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Elder law attorneys in Virginia 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 Virginia healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms.
Federal law (and Virginia'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 Virginia average $437 per hourClio Legal Trends Report 2025Verified Jan 1, 2025 for wills and estates work. Flat-fee packages run roughly $1,311–$2,622 for a simple individual will and $3,770–$5,655 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.
Virginia allows estates under $75,000 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 Virginia probate calculator to estimate the costs.
In Virginia, 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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26 firms
Estate planning and elder law firm in Virginia Beach serving families across Hampton Roads, with offices in Norfolk, Newport News, Suffolk, and Chesapeake. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, asset protection, Medicaid and long-term-care planning, special-needs planning, and veterans benefits. Offers a free initial consultation.
Location
500 Viking Drive, Suite 202Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone
(757) 777-3336
Service Area
5 counties
Roanoke firm serving Southwest Virginia with a practice limited to estate planning and elder law. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, guardianship and conservatorship, asset protection, and Medicaid planning. Offers a free consultation.
Location
4923 Colonial AvenueRoanoke, VA 24018
Phone
(540) 776-6434
Service Area
6 counties
Veteran-owned firm in Lynchburg serving the greater Lynchburg area and reaching into Amherst, Bedford, and Campbell counties. Handles wills and trusts, trust administration, and probate, guiding families through the local circuit courts. Founder Aaron Pike is a former JAG officer.
Location
1603A Enterprise DriveLynchburg, VA 24502
Phone
(434) 288-1140
Service Area
4 counties
Estate-planning and elder-law firm serving Fredericksburg from its Jackson Street office, part of a four-office Virginia footprint that includes Richmond, Williamsburg, and Virginia Beach. Works with families on trust-based plans, estate and trust administration, Medicaid and asset-protection planning, and guardianship and conservatorship.
Location
725 Jackson Street, Suite 209Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Phone
(540) 318-5998
Service Area
Statewide
Two-office firm in Covington and Lexington serving Alleghany, Bath, and Rockbridge counties and the Clifton Forge, Buena Vista, and Warm Springs communities of western Virginia. Handles estate planning, estate administration and probate, guardianships, and elder-law and Medicaid asset-protection planning. Attorney Jeanne Hepler was named a Virginia Lawyers Weekly Go To Lawyer for elder law.
Location
275 W Main StreetCovington, VA 24426
Phone
(540) 962-6181
Service Area
7 counties
Richmond firm serving the metro area and Williamsburg, representing executors, trustees, administrators, and personal representatives through Virginia probate. Handles estate and trust administration, will and trust contests and fiduciary litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate and tax planning. In practice since 1977.
Location
1930 Huguenot RoadRichmond, VA 23235
Phone
(804) 320-9100
Established
1977
Service Area
4 counties
Chesapeake firm serving the Hampton Roads cities, handling probate and estate administration for families settling estates. Drafts wills and trusts, nominates guardians and executors, and provides elder-law services including Medicaid planning, durable powers of attorney, and advance directives. Solo practice with nearly three decades of experience.
Location
652 Independence Parkway, Suite 120Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone
(757) 410-8355
Established
2007
Service Area
5 counties
Danville firm serving Southside Virginia through the local circuit courts, with a second office in Lynchburg. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, guardianship and conservatorship, and Medicaid asset-protection planning for aging clients. Attorney Robert W. Haley is a Certified Elder Law Attorney, and the firm offers phone and video consultations.
Location
109 Bridge Street, Suite 104Danville, VA 24541
Phone
(434) 793-1555
Established
1995
Service Area
5 counties
Estate-focused firm in Culpeper serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Madison, and Rappahannock counties. Handles wills and trusts, powers of attorney and advance directives, probate and estate administration, elder law, and guardianship and conservatorship. Attorney Katherine S. Breckenridge concentrates her practice on estate planning and elder law.
Location
219 East Davis Street, Suite 320Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone
(540) 827-4395
Service Area
5 counties
Beth Driver Law (formerly Evans Driver) serves Harrisonburg and the surrounding Shenandoah Valley through the Rockingham County courts. The firm concentrates on estate planning and estate and trust administration, including probate and post-death settlement work. The practice continues under attorney Beth Driver following the 2026 retirement of co-founder Laura Evans.
Location
420 Neff Avenue, Suite 210Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone
(540) 410-1553
Service Area
5 counties