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Elder Law

Twomey Latham is a very skilled and knowledgeable source for Elder Law in Suffolk County. We will help you navigate all legal issues related to how aging affects our senior citizens and their families. Although most seniors are often trying to simplify their lives, it is when they reach an advanced age that life seems to become more complicated with problems arising from housing and finances to health and personal autonomy.

Advocating for the needs of clients and their caregivers requires the expertise in the intricacies of Elder Law. We have a dynamic and successful team of attorneys and paralegals that provide competent and compassionate guidance to those seeking estate planning and elder law counsel.

The firm’s Long Island Elder Law attorneys have expertise in:

  • Estate and tax planning
  • Medicaid planning
  • Preparation of wills, trusts, healthcare proxies, and powers of attorney
  • Providing counsel regarding Medicare,
  • Social Security, long-term care insurance, reverse mortgages, and other real estate matters

The firm is devoted to providing each client with the highest level of representation with regard to his or her individual needs and the preservation of assets for their own benefit and/or the benefit of loved ones and favored charities.

Elder Law Attorneys

Our Long Island elder law attorneys focus on providing clients in-depth knowledge of our diverse range of practice areas.

News & Insights About Elder Law

In the age of the internet, with a vast amount of knowledge a few keystrokes away at all times, we are in an unprecedented era of Do It Yourself. We are fortunate enough to live in a world where you can watch a YouTube video to learn how to play guitar or fix your sink, […]

In my last article I wrote about the numerous reasons estate planning is important outside of estate tax planning, in light of the recent doubling of the federal estate tax exemption as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This article is devoted to the other end of the spectrum, the new opportunities for […]

For a large majority of Americans, the recent doubling of the federal estate tax exemption from $5 million to $10 million, adjusted for inflation annually, in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, will have no effect on their estate. It is important, however, to remember there are numerous reasons for estate planning outside of estate […]

Mr. Russell focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, and elder law. Mr. Russell is graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. After his graduation and admission to […]

On November 10th, Associate Bernadette Tuthill took part in an Estate Planning panel discussion for The New York State Society of CPAs, Suffolk East End Committee.