COVID-19 RESPONSE: Updated April 28, 2020
While we are closely monitoring the regulations set in place, we are still open for business and continuing to prepare estate planning documents and handling elder law, probate, and guardian advocacy cases. Our office is taking the necessary precautions to safely continue seeing clients in person. We also have protocols in place to review important legal documents and case updates with clients while adhering to social distancing guidelines, including “drive by” signings and secure teleconferences (phone or video). And, as always, we are still offering free 15-minute telephone conferences to answer your general questions. We look forward to serving all your elder law and estate planning needs.
Estate Planning & Probate Lawyer
Laurie Ohall
Probate is the legal court process in which the ownership of an individual’s assets is transferred into their beneficiary’s name. It can be a long and complicated process, but it won’t be with Ohall at your side.
Estate Planning consists of more than just wills and trusts, or leaving behind financial assets to your loved ones. It also involves planning your medical directives, power of attorney, living wills, and business asset protection.
Elder Law commits to assisting seniors with long term care planning, Medicaid, social security, and veteran’s benefits. Getting old isn’t easy but it doesn’t have to be hard. Ensure your estate is going to be properly managed to cover all aspects of your life.
When you have a special needs child, not only do you worry about how they will be cared for from a health perspective, but you also worry about how to provide for them after you are gone.
If a loved one were to become incapacitated, without the protection of a durable power of attorney, guardianship allows you to gain legal ability to act on their behalf to settle affairs. Guardianship can also be established for adult children who are disabled and need someone to continue to care for them.
We offer FREE Guardian Advocacy Workshops for parents whose children are about to turn 18 and who have a developmental disability. If you would like to learn how to fill out the paperwork and file on your own, without having to pay an attorney, check out the dates for our next workshop.
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When caring for kids and aging parents, planning ahead is critical to ensure mom or dad gets the help they need without losing everything they’ve worked so hard for or placing your own financial security (and sanity!) on the line.Who’s working on your case?
Laurie Ohall
Laurie Ohall
Florida Bar #40230
Laurie Ohall is board certified in elder law, which means she’s in the top 7% of attorneys in the state of Florida and is recognized by the state as a true specialist. Laurie has been practicing law since 1994 and her mission in the practice of law has always been to honor, educate, and protect her client’s rights. She does this through the practice of estate planning which includes the related fields of asset protection planning, elder law, probate, guardianship and trust administration.
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Dana Kemper
Dana Kemper
Florida Bar #44337
Dana C. Kemper, a Florida board certified elder law attorney, received her B.A in English from Ohio State University in 1991 and her Paralegal Certificate in Litigation Management from The Institute for Paralegal Studies (f/k/a The Philadelphia Institute) in 1992. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law in May 2007. Ms. Kemper began her career in law as a paralegal and has worked in the areas of Social Security Disability, insurance defense, nursing home negligence, and medical malpractice. Since 2001, she has worked as a paralegal and practiced as an attorney in the area of Elder Law. She is a member of the Elder Law and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Sections of the Florida Bar, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys.
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Neysa Smith
Neysa Smith
Paralegal
Neysa Smith hails from Tampa, Florida. She graduated high school from the Academy of the Holy Names and attended University of Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science Education in 1987. Ms. Smith is also a graduate of the National Institute of Paralegal Studies with a degree in Paralegal Studies which she received in 1989 and she has worked for several years as a paralegal handling personal injury cases. Currently, Ms. Smith works in the firm’s Probate and Guardianship Department.
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