Planning for your future or helping a loved one prepare for life's challenges can feel overwhelming. From safeguarding assets to ensuring proper care arrangements, navigating the legalities of elder care demands skill, compassion, and expertise. Enter Hynes & Chu, LLP, a law firm with nearly 30 years of experience specializing in elder law.
What Sets Us Apart
Nearly 30 Years of Expertise Experience is everything, especially in elder law, where legislation changes frequently. Since their founding, Hynes & Chu, LLP have been a trusted name for navigating complexities with precision.
Client-Focused Approach
Each case is unique, and Hynes & Chu, LLP pride themselves on offering personalized care. They listen closely, understand their clients’ goals, and provide custom strategies that align with individual circumstances.
Comprehensive Services
From drafting ironclad wills to ensuring Medicaid compliance, the firm’s breadth of services ensures you or your loved ones are protected on all fronts.
Key Services Hynes & Chu, LLP Provide
1. Estate Planning
Failing to plan your estate can lead to unnecessary stress, family disputes, or loss of assets. Estate planning ensures that your wishes are honored, even when you are no longer able to express them. Hynes & Chu, LLP help with: Drafting or updating wills Setting up living trusts to avoid probate Establishing health care proxies and powers of attorney to nominate decision-makers Structuring tax-efficient strategies to preserve wealth
2. Long-Term Care Solutions
The rising cost of caregiving in facilities or at home creates financial concerns for many families. At Hynes & Chu, LLP, navigating Medicaid or long-term care insurance doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
The firm can assist you by:
Developing sustainable long-term care plans
Advising on Medicaid eligibility and applications
Coordinating family resources to retain maximum financial stability
3. Asset Protection
Without precautionary measures, assets saved over a lifetime can be depleted by healthcare costs, lawsuits, or poor estate administration. Protecting these assets ensures they remain for your beneficiaries.
Solutions offered by Hynes & Chu, LLP include:
Irrevocable trusts to safeguard assets from creditors or care costs
Strategic gifting or transfers of property within legal bounds
Customized asset protection plans suited to ensure maximum preservation
4. Guardianship and Incapacity Planning
Deciding who takes care of your financial, medical, and personal affairs in the event of incapacity is crucial. Hynes & Chu, LLP ensure you and your loved ones retain control over these decisions.
Their services here encompass:
Establishing legal guardianships
Creating advance directives for healthcare
Securing financial powers of attorney to guard against inappropriate use of funds
The Value of Working with Knowledgeable Elder Law Attorneys
Navigating the challenges of elder law without professional guidance is not only time-consuming—it’s risky. With Hynes & Chu, LLP, you get much more than legal expertise. You gain peace of mind. By ensuring they stay up-to-date with New York’s evolving elder care laws, every recommendation they make is built on a solid legal foundation.