Catherine Elaine Blackburn

Many people believe that Estate Planning only involves a will. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Estate planning is really life planning - from choosing a surrogate to make health care decisions, to providing for personal health care preferences, to titling and managing assets, to securing assistance with managing assets, to preparing simple or elaborate trusts and wills. Advance planning makes it easier and far less stressful to handle emergencies, advancing age, or decline.

Elder law meets the needs of seniors for life planning documents, assistance with Medicaid eligibility, estate planning, protection from abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and general legal services. Elder law attorneys are family lawyers with special knowledge, expertise, and care for seniors.

I began my professional career as a pharmacist and have been involved in health care law since graduating from law school. After 30 years' experience in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, and nursing home abuse and neglect, I transitioned out of actively litigating these cases and retain significant expertise to assist patients, consumers, practitioners, and others to understand and navigate health care issues. I am currently involved with medical billing issues & reimbursement.