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Arkansas Department of Health v. Heidi Ahlborn

Arkansas Department of Health v. Heidi Ahlborn

Posted on Friday, April 3rd, 2009 | Categorized as Legal Topics, Florida Medicaid, For Attorneys, Legal Topics, Special Needs Planning

On Monday, May 1st, the United States Supreme Court set a new and helpful precedent in the resolution of liens in personal injury cases.  The following article provides a summary of the case.  A link [...]

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What is a “Pooled” Special Needs Trust

What is a “Pooled” Special Needs Trust

Posted on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 | Categorized as Legal Topics, Florida Medicaid, For Attorneys, Legal Topics, Special Needs Planning

A “Pooled” Special Needs Trust is a big master trust which has many sub-trusts joined to it. Pooled special needs trusts have many of the same characteristics as individual special needs trusts but there are [...]

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Special Needs Trusts and Settlement Protection for Trial Lawyers

Special Needs Trusts and Settlement Protection for Trial Lawyers

Posted on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 | Categorized as Featured Articles, For Attorneys

If your client receives a settlement award, the settlement award may hurt rather than help the client by causing the client to lose vital current and/or future government benefits.
Often, a client is receiving Medicaid, SSI, [...]

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