of members who have all committed to uphold a set of \u201cAspirational Standards\u201d aimed at ensuring the highest level of service is delivered to seniors and their loved ones. You can also get referrals for elder care lawyers from local associations (like the Alzheimer\u2019s Association, AARP, etc.) or local trusted attorneys or bar associations.<\/span><\/p>\nNAELA also provides a list of questions to ask your elder care attorney once you have selected him or her, and encourages clients to be organized and prepared to explain the situation. Bring any related materials to the initial consultation and ask questions like:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- What will it take to resolve this situation?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Are there any alternate courses of action? What are the advantages and disadvantages?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- How many attorneys are in the office?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Who will handle my case?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Has that attorney handled matters of this kind in the past?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- If a trial may be involved, does the attorney do trial work? If not, who does the trial work? If so, how many trials has he or she handled?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Is that attorney a member of the local bar association, a health advocacy committee, or trust and estates committee?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- How are fees computed?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- What is the estimate of the cost to resolve your problem and how long will it take?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Taking the time to research and hire an attorney specializing in elder issues can save you resources and headaches in the long run, as you leverage the knowledge and experience specific to senior agencies, rules, and challenges. Making the most of trusted resources can help you find solutions and success in situations that can be particularly difficult to navigate, and hiring an elder care attorney is often worth the energy and effort.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer You may be familiar with lawyers specializing in various areas of the law, like corporate, family, and environmental issues. But did you know there\u2019s an entire field of attorneys who have specialized knowledge and expertise in issues that impact seniors? Seniors face an often-complicated world of special laws, guidelines, rules and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2201,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,162,234],"tags":[287],"class_list":{"0":"post-6897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-families-caregivers","7":"category-retirement-planning","8":"category-senior-services","9":"tag-financial-assistance"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did you know there\u2019s an entire field of attorneys who have specialized knowledge and expertise in issues impacting seniors? Learn about elder care lawyers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Did you know there\u2019s an entire field of attorneys who have specialized knowledge and expertise in issues impacting seniors? Learn about elder care lawyers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-09-23T15:14:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-14T13:12:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Megan Hammons\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Megan Hammons\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/\",\"name\":\"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-09-23T15:14:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-14T13:12:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6e539179083e7069c9514f3ef7af7803\"},\"description\":\"Did you know there\u2019s an entire field of attorneys who have specialized knowledge and expertise in issues impacting seniors? Learn about elder care lawyers.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog\",\"description\":\"Empowering Families in their Search for Care\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6e539179083e7069c9514f3ef7af7803\",\"name\":\"Megan Hammons\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5828312622e857da2ed274c823d97d98?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5828312622e857da2ed274c823d97d98?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Megan Hammons\"},\"description\":\"Megan Hammons lives in the Central Texas countryside just outside of Austin, pursuing her love for copywriting after a career in high-tech marketing. She is part of a large, diverse family and enjoys spending time with the multiple generations living in her community.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/author\/meganh\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer","description":"Did you know there\u2019s an entire field of attorneys who have specialized knowledge and expertise in issues impacting seniors? Learn about elder care lawyers.","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer","og_description":"Did you know there\u2019s an entire field of attorneys who have specialized knowledge and expertise in issues impacting seniors? Learn about elder care lawyers.","og_site_name":"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog","article_published_time":"2015-09-23T15:14:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-10-14T13:12:56+00:00","author":"Megan Hammons","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Megan Hammons","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/","url":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/","name":"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-09-23T15:14:47+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-14T13:12:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6e539179083e7069c9514f3ef7af7803"},"description":"Did you know there\u2019s an entire field of attorneys who have specialized knowledge and expertise in issues impacting seniors? Learn about elder care lawyers.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/when-and-how-to-hire-an-elder-care-lawyer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When and How to Hire an Elder Care Lawyer"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#website","url":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/","name":"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog","description":"Empowering Families in their Search for Care","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6e539179083e7069c9514f3ef7af7803","name":"Megan Hammons","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/10.40.64.212\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5828312622e857da2ed274c823d97d98?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5828312622e857da2ed274c823d97d98?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","caption":"Megan Hammons"},"description":"Megan Hammons lives in the Central Texas countryside just outside of Austin, pursuing her love for copywriting after a career in high-tech marketing. She is part of a large, diverse family and enjoys spending time with the multiple generations living in her community.","url":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/author\/meganh\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6897"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15363,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6897\/revisions\/15363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"When](\"https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2015\/09\/When-and-How-to-Hire-an-Elder-Care-Lawyer-350x350.png\")
<\/h1>\n