TRIB TOTAL MEDIA THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 · 23 adno=6444472 Gold Award—Elder Best Attorney - North Law Offices of Shields & Boris The Elder Law Offices of Shields & have not updated your documents, you Boris began when the mother of one of should. It never hurts to get a second the partners, Jim Shields, died suddenly opinion. when he was in law school. He struggled Last year, one of the partners of with what to do and, afterward, created Shields & Boris had an issue with his a law firm to help others through the eye. He went to his eye doctor who loss of a loved one. recommended laser surgery. However, quickly, Shields & Boris This seemed to be an extreme option, so learned that the question isn’t what he got a second opinion that suggested happens when someone dies, but what if simple eye drops which successfully we live?What if we live and need some treated the issue. He was happy he got help along the way?The life expectancy the second opinion and avoided the of today’s retiree is much longer than laser surgery. that of their parents.We can expect So do you need to get a second opinion twenty to thirty years of retirement.This on your estate plan? To help you answer puts us at greater risk for needing help this question and as a “Thank You” to or care along the way. the North Hills area for voting Shields & Today’s retiree needs to develop an Boris as the 2017 Reader’s Choice Gold effective plan to protect themselves and Award-winning law firm in the North their legacy.The largest single threat to Hills, they are offering our readers a today’s middle class retiree is running free copy of our book entitled, “When out of money, and the greatest threat to Someday Arrives, How to Protect independence is long-term care. Among Your Loved One from Ending Up in a retirees, the fear of dying has been Nursing Home andWhat to do if You replaced by the fear of running out of Can’t.” Quantities are limited. You can money. request your copy by calling Shields & Providing care is predominantly a Boris at 1-800-879-0984 or online by hidden woman’s issue. Today’s primary going to shieldsandboris.com. caregiver is either the spouse of an ill husband or a daughter. Daughter (L to R) James P. Shields andThomas J. Boris Thank you for voting us Best Attorney in the North Located in Pittsburgh serving the entireWestern and Central Pennsylvania region. The Elder Law Offices of Shields and Boris concentrates SOLELY on Elder Law and Estate Planning. All too often we see how procrastination or relying on advice from someone who isn’t legally qualified has had disastrous effects for clients. Together our Attorneys have over 65 years of legal experience and have helped over a thousand families, couples, and individuals with “Estate Planning”, “Probate”, “Trusts”, “Wills”, “Powers of Attorney”,” Medicaid Planning”, and “Asset Protection” from nursing homes. You want the best Estate Planning Lawyers and Probate Lawyers to answer your questions.We have the experience you can rely on! As a “Thank You” to the North Hills Area for voting Shields & Boris the top law firm in the North Hills, we are offering our readers a free copy of our book entitled, “When Someday Arrives”. You can request your copy by calling 1-800-879-0984. Areas of Practice: • Medicaid • Living Trust • Estate Administration & Probate • Protecting the IRA from the IRS • Asset Protection • Long-Term Care Planning caregivers are typically called “the sandwich generation.”They are still raising their own children, who have not yet left the nest, while caring for aging parents. Employees miss more work caring for aging parents than they miss for ill children. Retirees or soon-to-be retirees need to have a plan in place. Grandma always said, “Clean up your own mess” and that is exactly what powerful planning does. Shields & Boris would always prefer you to have things in place and not need them, than need them and not have them. One of the things that differentiates Shields & Boris is they look at things from a “What if I get sick?” viewpoint rather than from simply what happens when someone dies. Power of attorney law recently changed in Pennsylvania so if you have older documents, they should be reviewed and probably updated. But you need to be careful. Many of the powers of attorney we review are simply “powerless” and do not provide all the powers we need to protect assets from long-term care. Healthcare power of attorney law changed in 2007, and if you (L to R) James P. Shields and Thomas J. Boris Beaver 320 College Avenue Beaver, PA 15009 Phone: (724) 934-5044 Latrobe 310 Main Street Latrobe, PA 15696 Phone: (724) 934-5044 North Hills 109 VIP Drive, Suite 102 Wexford, PA 15090 Phone: (724) 934-5044 South Hills 1405 McFarland Road, Suite 110 Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Phone: (724) 934-5044 Washington 11 East Beau Street, Suite 500 Washington, PA 15301 Phone: (724) 934-5044 We hold Elder Law Seminars! Call Us Today! ShieldsandBoris.com • 1-800-879-0984 adno=6444478
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