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Andrea Yoak

Thompson & McMullan

100 Shockoe Slip
Richmond, VA 23219

Ms. Yoak’s practice focuses on: Elder law and disability planning; Estate planning and administration; Fiduciary and chancery litigation; Impeachment of Wills; Partition of jointly held real estate; Reformation of trust agreements; Suits for Aid and Guidance; Substitution or removal of executors/trustees; Effect distributions of property under UCTA/UTMA; Guardianships and conservatorships of incapacitated persons; Resolve estate and trust administration issues; and Compel accounts from attorneys-in-fact.


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Meet Andrea Yoak

Andrea Yoak

Thompson & McMullan

Ms. Yoak’s practice focuses on: Elder law and disability planning; Estate planning and administration; Fiduciary and chancery litigation; Impeachment of Wills; Partition of jointly held real estate; Reformation of trust agreements; Suits for Aid and Guidance; Substitution or removal of executors/trustees; Effect...

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Meet Paul Izzo

Paul Izzo

Thompson & McMullan

Mr. Izzo has been in private practice, with substantial emphasis on elder law, since 1990. His practice areas include: Estate planning for incapacity and long term care; Appointment of guardians and conservators for incapacitated adults; Administration of decedent’s estates; and Nursing home residents’ rig...

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Meet Phoebe Hall

Phoebe Hall

Hall & Hall, PLC

Phoebe Hall is a highly regarded elder law and estate planning attorney who has been practicing law since 1969. She is a founding partner in the firm of Hall & Hall, PLC. Her interest lies in helping families with the legal issues that surround getting older or suffering disabilities. Her elder law practice is desi...

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Meet Shawn Majette

Shawn Majette

Thompson & McMullan

Mr. Majette directs the Firm’s elder law section. Mr. Majette focuses his practice in the legal aspects of mental and physical disability, with a strong emphasis on the legal, medical, financial, and management issues involved in caring for the incapacitated elderly. As the founding chairperson of the Virginia B...

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Meet Joley Eason

Joley Eason

Thompson & McMullan

Ms. Eason has a diverse business background and is part of our Elder Law practice group. For over a year, Ms. Eason served as a certified legal intern for the University of Pittsburgh Elder Law Clinic, where she directly assisted seniors and their families in a variety of legal matters. In this role, Ms. Eason gained e...

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Meet Christopher McCarthy CELA

Christopher McCarthy CELA

White & McCarthy, LLP

Chris McCarthy is a Partner at White & McCarthy, LLP, and has been practicing in the field of Elder Law since 1999. Chris focuses his practice in the following areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Disability and Special Needs Planning, including the creation of Special Needs Trusts; Medicaid Planni...

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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

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

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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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