for Individuals Elder Law As our population ages, clients increasingly need legal counsel with experience representing clients who suffer from diminished capacity as well as clients who rely on government entitlement programs. Our lawyers have experience protecting our senior clients, through the use of trusts, powers of attorney, and other mechanisms. Planning for Diminished Capacity Trusts Powers of Attorney Surrogate Decision Making Long-Term Care Planning Guardianship Protective Placement Retirement Plan Distributions Public Entitlement Medicaid SSI Medicare Asset-Preservation Planning Litigation Attorneys X Clifford D. Bobholz X Christopher T. Schmidt X Paul M. Schmidt X David S. Uphoff X David P. Weller