Elder Law & Estates.
Aging well takes planning — care costs, capacity, guardianship, and the dignity of deciding for yourself while you still can. We guide families through it patiently and in plain language, together with our wills and trusts colleagues.
500+Families guided through care planning and guardianship
90%Of guardianships granted without a contested hearing
30yrCombined bench-and-bar experience on the elder team
Overview
Elder law is estate planning that has to work while you are still living it. The documents matter, but so does the map — who acts, when, and with what authority — and we make sure the family understands both before a crisis forces the question.
Powers of attorney and advance directives, guardianship and conservatorship, long-term-care planning and asset protection, and the difficult cases of financial exploitation. Firm with the problem, gentle with the family.
Families meet us at our Chicago headquarters or by video; where care, property or relatives sit abroad, our London headquarters and associated counsel in Singapore coordinate under one plan rather than three disconnected opinions.
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They put my mother’s affairs in order with more kindness than I expected from lawyers.Family client survey, 2025
Guardianship granted in three weeks, at a hearing they made sure I understood.Client survey, 2025
Recent work
Matters we're proud of
Guardianship
Emergency guardianship granted for an at-risk senior
Care planning
Family home protected within a long-term-care plan
Capacity
Contested power of attorney upheld after challenge
Abuse
Financial exploitation of a senior stopped and assets traced
Latest articles and knowledge
Paying for care: what the rules actually allow
Spotting financial abuse of an elderly relative
Plan for the years ahead, in plain words
A confidential first conversation with the elder law team — families welcome together.
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