Elder Law

Secure your future and prepare yourself and your family for the legal, financial and health-care challenges that come with aging and death with trusted and experienced elder law attorneys in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

WFJ’s Elder Law Group provides renowned legal guidance in elder law, estate planning, long-term care planning, Medicaid and nursing home planning, tax planning and asset protection planning – helping seniors and their families navigate the long-term care system and preserve assets and legacies with confidence and peace of mind.

​Services focus on health and wealth preservation. Planning for your long-term care (at home or in a care facility), navigating legal matters on behalf of aging loved ones, or maximizing wealth transfer on your death can feel overwhelming.

But you need not do it alone. WFJ’s Elder Law Group features Schuylkill County’s only certified elder law attorney (CELA), ensuring expertise in wills, living wills, powers of attorney, trusts, special needs planning, guardianships, estate administration, Medicaid and Medicare planning, asset protection and tax planning. Our elder law attorneys are active with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Pennsylvania’s Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

We pair legal excellence with empathy to help families make informed decisions on estate & long-term care planning, public benefit eligibility, and legacy and wealth preservation—offering innovative and personalized guidance every step of the way.

Services Covered

• Wills (Pennsylvania Estates & Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.A. §101))
• Powers of Attorney & Living Wills (20 Pa.C.S.A. §5601)
• Asset Protection Planning & Wealth Preservation
• Medicaid Planning (42 U.S.C.A. §1396d)
• Long-term care & Nursing Home Planning
• Special Needs Planning, including First Party Special Needs Trusts (42 U.S.C. §1396p(d)(4)(A),(B),(C)) and Third Party Special Needs Trusts
• Probate and Estate administration (20 Pa.C.S.A. §101)
• Tax Planning (PA Inheritance Tax, Federal Estate & Gift Tax, Capital Gains Tax)
• Guardianships (20 Pa.C.S.A. §5501)

Services Covered

• Powers of Attorney
• Probate
• Long Term Care Planning
• Medicaid or Medicare
• Guardianships
• Estate Administration
• Wills & Trusts
• Special Needs Planning
• Social Security Disability Insurance & Supplemental Security Income Disability Planning