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Elder law attorneys in Nevada 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 Nevada healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms.
Federal law (and Nevada'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 Nevada average $462 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,386–$2,772 for a simple individual will and $4,680–$7,020 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.
Nevada has a generous small-estate threshold of $150,000. Estates under that line can use the Small Estate Affidavit procedure, which is a form rather than a court case — most families can handle it without an attorney. For estates above the threshold, formal probate generally benefits from counsel because of the procedural overhead, even when nothing is contested. The Nevada probate calculator estimates total costs based on estate value.
In Nevada, the situations where retaining counsel is typically worth the cost are: blended families with children from prior relationships (community property rules can produce surprising outcomes); 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
Las Vegas firm handling estate planning and probate throughout Clark County, with attorneys licensed in Nevada, California, and Illinois. Manages the full Clark County probate process — creditor notice, asset inventory, and distribution to heirs — alongside revocable and irrevocable trusts, wills, and powers of attorney. Offers a complimentary initial consultation.
Location
6030 S. Rainbow Boulevard, Suite D1Las Vegas, NV 89118
Phone
(702) 522-6450
Las Vegas-based law firm specializing in estate planning and probate matters. Over 50 years of combined experience.
Location
3137 E Warm Springs Road, Suite 100Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone
(702) 703-6998
Founded in 1997, Boyer Law Group has provided estate planning, elder law, probate, and guardianship services in Las Vegas for over 25 years. Kim Boyer is one of only three attorneys in Nevada certified as a specialist in Elder Law by the Nevada State Bar.
Location
5235 S. Durango Drive, Suite 103Las Vegas, NV 89113
Phone
(702) 255-2000
Established
1997
Family-owned and operated firm providing estate planning services since 2002. Serves clients throughout southern Nevada including Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City.
Location
10799 W. Twain AvenueLas Vegas, NV 89135
Phone
(702) 706-1083
Established
2002
Henderson firm with nine attorneys serving the Las Vegas metro through the Eighth Judicial District Court, handling estate planning, probate administration, and trust litigation since 1995. Work spans revocable living trusts, charitable remainder trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and contested will and trust disputes, plus elder law and asset protection.
Location
2450 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200Henderson, NV 89074
Phone
(702) 796-4000
Established
1995
One of the most well-known and respected trust, probate, and estate planning law firms in Las Vegas with more than 50 years of combined experience.
Location
10161 W Park Run Drive, Suite 230Las Vegas, NV 89145
Phone
(702) 357-5677
Service Area
Statewide
Las Vegas firm with Summerlin and Henderson offices handling estate planning, probate administration, and asset protection for Clark County families for over 30 years. Practice covers wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, Nevada self-settled trusts, wealth transfer, guardianship, and charitable planning. Tax litigation background informs the firm's estate and gift tax planning approach.
Location
10845 Griffith Peak Drive, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89135
Phone
(702) 893-9500
Award-winning estate planning law firm helping people organize the elements of their lives through careful estate planning and asset protection measures. Serves clients throughout the US and internationally.
Location
8930 W Sunset Road, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89148
Phone
(702) 857-7879
Las Vegas estate planning firm founded by Timothy R. O'Reilly with 8 office locations across the Las Vegas metro area. Named to America's Top 100 Attorneys and rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Provides a 24/7 helpline for client support.
Location
325 S Maryland Parkway, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone
(702) 904-8108
Service Area
Statewide
Reno estate planning and probate practice serving Washoe County and surrounding Northern Nevada communities. Laury M. Macauley has over 30 years of experience handling wills, living trusts, probate administration, trust administration for trustees, and guardianships. Licensed in Nevada, California, and Illinois; free initial consultation available.
Location
9805 Double R Boulevard, Suite 300Reno, NV 89521
Phone
(775) 323-1510