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Elder law attorneys in Georgia focus on the legal issues facing aging adults and their families: Medicaid planning for long-term care, drafting and updating durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, special needs trusts, and asset protection. Many also handle probate and estate planning, but elder law is the specific subset focused on care planning and benefits eligibility. See the Georgia healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms.
Federal law (and Georgia's implementation) imposes a 5-year lookback period for Medicaid long-term care eligibility. Any uncompensated transfers (gifts, transfers to family members, transfers to a non-Medicaid-qualified trust) within the 5 years before applying for Medicaid can trigger a penalty period during which Medicaid won't pay for nursing home care. This is the main reason Medicaid planning needs to start years before care is actually needed — and the main reason elder law attorneys exist as a distinct practice area.
Estate planning attorneys in Georgia average $382 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,146–$2,292 for a simple individual will and $2,980–$4,470 for a basic revocable trust. Online and DIY services cost $30–$300 for the same documents — see the will cost calculator for a side-by-side comparison.
Georgia allows estates under $15,000 to use a simplified Bank Deposit Affidavit procedure, which is a form rather than a court case and typically doesn't require an attorney. For larger estates, formal probate is involved enough that retaining counsel is usually practical — the procedural work is what they're there for. Use the Georgia probate calculator to estimate the costs.
In Georgia, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships; ownership of a business, rental property, or significant investment assets; special-needs dependents who need a special-needs trust to preserve benefits; substantial property held in multiple states. If none of these describe your situation, the simpler online and DIY tools are often enough.
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16 firms
A Hinesville firm with over 100 years of combined experience handling elder law, estates, probate, and all types of trusts including living trusts, insurance trusts, special needs trusts, and medical trusts across coastal Georgia.
Location
128 South Main StreetHinesville, GA 31313
Phone
(912) 289-0673
Service Area
4 counties
Dedicated to estate planning, probate administration, guardianship and conservatorship, elder law, VA and Medicaid planning, special needs planning, and asset protection. Serves clients throughout the CSRA from offices in Augusta and Atlanta.
Location
633 Fury's Ferry RoadAugusta, GA 30907
Phone
(706) 364-3764
Established
2012
Service Area
2 counties
Has extensive experience in estate planning and probate matters, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and estate administration. Serves as the Floyd County administrator.
Location
711 Broad StreetRome, GA 30161
Phone
(706) 784-8140
Service Area
1 county
Serves as west Georgia and Douglas County's estate planning attorneys, handling estate planning, probate, elder law, wills, and civil litigation across the Atlanta metro area.
Location
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite BDouglasville, GA 30135
Phone
(770) 949-7300
Service Area
5 counties
A Johns Creek estate planning firm serving individuals, families, and small business owners with wealth preservation, trusts, special needs planning, wills, probate, and elder law services.
Location
10475 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 215Johns Creek, GA 30097
Phone
(678) 781-9230
Service Area
5 counties
A caring and compassionate law firm guiding people through Estate Planning, Medicaid, Special Needs Planning, the Probate process, and more.
Location
2414 Andover DriveValdosta, GA 31602
Phone
(229) 207-0850
Service Area
1 county
A Lawrenceville solo practice led by Tim Hurban, providing estate planning, wills, trusts, and probate services to Gwinnett County families for over 15 years.
Location
1755 North Brown Road, Suite 200Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Phone
(404) 654-0054
Service Area
4 counties
Asset Protection & Elder Law of Georgia is a practice of The McCoy Law Firm, LLC, a family-owned law firm. Founding attorneys Lance and Sharon McCoy each have over 25 years of experience in asset protection and elder law.
Location
775 West Avenue, Suite ECartersville, GA 30120
Phone
(770) 382-0984
Service Area
6 counties
Founded by Meg Greer Evans in 2017, the firm focuses exclusively on estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid planning, serving the Dublin and Laurens County area.
Location
1105-B Hillcrest ParkwayDublin, GA 31021
Phone
(478) 272-2885
Established
2017
Service Area
1 county
A full-service legal practice in Valdosta specializing in comprehensive estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, and probate and estate administration. Licensed in both Georgia and Florida.
Location
701 Baytree Road, Suite CValdosta, GA 31602
Phone
(229) 232-4873
Service Area
1 county