LEGAL AND FINANCIAL PLANNING

Legal and financial planning should take place soon after a diagnosis of a dementia is made. Asset protection, advance directives and conservatorships are very important issues to consider while planning for your future and making plans for care. It is wise to consult with professional attorneys to help you with your legal and financial needs.

Bar Association legal programs

Bet Tzedek
Provides free legal assistance to low-income older adults.
(323) 939-0506

Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP)
Also known as the Center for Health Care Rights, provides legal assistance for Medicare & Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
(213) 383-4519
(800) 824-0780(Los Angeles only)

H.E.L.P : Health Care & Elder Law Programs
Provides free legal assistance and referrals.
(310) 533-1996

Information and Administrator Line
Provides information on conservatorships for the mentally ill, and assistance in locating family members for people who have died. Aslo provides estate management.
(213) 974-0515 or (213) 974-0502

Los Angeles Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Service
(213) 243-1525

Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center
Provides attorney referrals.
(213) 740-8711 or (800) 540-4442

Special Elder Law Programs
(213) 896-6590

Financial Planning

AXA Financial
11820 Mayfield Ave., #320
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 600-8393

Elder Law Attorneys

Michelle L. Abernathy
Gifford & Dearing
700 S. Flower St., Suite 1222
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 626-4481

Leslie Barnett
12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 571-3680

Collins Law Group
Collins Law Building
3330 West Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90305
(310) 677-9787

Steven A Friedman
Law Offices of Steven A. Friedman
3550 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 420
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 386-5400

Leah V. Granof, Esq.
16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 700
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 981-0511

Susan Jabowski
2215 Colby Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 473-7000

Thomas D. Klarin, Attorney-at-Law
5850 Canoga Ave., Suite 400
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 710-7138

Frankie Fook-Lun Leung
444 S. Flower St., Suite 3010
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 228-8922
Services also available in Chinese

Law Offices of Terry M. Magady
A Professional Corporation
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 478-6543

Janet Morris
Bet Tzedek Legal Services
145 S. Fairfax Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 549-5830
Services also available in Spanish

Wilfredo Trivino Perez & Associates
12400 Wilshire Blvd., 15th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 871-2802
Services also available in Spanish

Donald L. Scoggins,
Mary K. Vo Scoggins & Vo
3580 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2515
(213) 386-8085
Services also available in Vietnamese

Jeffery C. Segal
Selman Breitman
11766 Wilshire Blvd, 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 445-0800

Kayretha Hale Willis
Law Offices of Kayretha Hale Willis
880 W. 1st St., Suite 302
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-1036

Christine J. Wilson; Tyler & Wilson
5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1925
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 655-7180
Services also available in Spanish, Armenian

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