association as well as a Charter Member of the Special Needs Alliance.  The Arkansas Gerontological Society named me a fellow of the organization in 2003.   I served on the Community Advisory Committee for the UAMS Alzheimer's Disease Center. 

A member of theArkansas Bar Association and past Chairman of the Elder Law Section, I recently served as Chairman and author for the Arkansas Elder Law Desk Manual published in 2013.

I have been AV® rated (highest category) byMartindale-Hubble® Attorney Peer Rating Systemfor legal ability and ethical standards since 2008.  The Arkansas Times named me the Best Lawyer in Arkansas for Elder Law since 2014.  Best Lawyers in America named me as one of the Best Elder Law Attorneys in America since 2014.

A frequent lecturer, I have been a presenter at the Arkansas Federal Tax Institute, the Mid-South Conference on Estate Planning, the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform in Washington, D.C., The Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, the Arkansas Bar Association, and numerous local events.

Firm Description

Raymon B. Harvey, P.A. is an Elder Law and Special Needs Trust Law Firm. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, we focus on:

  • Helping individuals obtain Medicaid benefits without losing their home,
  • Long Term Care planning for victims of Alzheimer's Disease and other related disorders,
  • Special Needs Trust solutions for families with children with special needs,
  • Preserving Eligibility for Public Benefits for personal injury victims, and
  • Estate Planning (Wills, Revocable Living Trusts, and Durable Powers of Attorney).

We encourage you to explore this web site and share this information with anyone who interested in issues pertaining to the elderly, the disabled and their advocates.

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650 South Shackleford Road
Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72211

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Medicaid 101
What Medicaid Covers

In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

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How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

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What Medicaid Covers

In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

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How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

Spouses of Medicaid nursing home residents have special protections to keep them from becoming impoverished.

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Medicaid Planning Strategies

Careful planning for potentially devastating long-term care costs can help protect your estate, whether for your spouse or for your children.

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Estate Recovery: Can Medicaid Take My House After I’m Gone?

If steps aren't taken to protect the Medicaid recipient's house from the state’s attempts to recover benefits paid, the house may need to be sold.

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Help Qualifying and Paying for Medicaid, Or Avoiding Nursing Home Care

There are ways to handle excess income or assets and still qualify for Medicaid long-term care, and programs that deliver care at home rather than in a nursing home.

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Are Adult Children Responsible for Their Parents’ Care?

Most states have laws on the books making adult children responsible if their parents can't afford to take care of themselves.

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Applying for Medicaid

Applying for Medicaid is a highly technical and complex process, and bad advice can actually make it more difficult to qualify for benefits.

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Alternatives to Medicaid

Medicare's coverage of nursing home care is quite limited. For those who can afford it and who can qualify for coverage, long-term care insurance is the best alternative to Medicaid.

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ElderLaw 101
Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Long-Term Care Insurance

Understand the ins and outs of insurance to cover the high cost of nursing home care, including when to buy it, how much to buy, and which spouse should get the coverage.

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Medicare

Learn who qualifies for Medicare, what the program covers, all about Medicare Advantage, and how to supplement Medicare’s coverage.

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Retirement Planning

We explain the five phases of retirement planning, the difference between a 401(k) and an IRA, types of investments, asset diversification, the required minimum distribution rules, and more.

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Senior Living

Find out how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility, when to fight a discharge, the rights of nursing home residents, all about reverse mortgages, and more.

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Social Security

Get a solid grounding in Social Security, including who is eligible, how to apply, spousal benefits, the taxation of benefits, how work affects payments, and SSDI and SSI.

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Special Needs Planning

Learn how a special needs trust can preserve assets for a person with disabilities without jeopardizing Medicaid and SSI, and how to plan for when caregivers are gone.

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Veterans Benefits

Explore benefits for older veterans, including the VA’s disability pension benefit, aid and attendance, and long-term care coverage for veterans and surviving spouses.

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