Client Resources
Thank you for choosing our firm to help! We are ready to get to work and protect your interests, fight for your rights when required, and help solve problems with you. Keep in mind that sometimes other resources or ideas might provide some relief, and assistance by our law firm might just be one part of a solution. Some possible program or informational or service resources are noted here.
What it means to have the place for good counsel on your side:
- We always put you, the client, first
- You’ll be working with a small firm where most all the staff are likely to know you’re a client
- We will always give you honest advice and counsel, without “sugar coating”
- We will be mindful of work and carry on the tasks in a cost effective manner
The following resources have been helpful to some of our clients. We provide the links in case they might be useful to you too. These links are to non-profit and advocacy groups and government websites–not commercial sites.
http://www.aoa.gov
Federal Nursing Home Comparison Information
http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html
Social Security
http://www.ssa.gov
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov
VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound
http://benefits.va.gov/pension/aid_attendance_housebound.asp
Reverse Mortgages-HUD
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/hecm/rmtopten
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
http://www.consumerfinance.gov
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
https://www.naela.org
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
http://www.medicareadvocacy.org
National Care Planning Council
http://www.longtermcarelink.net
American Bar Association-Commission on Law and Aging
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging.html
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
http://www.michigan.gov/osa
Area Agency on Aging Locator
https://www.osapartner.net/miseniors/SearchRegion.aspx
Michigan Department of Human Services-Medicaid
https://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,4562,7-124-5453_5530—,00.html
Michigan NH Medicaid Information
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/nursing_fac_elig_134653_7.pdf
Michigan Foster Care and Homes for the Aged information
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,4562,7-124-5455_27716_27717—,00.html
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs-Long Term Care
http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-35299_63294_63384—,00.html
Long Term Care Ombudsman
mltcop.org
Michigan Department of Civil Rights
https://www.michigan.gov/mdcr/0,4613,7-138-4954_4997-16288–,00.html
Michigan Attorney General Senior Brigade Website
http://www.seniorbrigade.com
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services
http://www.michigan.gov/difs
Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage and Long-Term Care insurance
http://www.michigan.gov/difs/0,5269,7-303-12902_35510_36775—,00.html
Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan
http://www.michbar.org/elderlaw/
LIVANTA (Medicare peer review/discharge/payment challenges)
https://livantaqio.com/en/beneficiary/discharge_appeal
MPRO-Michigan’s Health Care Quality Improvement Organization
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_63294_63384_75656—,00.html
Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)
http://mmapinc.org
Elder Law of Michigan
http://www.elderlawofmi.org
Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
https://www.michigan.gov/dmva
Michigan Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,4562,7-124-5455_27716_27717—,00.html
Michigan Land Title Standards:
http://connect.michbar.org/realproperty/publicresources/landtitle
Michigan State University College of Law Landlord Tenant Clinic:
http://www.law.msu.edu/clinics/rhc/resources.html
Michigan Legislature Landlord Tenant Guide:
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/tenantlandlord.pdf
Michigan Land Banks:
https://www.michigan.gov/landbank
Michigan State Housing Development Authority:
http://www.michigan.gov/mshda
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Home Buying:
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/buying_a_home
Reverse Mortgages-FTC information:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0192-reverse-mortgages
Federal public housing information:
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/rental_assistance/phprog
State Bar of Michigan Pamphlet-Buyer Beware on home purchases: http://www.michbar.org/file/professional/pdfs/uplrealestate.pdf
Lead Disclosure Information for Landlords, Tenants and Home Sellers and Buyers: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/enforcement/disclosure
Lambda Legal
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
National Center for Transgender Equality
http://transequality.org/
National Center for Lesbian Rights
http://www.nclrights.org/
Out Serve
http://www.sldn.org/
PARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS
SAGE Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders
http://www.sageusa.org/
Equality Michigan
http://www.equalitymi.org/
State Bar of Michigan and LGBTQA Section
http://connect.michbar.org/lgbtqa/home
Transgender Michigan
http://www.transgendermichigan.org/
In the Lansing MI area there is also a relatively new LGBTQ Resource and Community Center–the Salus Center. See saluscenter.org for more information.