Areas of Practice - Elder Law

Long-term Care

Elder law is a delicate balance. You want the assurance that you’re protecting your assets while planning for your own needs as well as your family’s financial future.

Services are applicable to those in need of immediate care, to those adult children who are involved with the care of older parents, or to those who want to begin planning to preserve their assets. We also consider the financial needs of the spouse and/or the family of the senior who remains at home.

In planning for long-term care, we review personal asset ownership and distribution patterns. Our attorneys work with the ever changing Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid regulations and offer services that include long-term care planning as well as assistance in the Medicaid application process with the Department of Health.

Asset preservation

You will make important decisions and may want assistance with tough choices. We have the legal knowledge to help you and your family preserve hard-earned assets. We also will consider appropriate investment, tax, and transfer strategies, which must be coordinated with respect to long-term care options.

The strength of legal knowledge

You expect proficiency and experience. All of the attorneys and the founding partners, Walter T. Burke and Timothy E. Casserly, are known for their experience in Elder Law. Walter is the former Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section and is proud to serve on the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association Senior Lawyers Division. Walter is also Chair of its Elder Law and Long-Term Care Committee.

Tim combines a practice of law and financial planning. A CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) designee, Tim is a past president of the Capital District chapter of the Financial Planning Association. His strong financial experience is one reason the College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado, has made Tim’s lectures on Planning for the Elderly available on tape. A proficient communicator, Tim is the associate editor of the NYS Bar Association’s two-volume set on Guardianship Practice in New York.

Attorneys in our office are also members of the Elder Law Sections of the New York State and Albany County Bar Associations, as well as the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. The Elder Law Sections examine current issues in Elder Law, address future legislation, and participate in community educational programs.

Hand in hand

Elder Law: We wrote the book. Walter T. Burke, Esq., Timothy E. Casserly, Robert Abrams, Esq., and Barbara Nodiff, R.N., co-authored the consumer planning guide Boomer Basics: Everything You Need to Know About the Issues Facing You, Your Children, and Your Parents published by McGraw Hill. Boomer Basics is a layperson’s comprehensive resource guide to personal, financial, and health issues, as they relate to the Baby Boomer generation, their children, and their parents. The book is available in bookstores nationwide, as well as on Amazon.com and other on-line booksellers.

Call us today

We invite you to visit and ask the questions you need to have answered. We will help you balance your assets with your responsibilities, intentions, and goals.