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FloridaElder Law Lawyers in Hendry County, Florida

Find an Elder law attorney in Hendry County, Florida. Lawyers that focus on Elder Law devote their practice to the needs of the aging and elderly.


Elder law is generally focused around the following types of matters: estate planning and asset protection, obtaining disability benefits or other types of benefits such as Medicaid, and conservatorship or commitment matters. Elder law attorneys also help protect the elderly from abuse, neglect and fraud.

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Julie Osterhout

Julie Osterhout
Osterhout & McKinney, P.A.
134 Pollywog Point
LaBelle, FL 33935
Licensed for 44 years, Julie Osterhout is a Elder Law and Wills lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law... read more >

Steven C Spence

Steven C Spence
Steven C. Spence, PA
P.O. Box 2369
Labelle, FL 33975
Licensed for 14 years, Steven C Spence is a Criminal Defense and Probate lawyer who attended Florida International University College of La... read more >
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Elder Law Certification

National Elder Law Foundation - NELF is the only national certifying program for elder law attorneys. The purpose of the program is to acknowledge attorneys who have demonstrated the highest knowledge, proficiency and experience in the field of representing elderly people and people with special needs.



Board Certified in Elder Law

Florida Bar Board Certification in Elder Law - Lawyers certified in Elder Law by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization have demonstrated substantial involvement in all aspects of planning for aging, illness, and incapacity.

Because clients in Elder Law cases are predominantly seniors, this area of the law requires the attorney to be particularly sensitive to the legal issues impacting these clients.

Under Rule 6-20.2, the term "Elder Law" means legal issues involving "health and personal care planning, including: advance directives; lifetime planning; family issues; fiduciary representation; capacity; guardianship; power of attorney; financial planning; public benefits and insurance; resident rights in long-term care facilities; housing opportunities and financing; employment and retirement matters; income, estate, and gift tax matters; estate planning; probate; nursing home claims; age or disability discrimination and grandparents' rights."


Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Elder Law Attorneys

NAELA is both a professional association, assisting and educating elder law attorneys, and an advocacy group, that lobbies for policies and laws that protect the needs of the growing elderly population and people with disabilities.


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