Mashpee Commons · Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Free consultations for estate planning. Call us or stop by our office inside Mashpee Commons.
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Practice Areas
Reliable legal advice at the very beginning — and all the way through. Asset purchase and sale agreements, choice of entity and business formation, human resources for Massachusetts businesses, and custom operating agreements and employee handbooks that keep your business a going concern.
Secure your family's future with a comprehensive estate plan. Wills, trusts, financial powers of attorney and advance directives — plus Massachusetts health care proxies for clients of every age.
When a loved one cannot make independent decisions, we guide families through guardianship and conservatorship petitions under the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code — separate petitions for each, starting early.
Gaining eligibility for Medicaid under MassHealth is a detailed process where the difference between acceptance and denial is thousands of dollars. Nursing home care averages $9,000–$10,000 a month in Massachusetts.
Probate is the process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed through the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court. We help personal representatives with informal and formal proceedings.
Not sure where to start? Call and talk it through with a Cape Cod attorney.
508-888-8100
Estate Planning Services
A Cape Cod MassHealth Attorney
Medicaid, provided in Massachusetts under the MassHealth agency, is a healthcare assistance program for needy individuals.
Converting "countable" assets into "uncountable" ones through strategies like prepaying for services or creating income streams via annuities.
Deductions are available for living expenses, along with the Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMNA) for spouses.
Individuals over 65 with qualifying resource levels may apply if they need assistance with activities of daily living.
Related topics: Protecting the Community Spouse · Spend Down Assets · Five Year Lookback Rule · Medicaid Fair Hearing Process
Cape Attorneys
Attorney McNamara returned to Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the Summer of 2011, focusing in the primary practice areas of Business Law and Estate Planning. With over a decade of experience counseling clients in business law, Medicaid, estate planning and probate administration, he is also a small business owner and a former licensed nurse's assistant at a nursing home.
Barnstable County Bar Association member · Mentor with Cape Entrepreneurship for All Chapter
Attorney Yates obtained his JD from the New England School of Law and began the practice of law in 1999 after retiring as Lieutenant Colonel with the United States Marine Corps. He spent five years with a Hyannis law firm, opened his own practice in April 2004, and has acted as of counsel since 2013.
Estate Planning · Estate Administration · Elder Law · Medicaid Planning · Business Law
Client Testimonials
I have been referring my clients to Cape Law for over 10 years. All of them told me that they did a fantastic job.
My experience with Cape Law was more than I expected. Not only were they experts in the technicalities of elder law & MassHealth, but they were compassionate.
Bill Yates provided significant guidance throughout the entire estate process… handled all of the "bumps in the road" in an expeditious and legally correct manner.
Bill worked diligently to update my mother's will, as well as a new living trust and Massachusetts family LLC… extremely responsive to new questions or issues.
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For Attorney Mello Clients
Attorney Mello specialized in elder law and held memberships in the Massachusetts Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Her practice has been consolidated with Cape Law.
If you are a client from Attorney Mello's law office and still need your original estate planning documents, we will be contacting you to schedule an office appointment. Please bring photo identification.
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