Law Office of Phillip J. Cohn, LLC
Special Education & Juvenile Law
Our Comprehensive Special Needs Planning Approach
Confidential,
Trusted, &
Committed
Have You Planned for the Future of Your Loved One
with Special Needs?

At the Law Office of Phillip J. Cohn, LLC, a Special Needs Attorney will help
you with special needs trusts, Medicaid & Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
planning, and comprehensive estate planning. Recognizing that every family is
unique, we utilize the following step-by-step approach to special needs planning:

Step 1:
We work collaboratively with you to help identify and prioritize your family's
special needs objective and goals.

Step 2:
We analyze your current financial situation in respect to your family's special
needs objectives and goals by reviewing family resources, legal documents,
investments, insurance, and other related legal matters.

Step 3:
We determine if you are eligible and/or taking advantage of any and all available
government resources.

Step 4:
We recommend strategies to help you maximize and protect both personal and
public resources, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or
Medicaid.

Step 5:
We periodically review and revise your plans as required by changes in
personal circumstances and environmental factors.
At the Law Office of Phillip J. Cohn, LLC, a Special Needs Attorney will
enable you to achieve peace of mind by helping you:

  • Fully understand the estate planning options available to you.
  • Establish comprehensive care plans organized to ensure that loved ones
    with special needs will not be at risk from estate taxes or the long-term
    care costs of caregivers.
  • Apply and qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for
    a person with disabilities.
  • Apply and qualify for Medicaid for a person with disabilities.
  • Provide for a person with special needs in your Will.
  • Apply for Guardianship.
  • Set up a Special Needs Trust.
  • Set up a Supplemental Needs Trust.
  • Set up Durable powers of Attorney
  • Set up Health Care proxies and living wills