Bay State Elder Law

Specialties

With a single point of contact, we provide the most complete range of legal and life planning services to seniors, individuals with special needs and their families. We focus on eliminating the anxiety and confusion that can accompany the ageing process allowing our clients to live with dignity and their families to have peace of mind.

Our practice specializes in the needs of Seniors and their families:

* Medicaid Planning

* Long-​term Care planning

* Estate Planning

* Will and Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration

* Probate and Estate Administration

* Settlement of Estates

* Guardianship/​Conservatorship

* Guardian ad litem

History

Established in 2004.

Founded by a Nurse Attorney, Bay State Elder Law is committed to offering comprehensive legal advice for you and your loved ones. Whether you are planning ahead to pass on your estate to your children, seeking to qualify for Medicaid or Veteran’s Benefits, or in the middle of a care crisis and need help to make important choices about your long-​term care options, Bay State Elder Law has the compassion, knowledge and expertise to help you and your family. Our experience staff will work with you to ensure that your loved one receives the highest level of care while protecting your home and your savings at one of the most frail and vulnerable times of your lives.

Meet the Business Owner

Cathleen S.

Business Owner

As a nurse attorney with over 20 years of legal experience and as Managing Partner of Summers, Summers & Associates, P.C., Attorney Cathleen Summers provide a vast array of legal services to seniors and their families: estate planning (including wills, trusts, advance directives and durable powers of attorney), medicaid planning, reviewing documents associated with long term care placement and assisted living facilities. Additionally, our firm provides life care management services assisting clients and their families in dealing with determining the appropriate level of care for a loved one and helping to identify the right care providers or facility. Locating the appropriate type of care, coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of care, and working to ensure that our client’s right to quality care are honored. We specialize in assisting families who may live out of state or be unable to provide frequent oversight of a loved one’s care.