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Illinois Seniors face a tough new reality.

At midnight on Halloween 2011, the State of Illinois began enforcement of the tough nursing home Medicaid benefit rules required by a 2006 federal law called the Deficit Reduction Act.  The only good news I can share with you is that the rules could have been far worse.  Thanks go to the advocacy and lobbying […]

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Law ElderLaw hosts Mental Health First Aid Training

Law Elder Law hosted the mental health first aid training seminar that is taught by mental health professionals from Linden Oaks hospital located in Naperville, Illinois. Over 20 professionals attended the 3 four hour course. Professionals from Illinois Math and Science Academy, Senior Services from Dekalb, Kane and Kendall Counties, Kane County States Attorneys office, […]

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Rick Law Speaks to Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on their website titled “The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die”. Attorney Law provided information regarding the importance of not only a will, but of a revocable trust. “Every will is like a compass that points toward the closest courthouse,” he says in the article. He […]

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Diana Law Admitted to Bar of U.S. Supreme Court

Attorney, Diana Law, was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in a ceremony held at the Supreme Court courtroom in Washington, D. C., on Monday, June 6, 2011. Ms. Law was part of a group of 45 Illinois lawyers organized by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). The Honorable […]

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Law ElderLaw Attorneys Invited to Kansas Elder Law Convention

Attorneys Rick Law and Zach Hesselbaum are invited to speak at the Kansas Elder Law Convention this October. They will present on the topic of “VA LTC benefits: Client-Focused Solutions”.

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Senior Partner Speaks at NAMI Convention 2011

Rick Law, senior partner, spoke this past July at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) national convention in Chicago. He delivered a message on the topic of “creating a trust to protect a vulnerable loved one (who is not on public benefits)”.

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Diana M. Law Named KCBA 2011 President

Law Elder Law partner, Diana Law, was installed as the Kane County Bar Association president on June 2, 2011. She is the youngest president in the history of the association. The entire 1,345 member association and the staff at Law Elder Law congratulate her on this monumental accomplishment.

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A New Committee is Born: Elder Care, Disability, and Mental Health Law

  On September 28, 2011, we kicked off the first meeting of the Elder Care, Disability and Mental Health Law Committee of the Kane County Bar Association (KCBA).  The committee, which is co-chaired by Kane County State’s Attorney Joseph McMahon and yours truly, will explore issues that impact the law and lives of clients, attorneys, […]

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Kathy Motley to Speak Regarding Paralegal Education

Kathy Motley of Law Elder Law is scheduled to speak at both the Kane County Bar Paralegal Meeting October 19th and the Illinois Paralegal Association Fall Education Conference in Chicago on November 3, 2011.

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Written by a Happy Dad…..

When the kids are growing up, you always worry about how they’re going to turn out.  While I always worried about my daughter Diana, she has far exceeded all of my hopes for her.  She has become a great law partner, outstanding attorney, and an excellent wife and mother.  I could not be more proud […]

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Our Reviews

“You don’t have to leave your family a lot of money. You really don’t have to leave them anything.

Just don’t leave them a mess.

Law Hesselbaum has made sure we won’t leave our family with a mess.”

M. C., Client of Law Hesselbaum and Law Elder Law