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Elder law attorneys in New Jersey 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 New Jersey healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms.
Federal law (and New Jersey'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 New Jersey average $435 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,305–$2,610 for a simple individual will and $4,440–$6,660 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.
New Jersey allows estates under $50,000 to use a simplified small estate 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 New Jersey probate calculator to estimate the costs.
In New Jersey, 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; leaving meaningful sums to non-spouse, non-child beneficiaries (New Jersey taxes those inheritances); 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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23 firms
Archer & Greiner's Private Wealth, Estates & Trusts group serves clients from its Voorhees office in Camden County and other Mid-Atlantic locations. The practice handles estate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, will and trust disputes, business succession, and elder law. Several attorneys hold CPA credentials or master's degrees in taxation.
Location
1025 Laurel Oak RdVoorhees, NJ 08043
Phone
(856) 795-2121
Service Area
Statewide
Bookbinder Law is a Marlton elder law and estate planning practice serving Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Mercer counties, founded in 1996 by Dana E. Bookbinder, a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation. The firm assists executors and families with probate and estate administration, special needs planning, and guardianships across South Jersey.
Location
8000 Sagemore Drive, Suite 8303Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone
(856) 722-8500
Established
1996
Service Area
4 counties
Bratton Law Group focuses exclusively on elder law, estate planning, life care planning, asset protection, and Medicaid planning. The firm's attorneys and care coordinators work together to identify both legal issues and care needs for clients and their families throughout South Jersey.
Location
383 Kings Highway NorthCherry Hill, NJ 08034
Phone
(856) 770-2744
Founded in 1931 by the late Honorable A.J. Cafiero, Cafiero Law is one of Cape May County's oldest law firms. The firm provides estate planning, wills, trusts, and eldercare services throughout Southern New Jersey.
Location
3303 New Jersey AvenueWildwood, NJ 08260
Phone
(609) 522-0511
Established
1931
Service Area
1 county
Founded in 1876, Capehart Scatchard is a Mount Laurel firm serving Burlington County and South Jersey. Its Wills, Trusts & Estates attorneys handle probate and estate administration, trust administration, estate litigation, elder law, and Medicaid planning for executors, trustees, and beneficiaries.
Location
8000 Midlantic Dr, Suite 300SMount Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone
(856) 234-6800
Established
1876
Cosner Law Group serves Middlesex County families from East Brunswick, handling probate, estate and trust administration, guardianships, and elder law before the Surrogate's Court. The firm represents executors and beneficiaries through estate settlement, will preparation, and long-term care planning, and has practiced in central New Jersey for more than 50 years.
Location
197 Route 18, Suite 104East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone
(732) 937-8000
Established
1970
Service Area
1 county
Founded in 1929, Dempsey, Dempsey & Sheehan has served Summit-area families and businesses for over 90 years. Their estate planning practice covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, elder law, guardianships, and estate administration.
Location
387 Springfield AvenueSummit, NJ 07901
Phone
(908) 277-0388
Established
1929
Service Area
1 county
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno is a Parsippany firm serving Morris County and northern New Jersey. Its attorneys handle estate planning, probate and estate administration, trust administration, and elder law, including assisted-living and long-term-care matters.
Location
4 Campus Drive, Suite 300Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone
(973) 627-7300
One of Hunterdon County's oldest and largest law firms, Gebhardt & Kiefer has been providing legal services since 1884. Their estate planning practice drafts complex trust instruments including credit shelter, QTIP, special needs, and charitable remainder trusts.
Location
1318 State Route 31 NorthAnnandale, NJ 08801
Phone
(908) 735-5161
Established
1884
Service Area
1 county
Giuditta Law Firm provides estate planning and probate services to families in Union County and throughout New Jersey. Founding attorney Nicholas A. Giuditta III brings 30 years of experience and co-chairs the Union County Bar Association Elder Law Committee.
Location
6 South Avenue EastCranford, NJ 07016
Phone
(908) 232-0099