Top Rated Durham, NC Elder Law Lawyers

22 elder law lawyers serve Durham, NC. Compare the best based on 40+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Durham County are listed below.

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Durham Has 22 Elder Law Attorneys with 40 Reviews

Southpoint Estate Planning
5842 Fayetteville Rd., Suite 113, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Bio: Dori J. Dixon is the founder of Southpoint Estate Planning. Dori enjoys helping families navigate important legal issues including: wills, trusts, special needs planning, guardianships, long-term care planning, Medicaid, estate administration, pro...

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Walker Lambe, PLLC
240 Leigh Farm Rd., Suite 100, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Bio: Shirley M. Diefenbach began her law practice in New York where she was an associate of a nationally recognized Elder Law and Estate Planning law firm. Through her many years of practice, she has had the opportunity to help hundreds of families wit...

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Elder Law Lawyers in Durham, NC

Elder law lawyers advise aging individuals and families on long-term care planning, Medicaid eligibility, guardianship, elder abuse, Medicare issues, and financial protections. They draft powers of attorney and trusts, coordinate care planning, protect assets while qualifying for benefits, and advocate for seniors’ rights and wellbeing.

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Law Offices of Douglas E. Koenig, PLLC
P.O. Box 13186, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid & Medicare and more

Bio: The right plans, the right documents, the right time. Attentive and patient planning for life's transistion. Why me? I'm a second-career attorney, meaning that I retired from a career in Engineering and IT to become a lawyer. It has been a great c...

Rating: 9.3

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Walker Lambe Rhudy Costley & Gill
240 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills and more

Review: ""Trust(ed)" in the most broad sense. Referred via MOAA, we retained "Rupe" to prepare and execute our estate plans. It was a most excellent, efficient, effective and very responsive experience. One that fully addressed and met our financial and es..."

Rating: 8.9

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Po Box 51549, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Bio: I am an attorney at the estate planning and business law firm Walker Lambe Rhudy Costley Gill, PLLC, practicing in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, tax law, and nonprofit law. For nearly thirty years, Walke...

Rating: 8.3

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Mcpherson, Rocamora, Nicholson & Nordgren, PLLC
3211 Shannon Rd Ste 620, Southcourt, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

Review: "Excellent in considering all aspects of my family’s estate plan and other end of life planning needs."

Rating: 7.8

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Mitchell Law Group
2530 Meridian Parkway, Suite 100, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Review: "Our family hired Tovah to help us navigate Edler law and planning. She was wonderful from the word go. She has a thorough knowledge of the laws and explains things to you very clearly. Tovah is very professional, extremely pleasant and comfortable."

Rating: 6.6

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Duke Law School, Box 90389, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Business, Estate Planning

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142 Montrose Dr, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 59 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Elder Law

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Po Box 51549, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 48 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Business, Estate Planning

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Po Box 51549, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Business

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Walker Lambe Rhudy Costley & Gill, PLLC
240 Leigh Farm Road, Suite 100, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts

Bio: Miriam Markfield joined Walker Lambe in 2010, after earning her Juris Doctorate from Duke University School of Law. While at Duke, Miriam served as a Staff Editor and later as a Lead Editor on the Duke Journal for Comparative and International Law...

Rating: 6.7

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McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson & Nordgren, PLLC
3211 Shannon Rd., Ste. 620, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate

Bio: Tony graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1991 with a Bachelors of Urban Planning. He earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina in 1998 and has practiced in the Durham-Chapel Hill area since then.He focuses his practice...

Rating: 6.5

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Kennon Craver, PLLC
4011 University Dr Ste 300, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Tax

Rating: 6.2

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Elder Law Attorney near Durham (Chapel Hill)

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and more

Over 30 years experience in Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning and Elder Law

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Po Box 51549, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Trusts, Business and more

Rating: 6.2

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15 Sanderling Ct, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Law, Civil Rights, Elder Law and more

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3113 Stanford Dr, Durham, NC

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Contracts and Agreements, Bankruptcy and Debt, Commercial Real Estate and more

Review: "I spoke with Ms. Bowens about assisting me with a small problem. She gave me a price and but kept dragging her feet. She scheduled times to talk about the situation; however, Ms. Bowens didn't keep any of the times she scheduled. She made excuses..."

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Elder Law Attorney near Durham (Chapel Hill)

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Review: "Kristin reviewed my disabled mother's unlawful POA without bias against my sister and myself when no one else cared in North Carolina."

Rating: 9.5

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Elder Law Attorney near Durham (Chapel Hill)

Elder Law Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Business

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Which Elder Law lawyers have been licensed the longest in Durham, NC?

Ralph L McCaughan 59 years licensed
Stephen C. Rhudy 48 years licensed
Mark O. Costley 40 years licensed
Peggy S. Vincent 37 years licensed
Larry H. Rocamora 37 years licensed
James A. Wilson 36 years licensed
Florence Athelda Bowens 35 years licensed
Rupinder Singh Gill 32 years licensed
Eric J. Sobocinski 30 years licensed
Anthony D. Nicholson 27 years licensed

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Which Durham, NC Elder Law lawyers are newest to the area?

Deborah Ann McDermott 11 years licensed
Charles Eugene Davis III 11 years licensed
Angela Ruth Spong 14 years licensed
Jennifer Elaine Dalman 14 years licensed
Miriam Hamilton Markfield 15 years licensed
Douglas Edgar Koenig 15 years licensed
Tovah McDonald Mitchell 17 years licensed
James Skyler Sager 17 years licensed
Kristin Leah Burrows 20 years licensed
Doris Jordan Dixon 21 years licensed

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Durham, NC Elder Law Lawyers

Durham Has 22 Elder Law Attorneys with 40 Reviews

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