Elder & Disability Law
As you and your family confront the complex issues of aging or disability, legal planning priorities and strategies shift, and a legal advisor well-versed in this specialty area of law is essential to ensure security and protection. For more than 30 years, Moschella & Winston has specialized in elder, disability, and special needs law. Our attorneys have dedicated their careers to helping elderly and disabled individuals and their families secure their future to preserve independence, maintain dignity, protect savings, obtain government benefits, and sustain quality of care and life.
Whether you are planning for retirement, long-term care, public benefits eligibility, or coping with a recent death, disability or abuse crisis, we understand your unique needs and have the experience and resources to meet all of your legal requirements.
Our comprehensive elder & disability legal services include:
• retirement planning
• savings and asset protection
• long-term care planning
• guardianships and conservatorships
• professional fiduciary and trustee services
• public benefits eligibility
• Medicaid applications and appeals
• Social Security and SSI applications and appeals
• death, disability, and crisis management
Moschella & Winston is nationally recognized as a leader in our field and receives referrals from lawyers and other professionals locally and from across the country. We often serve as professional fiduciary, and as court appointed attorneys in complex matters. All of our lawyers are members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), our partners are Certified Elder Law Attorneys by the National Elder Law Foundation, and all are active members of other professional organizations related to our specialty areas.
Partner Neal Winston, Esq. is President-Elect of the Special Needs Alliance, a national invitational organization of expert attorneys in special needs planning. Partner Alex Moschella, Esq. serves on the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer’s Association and Somerville Cambridge Elder Services and is an adjunct faculty member at Suffolk Law School, where he has taught Elder Law for 15 years. Both of our partners are past President of the Massachusetts Chapter of NAELA.
At Moschella & Winston, our attorneys bring more to our elder and disability law practice than experience and commitment. We are compassionate advocates, sensitive to the real life problems and challenges that arise with aging and disability and the effect these issues have on individuals and loved ones. Our goal is to ease your burden by identifying your specific needs and offering innovative solutions, all in one place. We are tied into a network of attorneys, healthcare experts, geriatric care managers, social workers, psychologists, and other elder care professionals who may be of assistance to you and your family. We also investigate and advise clients on cases involving elder and disability abuse and injury, whether in the community or nursing homes, due to neglect or financial exploitation.
With our extensive partnerships and history of success, Moschella & Winston is uniquely qualified to meet all of your legal needs. We understand the complexities you face and are here to offer protection and peace-of-mind every step of the way. Contact us to schedule an initial consultation.