Elder Law Attorneys in New Jersey

32 elder law firms in New Jersey, by county and firm type.

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32 firms

FirmVoorhees, NJ

Archer & Greiner, P.C.

Serves the whole state

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 1025 Laurel Oak RdVoorhees, NJ 08043
Phone: (856) 795-2121

FirmWarren, NJ

Augulis Law Firm

Augulis Law Firm works from Warren in Somerset County and serves Somerset, Middlesex, Union, Hunterdon and Morris families. The practice covers trust administration, Medicaid and elder law, special needs planning, and asset protection for family-owned businesses, alongside wills, trusts, and incapacity documents. Estate planning consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationElder LawSpecial Needs Planningand 2 more

Office: 5 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 5Warren, NJ 07059
Phone: (908) 222-8803

Free consultation

Solo PracticeMarlton, NJ

Bookbinder Law, LLC

Since 1996 · Serves 4 counties

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning

Office: 8000 Sagemore Drive, Suite 8303Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: (856) 722-8500

FirmCherry Hill, NJ

Bratton Law Group

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 3 more

Office: 383 Kings Highway NorthCherry Hill, NJ 08034
Phone: (856) 770-2744

FirmWildwood, NJ

Cafiero Law, P.A.

Since 1931 · Serves 1 county

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTrustsWills

Office: 3303 New Jersey AvenueWildwood, NJ 08260
Phone: (609) 522-0511

FirmMount Laurel, NJ

Capehart Scatchard, P.A.

Since 1876

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 8000 Midlantic Dr, Suite 300SMount Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 234-6800

FirmEast Brunswick, NJ

Cosner Law Group

Since 1970 · Serves 1 county

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more

Office: 197 Route 18, Suite 104East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone: (732) 937-8000

Free consultation

FirmSummit, NJ

Dempsey, Dempsey & Sheehan

Since 1929 · Serves 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. The initial consultation is free and can be held virtually.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more

Office: 387 Springfield AvenueSummit, NJ 07901
Phone: (908) 277-0388

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmParsippany, NJ

Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, PC

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning

Office: 4 Campus Drive, Suite 300Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: (973) 627-7300

FirmAnnandale, NJ

Gebhardt & Kiefer, P.C.

Since 1884 · Serves 1 county

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planningand 3 more

Office: 1318 State Route 31 NorthAnnandale, NJ 08801
Phone: (908) 735-5161

FirmCranford, NJ

Giuditta Law Firm, P.C.

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planning

Office: 6 South Avenue EastCranford, NJ 07016
Phone: (908) 232-0099

FirmFreehold, NJ

Hanlon Niemann & Wright, P.C.

Serves 1 county

One of the most trusted elder law and disability firms in central New Jersey, Hanlon Niemann & Wright focuses on serving the legal needs of New Jersey's aging and disabled population. Their estate planning practice is deeply integrated with elder law and special needs planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning

Office: 83 South Street, Suite 301Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: (732) 863-9900

FirmToms River, NJ

Hiering, Dupignac, Dunn & Schreiber, P.C.

Since 1981

Established in 1981, Hiering, Dupignac, Dunn & Schreiber has served Ocean County for over 40 years. The firm assists clients in estate planning, estate administration, guardianships, and elder law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more

Office: 236 Washington StreetToms River, NJ 08753
Phone: (732) 349-1212

FirmNewton, NJ

Hollander, Strelzik, Pasculli, Vandenberg, Hontz & Associates, LLC

Since 1964 · Serves 5 counties

Hollander, Strelzik, Pasculli, Vandenberg, Hontz & Associates is a Sussex County law firm established in 1964. Janice D. Pasculli is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation who devotes her practice to estate planning and elder law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 40 Park Place, Suite 106Newton, NJ 07860
Phone: (973) 737-1023

FirmSparta, NJ

Laddey, Clark & Ryan, LLP

Since 1989 · Serves 3 counties

Established in 1989, Laddey Clark & Ryan works out of Sparta, Morristown and Phillipsburg, covering the Sussex, Morris and Warren County surrogates. The firm provides wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, business succession planning, and estate administration. Its free consultations are limited to injury cases.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawBusiness Successionand 2 more

Office: 60 Blue Heron Road, Suite 300Sparta, NJ 07871
Phone: (973) 729-1880

FirmMorganville, NJ

Levine, Furman & Rubin, LLC

Since 1982 · Serves 4 counties

Levine, Furman & Rubin serves Monmouth and Middlesex counties from its Morganville office, with a second office in Ocean County. The firm handles estate and trust administration, probate, guardianships, special needs planning, and Medicaid and elder law matters, in addition to wills and living trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 3 more

Office: 1116 Campus DriveMorganville, NJ 07751
Phone: (732) 238-6000

FirmNew Providence, NJ

Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.

Since 1954 · Serves the whole state

Founded in 1954, Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper is based in New Providence in Union County, serving central and northern New Jersey. Its attorneys handle estate planning and estate and trust administration, including probate, estate inventory, creditor notification, and fiduciary support for executors and trustees.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning

Office: 430 Mountain Avenue, Suite 300New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: (908) 233-6800

FirmRoseland, NJ

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Since 1930

Mandelbaum Barrett, founded in 1930 and based in Roseland in Essex County, expanded through its January 2026 merger with Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara. Its trusts and estates attorneys handle estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, and asset-protection matters for New Jersey families.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawAsset Protection

Office: 3 Becker Farm Road, Suite 105Roseland, NJ 07068
Phone: (973) 736-4600

Solo PracticeHoboken, NJ

Law Office of Frank Marciano

Serves 1 county

The Law Office of Frank Marciano serves Hudson County families from Hoboken, filing through the Hudson County Surrogate's Court in Jersey City. The practice handles probate of estates after death and intestate succession where there is no will, and drafts last wills, living wills, and living trusts structured to avoid probate.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTrustsWills

Office: 86 Hudson StreetHoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: (201) 656-1000

FirmToms River, NJ

The Matus Law Group

The Matus Law Group serves Ocean County and the Jersey Shore from Toms River, with a second office in Red Bank. Founder Christine L. Matus handles probate and estate administration, guardianships, special needs trusts, and Medicaid planning, with particular focus on families that include a member with special needs.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 81 East Water Street, Suite 2CToms River, NJ 08753
Phone: (732) 281-0060

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Elder law attorneys in New Jersey work 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; elder law is the subset focused on care planning and benefits eligibility. The New Jersey healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms cover the two instruments.

Federal law, as New Jersey applies it, sets a 5-year lookback period for Medicaid long-term care eligibility. An uncompensated transfer in the five years before the application (a gift, a transfer to a family member, a transfer to a trust that does not qualify) can trigger a penalty period during which Medicaid does not pay for nursing home care. It is why Medicaid planning starts years before the care is needed, and why elder law exists as its own practice area.

Estate planning attorneys in New Jersey average $435 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,305 to $2,610 for a simple individual will and $4,440 to $6,660 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the New Jersey will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In New Jersey, estates valued at $20,000 or less use the Affidavit of Surviving Spouse or Next of Kin, a court filing short of full probate. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The New Jersey probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In New Jersey, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; meaningful sums left to a beneficiary who is not a spouse or child (New Jersey taxes those inheritances); substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Elder Law Attorneys in New Jersey

Elder law attorneys in New Jersey charge $315 per hour, focused on Medicaid planning, long-term care funding, guardianship, and asset protection for aging families. The work is often time-sensitive: Medicaid eligibility has a 5-year lookback period, so planning typically needs to start well before nursing home care is needed.

Estate planning attorneys in New Jersey charge $435 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $1,305–$2,610; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

New Jersey imposes an inheritance tax — paid by the beneficiary, not the estate, and the rate depends on who inherits. Families leaving money to non-traditional beneficiaries (close friends, unmarried partners, more distant relatives) often want planning help to structure around the rates.

Estates under $20,000 in New Jersey can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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Data sourced from New Jersey statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New Jersey

Free New Jersey forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

New Jersey allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Financial Power of Attorney

New Jersey requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacity, and it is signed before a notary.

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Last Will and Testament

In New Jersey, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New Jersey

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in New Jersey: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in New Jersey runs $4,440 to $6,660 and a simple will $1,305 to $2,610, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In New Jersey, four years at a public university cost about $117,568 and the cost of living is 9% above the U.S. average; an inheritance tax falls on beneficiaries by relationship.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in New Jersey costs an estimated $35,885 and takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.4% to 3.9% of the estate. Estates under $20,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in New Jersey takes 6 months to 9 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.4% to 3.9% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

New Jersey automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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