Annapolis, Maryland Elder Law & Estate Planning
Top Annapolis elder law attorneys.
Steady counsel for what comes next.
Annapolis elder law and estate planning for the decisions that shape a family’s future.
From our West Street office, Farr Law Firm helps families throughout Annapolis and Anne Arundel County prepare for long-term care, protect assets, plan for incapacity, and create estate plans built for real life.
Annapolis: 410-372-4444
More than documents
A sound plan connects care, authority, assets, and legacy.
What happens if a parent needs memory care? Who can speak with a hospital, access accounts, or manage the bills? Can a spouse remain financially secure? Will an inheritance disrupt a loved one’s public benefits?
Farr Law Firm brings those questions into one coordinated conversation. We align legal documents, long-term care planning, public-benefit rules, and family roles so your plan is understandable today and usable when circumstances change.
Choosing Annapolis counsel
Look for depth, coordination, and a plan built around your family.
When searching for the best Annapolis elder law attorney for your needs, look beyond a list of documents. Ask whether the attorney can connect estate planning with Maryland Medicaid rules, long-term care, asset protection, incapacity, and the practical roles family members may need to assume.
When your family needs a top elder care lawyer in Annapolis, MD, experience matters—but so do clear explanations, timely guidance, and a strategy tailored to your health, assets, timing, and goals. Farr Law Firm brings these issues together in one coordinated planning process.
How we help Annapolis families
Protect what matters at every stage.
You do not need to know which document or strategy to ask for. Start with what is happening in your family, and we will help identify the connected issues.
Medicaid & long-term care planning
Plan before care is needed or evaluate available options when assisted living, memory care, or nursing home care is already underway.
Explore Medicaid planningTrusts & estate planning
Coordinate wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, and beneficiary designations around your family.
Explore estate planningAsset protection planning
Look beyond a standard revocable trust when protecting a home, savings, or a spouse from future long-term care costs is a priority.
Explore asset protectionSpecial needs planning
Create benefits-aware trusts, decision-making plans, and durable support for a child or adult with disabilities.
Explore special needs planningProbate & trust administration
Get guidance for estate administration, trustee duties, creditor issues, accountings, and communication with beneficiaries.
Explore administrationGuardianship & care planning
Address authority, safety, housing, finances, and quality of life when a loved one can no longer manage independently.
Explore guardianshipTwo starting points
Choose the right course for the time you have.
Advance planning creates room to compare options. Crisis planning begins with immediate facts, deadlines, and care costs.
Before care is needed
Use time to preserve choices.
- Review current trusts and incapacity documents
- Plan around Medicaid transfer and eligibility rules
- Clarify family roles and long-term care priorities
When care is needed now
Turn urgency into a sequence.
- Identify the immediate legal and financial risks
- Evaluate spousal protections and permitted strategies
- Organize records and the Medicaid application path
Depth for complicated decisions
Focused on the legal realities of aging since 1991.
Evan Farr leads a team focused on the intersection of Elder Law, estate planning, long-term care, Medicaid, disability, and administration. That concentrated perspective helps families see risks that can be missed when each issue is handled in isolation.
Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation
Member of the NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners
4-time best-selling author and educator on Elder Law, Medicaid asset protection, and trusts
Top Rated Attorney by Washingtonian Magazine, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America
Communities we serve
From the capital to the entire county.
Our West Street office welcomes families from Annapolis and throughout Anne Arundel County.
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Maryland’s capital
Historic Annapolis. Local counsel.
Our West Street office serves families in Annapolis and communities throughout Anne Arundel County.
Annapolis office
1125 West Street
Suite 200
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Learn before a care crisis chooses for you.
Get Evan Farr’s free Medicaid Asset Protection book and learn how advance planning may help families prepare for catastrophic nursing-home expenses.
“This book is a must-read for anyone who is serious about protecting their assets from the nightmares of probate, lawsuits and nursing home expenses.”
Simon Stapleton, Elder Law Attorney
Professional recognition
Trusted across the aging-in-place and legal communities.
“Mr. Farr is a specialist in elder law work. I have worked with him. He is knowledgeable, professional and friendly. He also has a newsletter which is extremely helpful. I suggest you subscribe!”
Russell Glickman Universal Design Certified Professional · North Potomac, Maryland
“Evan Farr’s resources have been extremely valuable in helping me understand my client’s needs. I appreciate his willingness to share his expertise with others in the legal community. I live in Oklahoma but have recommended him several times to friends in the DC area who were all very happy with his professionalism and legal services.”
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Maryland elder law questions
Useful answers before your first call.
These answers are general information. The right strategy depends on your assets, health, timing, documents, and goals.
When should a Maryland family contact an elder law attorney?
Earlier is usually better, particularly before a major asset transfer, a diagnosis that may affect capacity, a move to assisted living, or a nursing home admission. Early advice can preserve options. If care is already needed, prompt crisis-planning advice may still be valuable.
How do I choose the best Annapolis elder law attorney for my family?
Look for focused Elder Law experience, knowledge of Maryland Medicaid and estate-planning rules, clear communication, and an approach that coordinates long-term care, incapacity, asset protection, and legacy planning. The best fit will also depend on your family’s timing, goals, and comfort with the attorney and team.
What can a top elder care lawyer in Annapolis, MD help with?
An elder care lawyer may help with estate planning, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, Medicaid and long-term-care planning, asset protection, special needs planning, guardianship, probate, and trust administration. The right scope depends on your circumstances.
Is elder law the same as estate planning?
No. Estate planning addresses incapacity and the transfer of assets. Elder law also considers long-term care, Medicaid eligibility, decision-making, special needs, guardianship, and other issues connected with aging. A coordinated plan often uses both.
Does Medicare pay for long-term nursing home care?
Medicare may cover limited skilled rehabilitation when its requirements are met, but it generally does not pay for ongoing custodial nursing home care. Long-term care is often paid privately, through insurance, or through Medicaid long-term care coverage after eligibility is established.
Can planning still help after a nursing home admission?
Yes. Crisis Medicaid Planning done at time of need still offers over two dozen legal and ethical strategies to obtain benefits, protect a spouse, preserve permitted assets, or correct problems with existing documents. In general, we can protect 100% of the assets for a married couple and 40–70% of the assets for an unmarried individual (sometimes more). The available planning choices depend heavily on the facts and timing, so prompt legal advice is important.
What should we bring to an initial planning conversation?
Helpful items may include current wills and trusts, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, a general asset and income summary, long-term care insurance information, and any care-facility or Medicaid paperwork. The firm can tell you what is needed for your meeting.
Which communities does the Annapolis office serve?
The Annapolis office serves families throughout Anne Arundel County, including Annapolis, Arnold, Crofton, Edgewater, Glen Burnie, Odenton, Pasadena, Severn, Severna Park, and surrounding communities.
A practical next step
Set a clear course before circumstances set it for you.
Talk with Farr Law Firm about Elder Law, Medicaid planning, estate planning, or a time-sensitive care situation in Maryland.
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