Elder Law · Sarasota, Florida
The best light comes late in the day.
Medicaid planning, guardianship, and life's paperwork — handled with patience, explained without jargon, and printed in type you can actually read. For you, or for the parents you love.
Home & facility visits at no extra charge · We never rush an appointment
How We Help
Six worries we take off your list.
Growing older shouldn't mean growing anxious about the law. These are the matters we've guided Sarasota families through for twenty years.
Protecting the House
Florida homestead rules, lady-bird deeds, and trusts that keep your home in the family — not in probate, and not lost to care costs.
Learn more →Paying for Long-Term Care
Medicaid planning that legally protects savings while qualifying for care — five-year lookback navigated, crisis or planned.
Learn more →Guardianship & Capacity
When a loved one can no longer decide safely, we guide families through guardianship — and the gentler alternatives first.
Learn more →Wills, Trusts & Directives
Clear documents, witnessed properly, stored safely — wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare surrogates.
Learn more →Probate, Handled Kindly
After a loss, the courthouse shouldn't be your burden. We administer estates start to finish while your family grieves in peace.
Learn more →Elder Abuse & Exploitation
Financial exploitation of seniors is theft with a familiar face. We act fast — freezing assets, unwinding "gifts," and involving authorities when needed.
Learn more →For Adult Children
Calling about Mom or Dad?
Half our calls start with "I'm worried about my mother." You're not overstepping — you're early enough to help. Here's how it usually works.
You call us first
We'll listen to the situation — the diagnosis, the finances, the family dynamics — and tell you honestly what's urgent and what can wait.
We meet everyone
With your parent's consent, we meet where they're comfortable: our office, their home, or the facility. Family members can join by video.
Your parent stays in charge
Our client is the elder, and their dignity leads. We plan with them, not around them — which is exactly why the plans hold up.
Our Promises
Practiced patience.
Appointments are 90 minutes, minimum
No one absorbs Medicaid rules in a rushed half hour. We schedule the time it takes and repeat anything, as often as needed, cheerfully.
Everything in writing, in large print
Every plan comes with a plain-English summary — 16-point type, one page per decision, refrigerator-ready.
Flat fees, quoted before we begin
You'll never receive a surprise invoice from us. Ever. Fixed fees are quoted in writing at the first meeting.
We come to you
Home, hospital, rehab, or assisted living — no extra charge, anywhere in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Your Attorney
Evelyn Grace
Founder · Board Certified in Elder Law
Evelyn became an elder law attorney the year her own grandmother's savings were nearly lost to a nursing-home spend-down no one had explained. Twenty years later, she has guided more than 3,000 Gulf Coast families through the same maze — with the patience of someone who remembers exactly how the confusion feels from the kitchen table.
She is one of fewer than 500 attorneys nationwide who are both Board Certified in Elder Law (NELF) and a Certified Elder Law Attorney mediator.
J.D., Stetson · CELA, National Elder Law Foundation · Florida Bar Elder Law Section, Past Chair
Kind Words
From the families.
"Evelyn saved Dad's house and got Mom qualified for care we were told was impossible. Then she sent a one-page summary in big print that Dad reads better than I do."
— Susan T., daughter · Medicaid planning"She drove to the rehab center twice, never once looked at her watch, and drew the whole plan on one sheet of paper. My brother in Ohio joined by video. Worth every penny, and we knew the pennies up front."
— The Hendricks family · Guardianship alternative"A 'financial advisor' had talked my father into signing things he didn't understand. Golden Hour unwound all of it in six weeks."
— Marcus D., son · Exploitation recoveryPlan a Visit
Call. We answer like humans.
No phone trees, no "press 4." A person answers, listens, and books a real appointment — for you or the parent you're worried about.
(941) 555-0116