I provide comprehensive legal counsel and practical advice regarding estate and Medicaid planning, and draft the documents necessary to protect you and your loved ones -- including Wills, Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills (end-of-life wishes), Real Estate Deeds, Non-Probate Transfers, and Agreements. Documents are customized to your needs and wishes. My other areas of practice include Adoptions, Name Change and Gender Marker Change. Although probate often can be avoided, I handle probate matters when it is necessary for all or part of an estate to go through probate. I also advise Trustees regarding their responsibilities.
I have over 40 years of experience as an attorney representing lesbian, gay, and transgender persons, and advocating for LGBT rights, and for civil rights, civil liberties, and justice for all.
My experiences helping to care for my mother during her 16 years of decline due to Alzheimer's disease, dealing with my father's last illness and death, and handling financial and legal matters for my mother after my father died, provide me with personal, as well as practical, insights and perspectives that I bring to my Estate Planning and Elder Law practice.
My law firm provides individualized friendly service, with attention to detail. Each client is a person, not a case. Telephone calls usually are returned by my paralegal or by me the same day, or within two business days. Free notary services are provided for established clients. More information about my practice is on my website at www.zarembkalaw.justia.net
I graduated cum laude from St. Louis University Law School (1974), and from Swarthmore College with Honors (1970). I founded my law firm in 1987, after six years as an attorney in Legal Services, and six years in a private practice partnership.
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Specialization(s): Estate Planning, Co-Parent Adoptions, LGBT
