Medicare & Medicaid

Anthony B. Ferraro has extensive experience handling issues involving elder law and Medicaid asset protection planning for long-term care. His clients also come to him regarding assistance in traditional estate planning, “senior” estate planning, trust administration and probate administration. As a trusted legal advisor for over 40 years, Anthony regularly represents maturing families, aging baby boomers, seniors, and their families as well as various fiduciaries such as agents under power of attorney, executors, and trustees to achieve asset protection for individuals and families that have members who have begun the “long-term care journey”. Anthony provides strategies for family members and their fiduciaries regarding 1) Medicaid pre-planning, 2) Medicaid wait-and-see planning, and 3.) Medicaid crisis-planning and other matters pertaining to aging. Anthony’s substantial experience allows him to assist clients and their families in representation for: 1) long-term care planning for nursing home care, 2)nursing home admission contracts, 3) Medicaid planning and asset protection strategies, 4) Medicaid applications for long-term care, 5) Medicaid appeals, 5) special needs planning, 6) life’s inevitable changes from the need for traditional estate planning to planning for ill or institutionalized single persons or spouses, 7) individuals who have developed Alzheimer’s, MS, Parkinson’s and other degenerative health issues requiring a focus on governmental benefits eligibility. Through Anthony’s relationships with attorneys in elder law, locally and nationally, he is focused on the never-ending changes and issues brought to the forefront by state and federal legislatures, and governmental agencies. Anthony remains dedicated to providing service that will guide clients and their families through life’s three phases: maturing years, senior years, and post death years. Anthony has been selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers® list. 2026 marks his tenth year receiving this honor.

Robert S. Bullock, Esq., CELA, CAP is the principal of the Elder & Disability Law Center and is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. His practice focuses in the areas of Medicaid planning and eligibility, public benefits, Life Care Planning and Management, guardianships, conservatorships, disability planning, supplemental needs trusts, estate planning and general legal issue of competency, insurance coverage, Medicare and Elder Law issues. Mr. Bullock is an honors graduate of Lafayette College, and received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is the only Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) practicing fulltime in the District of Columbia.

During law school, Mr. Chayet's grandmother, Letty Milstein, was the principle party in one of the most controversial and public elder law cases in the state of Colorado. The Estate of Milstein v. Ayers, 955 P.2d 78 (Colo. App. 1998), is a landmark probate case which upholds and protects the right to counsel and due process of incapacitated adults in Colorado and has been codified into the Colorado Uniform Protective Proceedings Act (the guardianship and conservatorship laws). This experience was the impetus for Mr. Chayet's career long practice commitment to the field of elder law and probate litigation. Mr. Chayet is the past Chairman of the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association and the recipient of Colorado Super Lawyers 2011 Rising Star in Elder Law. Mr. Chayet's expertise in the area of elder law has also been demonstrated through his publishing in the areas of elder law as well as many public speaking appearances throughout Colorado.Mr. Chayet is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and a member of the Colorado Bar Association where fellow Colorado attorneys nominated Mr. Chayet to be a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation. Mr. Chayet, born and raised in Denver, Colorado, is continuing in the footsteps of his family in assisting the philanthropic and civic community of Colorado, by serving on the board of many not-for-profit organizations including the Total Long Term Care Foundation, Guardianship Alliance of Colorado, Colorado Citizens for Accountability, Allied Jewish Apartments, Jewish Senior Recreation Network, the Foundation For Hope and the Life Source Services Hospice.

Mark D. Frederick has over 20 years of legal experience, enabling him to handle the demands of your case regardless of the complexities involved. As your attorney, Mr. Frederick will advocate strongly on your behalf to protect your rights and interests while working hard to achieve the positive results you expect. For high-quality assistance and support for your serious legal matter from an attorney you can trust, you can contact the Law Offices of Mark D. Frederick, LLC, to schedule a consultation about your case.

Sadly when you suffer an injury at work, it threatens your health, your career, and your livelihood; and for these reasons, it is important that you allow the Messer Law Group, LLC help you through these challenging times, by serving as your DEDICATED ADVOCATES!!! Since 1999, we have helped thousands of injured workers’ get temporary and permanent compensation and medical benefits, after suffering a work related injury. We have also helped thousands of individuals with disabilities get Social Security Disability and Medicaid/Medicare benefits, since 1999. At the Messer Law Group, we are ready to stand by your side and to be your personal advocates in all of your needs, throughout ALL of Arizona (Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu, Bullhead, Kingman, Show Low, or in whichever community your reside in our Great State Of Arizona!!

Deborah has helped hundreds of people achieve the justice they deserve due to her dedication to personal injury law. She practiced in the personal injury field for more than 15 years, initially as a paralegal and as an attorney for the past eight years. Debbie has been involved in the investigation, litigation and resolution of matters ranging from general negligence and wrongful death to automobile negligence, premises liability, and trucking accident cases. She is a member of the American Burn Association and the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors. She has developed a growing Social Security law practice to assist people with disabilities in obtaining disability benefits and qualifying for Medicaid or Medicare.

Based in Greenville, South Carolina, our lawyers have over 40 years of combined experience, we represent individuals, small businesses and corporations throughout South Carolina. Our goal is to provide fair, honest representation and achieve successful results. Our primary focus involves work-related issues arising from on-the-job accidents, repetitive trauma, occupational diseases, exposure to chemicals or other toxins, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. We have participated in hundreds of workers’ compensation hearings over the years. We have experience with catastrophic cases involving permanent brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, and paraplegia. Our emphasis on job-related claims led us into our other practice areas, Immigration, Social Security Disability, and Brain Injury. We have handled numerous Social Security Hearings and Immigration matters. Because of the growing number of Hispanic clients we serve, we have a Spanish speaking paralegal devoted to assisting with their cases. Se Habla Español. For more than 10 years, we have been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell with an AV rating, the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. Since our firm was founded, we have been listed every year in A.M. Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. We also received a “Superb” rating from AVVO, an online lawyer rating service. Our lawyers’ memberships include the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the South Carolina Bar Workers’ Compensation Section, the Greenville County Bar, the South Carolina Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and the North Carolina State Bar. We want to help our clients better understand the challenges and opportunities presented by their particular situation, keep them informed throughout the process and achieve successful results. Our clients’ interests come first. Flexible fee arrangements, including contingency fees, flat fees, hourly billing, and value based billing are available.

I am a Social Security disability attorney who helps people involved in Social Security disability cases as well as veteran’s disability cases. I am a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) and the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA). An Iowa native, I received a Bachelor of Arts from Grinnell College in 1996. I received my Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law graduating with distinction in 2000. I am admitted to the Iowa Bar, the Illinois Bar, the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa Federal Court, the Central District of Illinois Federal Court, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. I am a member of the Dubuque County Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.

Steven concentrates his efforts on Social Security disability law to assist those most in need. He helps his clients maneuver through the complicated landscape of Medicaid and Medicare and makes sure they have the proper access, knowledge and resources for obtaining the medical treatment they need. Plus, he has a successful record of ensuring his clients receive the benefits and awards they deserve. Because Steven believes that the disabled are the group of Americans who have the least political say, he strives to be their voice – even beyond their legal cases. He does this by actively serving on the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, which plays a large role in shaping the policies of the Social Security Administration.

Nima specializes in litigation, mediation, and arbitration in with a focus towards elder law matters. He is a Graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law and earned a Bachelors of Science in Business Economics from Rutgers University. He served as a criminal law clerk for the Honorable Patrick J. Roma, J.S.C. for the 2012-2013 judicial term and earned an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from the prestigious Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute. In his free time, Nima co-runs a podcast called Jurisfiction which is currently on iTunes. So please subscribe to the podcast and follow Jurisfiction’s social media pages!