Elder Law and Special Needs Attorneys: Providing for the unique legal and financial demands of senior citizens, their adult children and individuals with special needs


Providing for the unique legal and financial demands of senior citizens, their adult children and individuals with special needs. Call today 770.939.4616

Elder and Special Needs Law is a highly specialized and fast growing area of the law. While a traditional law practice is focused primarily upon functional expertise in a narrower legal practice area, the Elder and Special Needs Law practice of Ruthann P. Lacey, P.C. is client-centered and focused on the unique legal needs of the elderly and their families and those individuals of all ages with special needs.

Elder Law and Special Needs Law pursue a more holistic approach: assisting our clients and their families with counsel across a broad range of issues affecting their quality of life and their futures. Providing guided, thoughtful and prudent planning, we empower all of our clients to live full and secure lives to their greatest potential.

Our assistance typically involves defining and implementing life and legal plans that address unique legal needs in each of the following practice areas:

Disability Planning
Durable Advanced Directive for Healthcare
Durable Financial Powers of Attorney
Guardianship and Conservatorship
Health Law
Independent Living Options
Long-Term Healthcare Options and Financing
Medicaid Estate Recovery
Medicaid Applications and Planning
Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements
Nursing Home Issues
Probate and Estate Administration
Real Property
Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
Special Needs Trusts
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Issues
Trusts and Wills
VA Aid and Attendance Benefits

Preeminent legal expertise. Wise counsel. Skills and integrity. Developing nurturing, compassionate, attentive relationships with our clients. When combined, these comprise the core of our daily mission - to exceed our clients’ expectations through securing and protecting them and their families’ future. No matter what life may hold tomorrow, we can help you plan for it today!

Certified Elder Law Attorneys and Special Needs Attorneys

Member of the Special Needs Alliance, Atlanta Bar Association, American Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, DeKalb Estate Planning Council, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Brain Injury Association of Georgia, the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta, the National Family Caregivers Association and the National Guardianship Association.

Serving Atlanta, Georgia and the surrounding communities including Alpharetta, Buckhead, Chamblee, Decatur, Duluth, Dunwoody, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Norcross, Roswell, Sandy Springs and Tucker.

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