Top Elder Law Experts 2025

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Jeff Burr has been recognized as one of the top tax and estate planning attorneys in Southern Nevada and has been practicing for over 40 years. Through his years of community service and continual hard work, his personal client list contains many of the most prominent families in southern Nevada. Under Jeff's leadership, the firm has received the highest and most prestigious AV rating from Martindale Hubbell. Jeff's community involvement includes having been elected to the Clark County School Board and serving on boards such as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, KLVX Planned Giving, St. Rose Dominican Foundation, Nevada State College, The Giving Tree, LDS Philanthropies and others. Jeff has been named by his peers as one of the top estate planning attorneys in Southern Nevada in every edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Healthcare and business attorney licensed in California and Minnesota. I'm David ("DJ") Holt, a dedicated Healthcare Attorney and the founder of Holt Law - a boutique multi-state health law firm. I am the "surgeon" of attorneys - focusing on highly specific practice areas that I do very well. Coincidently, I also work with surgeons and medical doctors often! Also, I work well to team up with other attorneys who are the experts in their areas in order to serve as a one-stop-shop for my business-owner clients.

Mike is a senior wills and estates lawyer in British Columbia. He founded the firm Westcoast Wills & Estates in 2011. He regularly advises clients on estate planning and prepares Wills, Trusts, Representation Agreements and Powers of Attorney. He also advises and helps clients apply to court for probate orders. Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UBC in 2002 prior to earning his Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie Law School in Halifax in 2006. A practicing lawyer, Mike is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association’s Wills & Trusts and Elder Law subsections. He has earned the TEP designation as a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP Canada). He is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Vancouver. He is also a past board member of the Marineview Housing Society and sat on an advisory panel for the BC Cancer Agency. He regularly presents at continuing education courses and also frequently presents publicly on trusts and estate planning for financial institutions, charities and educational institutions around Vancouver. He has been interviewed and featured in numerous publications over the years.

Director of Operations at Loving Homecare Inc., and a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) based in Whittier, California. My passion lies in helping older adults live with dignity and comfort through high-quality, relationship-centered care. With over a decade of experience in operations, team leadership, and elder care strategy, I focus on equipping families with the tools and education they need to make confident decisions in complex caregiving situations. My background also includes time in corporate leadership and consulting, but I’ve found the most purpose in working closely with families navigating aging, memory loss, and end-of-life care. At Loving Homecare, I lead a team committed to providing personalized in-home support for seniors, from companion care and post-surgical recovery to dementia care and respite services. I believe in care that goes beyond task checklists, rooted in compassion, consistency, and meaningful human connection. Whether I’m advising on care plans, mentoring caregivers, or advocating for seniors’ well-being, my mission is to ensure every older adult we serve feels seen, valued, and supported.

I am a business attorney focused on working with Dentists, DSO's, Physicians, Entrepreneurs, and Small Business Owners. I founded Odgers Law Group in 2013 in Del Mar, California, and have since opened up offices in Poway, Mission Valley, and Los Angeles. My firm, Odgers Law Group, helps professionals and business owners in each step of their business life cycle: Formation, Growing, Protecting, and Exiting and plans for wealth preservation and transfer through comprehensive trust based estate planning.

Practicing attorney focusing on estate planning

Ryan Duffy is a North Carolina and South Carolina attorney who helps families protect what matters most through clear, practical estate planning. As the founder of Estate Planning of the Carolinas, he focuses on wills, trusts, probate, and incapacity planning, offering a streamlined, virtual-first experience that makes quality legal help easier to access. Ryan also maintains a personal-injury practice and advises clients through complex real-world problems. Outside of client work, he operates Legal Verb, a content and SEO service for law firms looking to grow through better online visibility.

In its tenth year, Elder is an award-winning home care platform that matches older adults with self-employed carers for flexible and personalised live-in care across the UK. Founded on the principle that home is the best place to age, Elder is committed to delivering solutions that enhance patient dignity and provide families with peace of mind. Elder has helped to deliver more than 15 million hours of home care across the UK. Elder’s technology: Intelligent, fast matching: Utilising AI, Elder’s proprietary matching technology rapidly pairs people needing home care with self-employed carers based on care needs, lifestyle factors and even personality, hobbies and interests. This streamlines the lengthy social care assessment process. Immediate Capacity: Elder has 5,000 plus carers on its platform across England, Wales and Scotland. Elder can arrange care in days, not weeks. In many cases, Elder has helped arrange care within 24 hours. Peace of mind: Families can speak with carers and read reviews from others before selection. As a result, 9 out of 10 customers find their ideal carer the first time. Safety: All carers on Elder pass a rigorous screening which includes a background check, character and skills assessment, and verifiable professional references. Only two per cent of applicants are successful.

Angela B. Ryan, Esq. is a lawyer, former public defender, and law professor turned patient-rights advocate. After experiencing severe medical mismanagement during childbirth, she now writes and speaks on maternal health, informed consent, and the intersection of medicine and law. She combines professional expertise with lived experience to help journalists, lawyers, and policymakers understand systemic failures in women’s healthcare.

I'm a business healthcare lawyer that's helps Georgia doctors create and scale human centered medical practices without the ick of traditional legal relationships.

Client Services Director for Your Legacy Legal Care , which practices elder law, asset protection, estate planning, family, guardianship, special needs planning, and probate. I am responsible for building community relationships to aid in growing our law firm, tracking return on investments, building campaigns in our CRM, among many other strategies to help achieve professional goals. In addition to my responsibilities above, I also meet with potential clients to provide solutions to protect their hard-earned assets from litigation, probate, and long-term care. I’d love to have the honor to meet with your client to help them achieve their estate planning goals! Focusing on building relationships with professionals in the financial, legal, and healthcare industries in order to grow my network to enrich the lives of those we serve. I look forward to connecting with you!

Loyd J. Bourgeois is a Louisiana personal injury attorney and founder of Loyd J. Bourgeois Injury & Accident Lawyer, with offices in Metairie and Luling. With a background in engineering and a law degree from Tulane University, Loyd brings an analytical yet client-centered approach to injury law. He focuses exclusively on helping individuals recover after serious accidents, including car and truck crashes, wrongful death claims, and other personal injury matters. Loyd is also an accomplished law firm owner who has earned national recognition for business growth. His firm has been named to the Inc. Regionals Southeast list, the LawFirm 500 list, and the LSU100 Top 10 Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses, placing him among the fastest-growing business leaders in the region. He offers practical insight into law firm operations, client service systems, and sustainable growth strategies for solo and small firms. Known for his clear communication and grounded perspective, Loyd frequently speaks on issues related to insurance disputes, case valuation, personal injury litigation, and legal marketing. His firm has also been recognized by New Orleans CityBusiness, U.S. News & World Report, and NOLA Family Magazine for excellence in litigation and client care. Loyd is available to comment on personal injury law in Louisiana, civil justice trends, insurance company tactics, and the business of building and running a successful law firm.

I am an estate planning attorney with an international background and over 20 years experience. I specialize in creating wills and trusts for families in California, including but not limited to revocable grantor trusts, living trusts, special needs trusts, irrevocable trusts, etc.

The Boonswang Law Firm has recovered tens of millions of dollars in life insurance claims, Accidental Death & Dismemberment claims, and Accelerated Death Benefits claims, as well as Catastrophic Personal Injury claims. The Boonswang Law Firm serves all of Pennsylvania and the nation. The lawyers at the Boonswang Law Firm are dedicated to the pursuit of obtaining justice for individuals and families who have had their insurance claim delayed or denied, or have suffered a catastrophic injury through no fault of their own. Our firm is comprised of top insurance lawyers who have had long-standing, successful case histories and who are committed to obtaining winning outcomes for each of our clients. At the Boonswang Law Firm, we have years of experience recovering money from both large and small insurance companies.

Personal Injury Attorney. Member of the Michigan State and Macomb County Bar Associations. Licensed for over a decade. Own & operate Krall Law Offices, PLLC.

Nationally recognized and sought after Houston employment law attorney Jacqueline Armstrong is the founding attorney of Armstrong Associates, an employment law firm which has been protecting the rights of employees for over 30 years. Jacqueline and her associates represent employees and never the employer. Attorney Armstrong has an exceptional depth of experience and winning track record in all areas of employment law including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, employment contracts and non-compete agreements, executive compensation & litigation, wrongful termination, whistleblower law, unpaid and underpaid wage claims, and all variations of employment law litigation. Jacqueline is proud of the exclusive team of seasoned lawyers she has at her side and ready to serve her clients. When you work with Attorney Armstrong, rest assured the best available legal team will be representing you in negotiations and when necessary, in trial. Jacqueline has fought many big companies and won on behalf of her clients. She has taken on national chains, large oil & gas companies, government officials, and more. She collaborated with a top-notch legal team to bring Chipotle to justice for allowing a culture where managers were preying on young female employees. She took on a County judge in Texas and obtained an $850,000 judgment. Jacqueline is compassionate and tough and fights tirelessly to preserve her clients’ dignity, reputation, and financial stability. Her passion is helping those in need and getting them the justice they deserve. Jacqueline has been included in the Super Lawyers list by Thomson Reuters every year since 2019. This exclusive designation is based upon peer nominations and evaluations, experience, and achievements on behalf of her clients. Only 5% of all licensed attorneys in the state of Texas are named to the list each year.

Cinthia Chou-Chan is a Trial Attorney at Arash Law, committed to fighting for injured victims in personal injury and civil litigation cases. With hands-on experience in case management and a deep understanding of product liability, she works tirelessly to secure justice for her clients. A recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards, she applies her expertise with precision and compassion. Fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, she ensures non-English-speaking clients receive the legal representation they deserve. Dedicated to advocacy both in and out of the courtroom, Cinthia stands as a strong ally for those seeking justice.