FELINTON ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING CENTERS provides legal guidance to preserve a family's assets. We have offices in Rockville and Columbia, Maryland as well as Delray Beach, Florida.

WE COVER ALL ASPECTS OF ELDER LAW for aging, illness and incapacity including Medicaid Planning, Nursing Home Planning, Asset Protection and Advocating for our clients.

WITH PROPER ESTATE PLANNING one can ensure their health care needs will be met, and their assets will be distributed according to their wishes. There are many options available to people in the estate planning process, including wills, living trusts, testamentary trusts, durable powers of attorney, and living wills. However, not all options are right for everyone.

The estate planning services we provide include Health Care Proxy, Powers of Attorney, Last Will and Testament, Revocable Living Trusts, Asset Protection Trusts and Pet Trusts.

MS. FELINTON IS ACCREDITED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) for the preparation, presentation and prosecution of claims for veterans' benefits. We provide legal services for Pensions, Compensation, Medical Care, Housing Assistance, Cemetery Assistance and Burial Assistance.

WE ARE A FULL SERVICE LAW FIRM with offices in Maryland and Florida, covering the legal issues affecting the lives of the elderly, their loved ones and all who are interested in preparing their legal and financial affairs for the future to protect their loved ones. Our focus is to provide you with an individualized plan for the future and to protect and preserve the lifetime of savings you and your loved ones have worked so hard to accumulate.

MS. FELINTON IS A MEMBER of the Maryland, District of Columbia and Florida Bar Associations.

Professional Memberships:

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• National Care Planning Council
• Maryland State Bar Association (1) Estates and Trusts Section, (2) Elder Law

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• District of Columbia Bar Association
• The Florida Bar Association
• Accredited Attorney by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), V.P. and Board Member
• Animal Legal Defense Fund

Professional Experience:

• Assistant State Attorney, Florida
• Special Assistant State Attorney, Florida

Education:

• Undergraduate, University of Miami, Cum Laude (1976)
• Graduate, Nova Southeastern University, Juris Doctorate (1979)

Proudly Serving Florida, Maryland, & the District of Columbia

MINDY FELINTON IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE, their loved ones and their pets with the complexity of legal issues facing an aging population. She has over 30 years of extensive legal experience in the areas of Medicaid planning, long term care planning, estate planning, asset protection, revocable living trusts, last wills and testament, powers of attorney, health care proxy, nursing home law, special needs trusts, guardianships, elder law and pet trusts.

HER PERSONAL APPROACH TO PLANNING goes beyond mere legal document preparation. She invests the time necessary to understand individual circumstances, objectives and goals. Furthermore, she works closely with family members, domestic partners and others to facilitate a smooth transition for their loved one.

PRIOR TO HER FOCUS ON ELDER LAW AND ESTATE PLANNING, Ms. Felinton was a Florida Assistant State Attorney and special prosecutor. Many of the animal abuse cases she handled have been featured on television, radio and in the international press. She volunteers with House with a Heart and Senior Connection and makes weekly visits to a nursing home with her two dogs, Precious and Pumpkin to the delight of residents. She is also Vice President of Court Appointed Special Advocates and volunteers with Montgomery County Hospice on their Planned Giving committee.