C. Haner Law

Chris Haner provided my wife and I with such excellent service. Making plans about what happens to your family after your death is not an easy thing to do. Chris took his time and explained all the important details and specifics in preparing our will and estate planning. He made us feel comfortable about making sure our family would be taken care of if something ever happened to us.

As the Firm's Paralegal and Office Manager, Christine can be counted on to ensure all client questions and concerns are addressed in a timely and professional manner. Ensuring complete client satisfaction is not only something that Christine strives for, it's something that she truly cares about.

Christine is a cheerful, deeply understanding and empathic part of the C. Haner Law team, and she never fails to leave a lasting impression on all clients she works with.In addition to serving as a cheerful and understanding liaisons for all clients, Christine is proficient in drafting and preparing all clients' Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Elder Law Planning documents.

Elder Law is a blend of Medicaid and estate planning. While estate planning is focused on ensuring a client's assets pass to intended beneficiaries after death, Medicaid planning is done to preserve a client's assets during life by setting a client up to qualify for government benefits (Medicaid), should the client require long-term care.

Medicaid is a government program which can be leveraged to pay for a client's homecare or nursing home needs. As a means tested government program, in order to qualify for Medicaid, a client must not have assets exceeding certain levels or excess income. This being said, however, there is almost always a way to qualify a client for Medicaid benefits.

The job of a Trusts & Estates attorney is not only to write Wills and Trusts for clients - it also includes advising clients how to be preserve assets, what we like to call Asset Protection. Tax Planning: With tax planning, the goal is to minimize taxes, thereby preserving assets. Tax planning permeates everything we do as Trusts & Estates attorneys.