Practice Areas

Elder law is a diverse, complex practice area that requires our attorneys, paralegals and staff to possess legal knowledge and expertise across a wide variety of legal fields. For example, our staff is familiar with government benefit eligibility rules and programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security benefits, and Veterans’ benefits, guardianship laws and procedures, probate rules and regulations, court rules and procedures, real estate, tax issues, homestead laws, and ethical rules pertaining to the practice of law generally and specifically regarding conflicts of interest and diminished capacity.

Check out our practice areas and areas of expertise below.

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Elder Law

An elder law and special needs planning attorney has specialized knowledge in areas of the law that directly relate to aging or elderly clients and people with special needs.

Probate, Trust and Estate Administration

Elder Law Associates PA represents individual fiduciaries, personal representatives, trustees and others in connection with the administration of probate estates and trusts.

Elder Law Litigation

Elder Law Associates PA represents individual fiduciaries, personal representatives, trustees and others in connection with the administration of probate estates and trusts.

Estate Planning

Elder Law Associates PA is a full-service estate planning firm, using wills and trusts to accomplish the most proper end-of-life plan for our clients.

Advance Directive (Incapacity) Planning

Elder Law Associates PA assists clients in planning for incapacity by preparing a package of advance directive documents including a Durable Power of Attorney, a Living Will and a Designation of Health Care Surrogate.

Asset Preservation Planning

Elder Law Associates PA attorneys can help your family plan for the possibility that a family member may need long-term care by recommending an Asset Preservation strategy to meet the costs of long-term care while preserving your assets.

Medicaid & Long-Term Care Planning

Elder Law Associates PA develops personalized plans for clients and their families as loved ones age, including the best use and management of personal and financial resources to meet their long-term objectives.

Planning for Home Care, Assisted Living and Nursing Home Care

VA Benefits Planning

Elder Law Associates PA specializes in helping veterans, members of a veteran’s family, or the surviving spouse of a veteran understand how to obtain long-term care benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Special Needs Planning

At Elder Law Associates PA, our attorneys will help you understand your loved one’s Social Security benefits and Medicaid benefits, and assist you with planning for your loved one with special needs.

Guardianship

In the event an individual is unable to manage his/her own affairs and advance directives have not been completed, Elder Law Associates PA advises clients regarding all aspects of legal guardianship proceedings.

New York-Florida Connection

Dual residents of Florida and New York are in good hands with Elder Law Associates PA because we’re knowledgable about the legal particulars of both states.

Florida Deeds

Determining which deed is appropriate requires careful analysis of the purpose for which the transfer is being made, the planning goals and objectives, and tax and homestead considerations. Under Florida Law, certain transfers are subject to “do...

Nursing Home Residents’ Rights

Elder Law Associates PA strongly advocates for our clients residing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities (ALFs) or when entering a facility for the first time. We also know their families need help, too.

Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Negligence and Nursing Home Abuse

As elder law attorneys, Elder Law Associates PA works closely with professionals from a variety of disciplines. This expertise can be particularly pertinent in personal injury litigation and cases that involve medical malpractice, negligence and n...

Having gone through an extremely difficult Medicaid application process for my father in Florida years ago and with the recent passing of my mother I desperately needed to find a competent and understanding law firm that could expedite and help me with elder care legal issues for my uncle in Boca.

— Name withheld by request

Living in NYC with nobody to take care of my sick uncle 1,400 miles away, I found the expertise and compassion of Howard Krooks and his wonderful firm to be incredible. I would highly recommend them to anyone and already have.

— D.L., New York, NY

When my mom had a stroke -- and unfortunately due to her diabetes -- needed to be moved full time to a nursing home, I needed to qualify her for Medicaid, as the cost of proper care is prohibitive. Ellen and her team did an outstanding job, helping to reallocate my mom's assets and quickly qualifying her for Medicaid benefits. It would be almost impossible for the typical person to get through this process in such a short period of time.

I truly thank Elder Law Associates PA for making this happen.

— M.L., Syosset, NY

Very well satisfied. The service was great in communicating all documents and proceedings with us to fully understand everything. The staff was AWESOME! In the future, (if) I know anyone, I will refer you.

— J.M., Boca Raton, FL

I want to tell you how impressed I am with your video. I love that it is not one of the run-of-the-mill sales-pitch videos. It is warm and friendly and from the heart, and makes the viewer (me) feel very welcome to be friends with both of you, although I never met Howie. The two of you seem to have a partnership made in Heaven ... Hope you get at least 25 more years together. My best wishes to you both, and thank you for the work you did for us.

— B.K., Winter Haven, FL

I have been in the Real Estate Business for a little over 50 years and have dealt with literally thousands of attorneys over that time. Ellen Morris has handled my personal account - every time I always comment how great she is. My wife had dementia and there was the eventual problem of running out of insurance coverage and the tax ramifications when she died. I had business fears from an Industrial Park that I owned and all the liabilities from a few business entities that I also owned, Ellen was recommended at least 8 or 9 years ago. This recommendation was the best recommendation that I have ever received. She not only knows all the laws, but also keeps up with all the new requirements that are here in a changing environment. One of the outstanding things about her firm and especially her, is the understanding of all the fears one has, and her solving of them. Every time I have had a question, she was there, with an answer and solution before the day was over. She was over fair with her billing - I always felt it was Christmas and she was giving me a present. I was running a company doing over $100 million in sales and I am over 80 years old, so I am in a position to admire super professionalism and great patience tempered with a great degree of empathy. When asked what attorney to use, there is nobody to hold a candle to Ellen Morris, Esq.

— D.C., Leesburg, FL

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