Elder Law

Caring Knoxville, Tennessee, Elder Law Lawyers

In addition to Kizer & Black’s estate planning and administration practice area is a somewhat new area of specialized law called Elder Law. With a focus on providing seniors and their caregivers with a full-service of legal features, the Knoxville, Tennessee, elder law lawyers at Kizer & Black in Maryville are dedicated to assisting clients to secure any government benefits to which they are entitled, in the areas related to:

• Medicare and Medicaid financial planning strategies, claims, and appeals
• asset protection and asset preservation to protect the surviving spouse when the other one enters a nursing home or healthcare facility
• nursing home planning and asset spend down strategies
• patients’ rights and nursing home quality
• planning for possible disability with the use of living wills, living trusts, durable powers of attorney, and other means of delegating health care decisions and financial management choices
• health insurance issues, including supplemental and long-term
• guardianships and conservatorships
• estate planning and administration
• housing matters such as reverse mortgages or home equity conversions
• financial retirement decisions, including pension and survivor benefits
• elder abuse of all kinds

Contact Us Today to Set Up an Appointment for You or Your Relatives

Choosing an experienced attorney to protect the rights of you or your parents is an important decision. At Kizer & Black, their Knoxville, Tennessee elder law lawyers are devoted to offering the best legal advice based on the most current laws. Attorneys

Matthew C. Haralson and Martha S. L. Black both represent clients in this important practice area. Martha S. L. Black is an Elder Law Specialist certified by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and is a frequent speaker on Elder Law issues.

For additional information or to schedule an appointment with the firm's Elder Law attorneys, please contact Kizer & Black through this Web site or at 865-980-1617.