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Huntington’s Disease—Let No More Leaves Fall

Although Huntington’s Disease is a relatively rare disease that affects about 1 in 10,000 persons, the families that suffer from this killer often sustain a 50% casualty rate. Here at Law Elder Law, we have decided to help work toward a cure.

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Of Widgets, Duckies, and Teddy Bears

LawElder Law was delighted to be mentioned in the SmartMarketing SmartBlog: In marketing professional services, or anything else for that matter, it helps to have a widget. What’s a widget? A widget is a thing that you use as a give-away, a gift, a door-opener, and (when you have a very good widget) as a […]

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Rick Law named speaker and advisor for hospital group

Rick Law has been named as an Approved Speaker and Advisor for the Provena Medical Center Speaker’s Bureau. The Provena Medical group operates several hospitals and long-term care facilities in Illinois. As an approved Speaker/Adviser, Mr. Law participates in the training of medical personnel such as discharge planners, nurse case managers, social workers, and members […]

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Hourly Billing Makes Us Sick!

Value billing is based on the idea that one should charge a fee that is appropriate and ethically reasonable for the value provided to the client. It is my viewpoint that both clients and lawyers can enjoy better relationships if lawyers charge value-based fees. Read on to see how we might make value-billing work…

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A Wonderful Death

Celebrating New Year’s Day after a kayak run on the Fox River, I was just about knocked to the floor when I overheard someone say, “I’ve seen some wonderful deaths.” When I recovered from hearing this statement and recognized the sparkling eyes of the nurse who said it, I asked if I could meet with her at another time to learn about “wonderful deaths.”

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Single Boomers: Who’s Gonna Long Term Care For You?

“Like millions of boomers, I chose not to marry or have children. But I don’t think that we unmarried boomers fully realize that there’s a lot more to worry about now than just long term care for our geriatric parents.”

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Fear of Professionals

After being betrayed by the heads of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, major investment houses, and even the governor of Illinois, people are afraid to trust, and afraid to invest again. This fear of professionals is not making people safer—it is actually making individuals even more vulnerable to ongoing losses that can devastate their accounts.

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New Association to Provide Medicaid Info Hotline

Rick L. Law, attorney and executive director of the Medicaid Info Network (an association of trusted physicians and advisors), has announced that beginning in 2005, members of the association will be issued a PIN number which will allow them to request free legal information on basic issues confronting the aging and others with long-term health […]

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The Secret to a Healthy Investment Portfolio

There are four crucial areas of investment management, all of which need to be addressed to have a truly healthy financial plan for the future.

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Putting Together the Aging Puzzle

We find that clients rely upon us for more than traditional legal advice. We help clients and families put together the “aging puzzle” with its many ill-fitting pieces. . . In fact, the legal advice we provide may be the least complicated piece of the client's aging puzzle.

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Our Reviews

My wife and I had our first child three years ago. That’s when we decided to set up a trust, should anything happen to either of us. We reached out to Zach Hesselbaum to help us out. He was very thorough and professional throughout the whole process. Zach went above and beyond to make sure that we understood every detail of setting it up and he did an excellent job. We recently had our second child a few months ago. With the new baby, he helped us make the necessary revisions to the trust. Zach made this process great for us! I would definitely recommend using him for any of your estate planning needs!

Tom G., Naperville, IL