Alex is a VA Accredited Attorney, an active member of the South Carolina Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, Wealth Counsel, and Elder Counsel a national association of estate planning attorneys. Alex previously served as the Vice-Chair of the Chicago Bar’s YLS Estate Planning Committee.
Prior to joining the firm, Alex served as an associate attorney at Daci Jett Law, LLC in Chicago, Illinois. His practice area focused on the use of wills, trusts, and efficient probate administration to help clients create comprehensive estate plans that achieved goals ranging from charitable legacies, tax avoidance, and most commonly, the easing of burden for his clients’ heirs.
Alex earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Charleston School of Law in South Carolina. During law school, Alex received CALI awards for excellence in Professional Responsibility, Sports Law, and Higher Education Law. Prior to law school, Alex graduated from Clemson University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in History, with a minor in Sociology.
Burroughs Elijah Attorneys have dedicated their law practice to estate planning, elder law, veterans’ benefits, Medicaid planning, and probate administration and disputes. Ranked as Legal Elite in 2013, 2015, and 2017 by Georgia Trend magazine, the legal team is personally devoted to protecting the family, estate and business of every client. Burroughs Elijah Attorneys legal services also include corporate and business law with offices in Augusta, Georgia and Greenville, South Carolina (Main Offices), Atlanta, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina.
Practice areas
A knowledgeable estate planning attorney can help clients navigate this complicated area of the law and consider important issues including probate avoidance, special needs planning, and complicated family dynamics.
101 years
Elder law encompasses issues that affect the elderly population. My work primarily involves Medicaid and VA benefit planning. These two benefits can be used to help an individual pay for long term care expenses.
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101 years
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Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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SC | Good Standing | 2018 | 12/29/2020 |
IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 2017 | 12/06/2020 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Achievement in Higher Education Law | CALI | 2015 |
Achievement in Professional Responsibility | CALI | 2015 |
Achievement in Sports Law | CALI | 2014 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Burroughs Elijah, LLC | 2018 - Present |
Attorney | Daci Jett Law, LLC | 1900 - 2018 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys | Member | 2018 - Present |
Chicago Bar Association | Member | 2017 - Present |
Illinois State Bar Association | Member | 2017 - Present |
WealthCounsel | Member | 2017 - Present |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Charleston School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2016 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Estate Planning and Elder Care Planning Lunch & Learn Series | Estate Planning and Elder Care Planning | 2018 |
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Guardianship / Conservatorships |
Brandon Elijah, Elder law Attorney on Dec 17, 2018
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