When there's a will, there's a way.

Estate and Elder Law are intricately connected legal subjects. Estate Planning involves your possessions, your children, your wishes; it is your legacy. We work with you to get your estate in order and relieve the burden on your loved ones at your passing, as well as planning and executing your desires for the long term. Your estate is more valuable than you realize.  Estate planning is crucial in order to protect your assets. Elder law includes estate planning, long term care issues, and capacity issues and can involve health care claims.

At Hilton & Associates we recognize how difficult it can be to plan for the future, so we try to make the process as accessible and affordable as possible. We feel the proper preparation of the following three documents are essential to a effective estate plan.

General Durable Power Of Attorney (POA) If you become incapacitated, your loved ones will not be able to draw on individually titled assets. With a POA, your loved ones can avoid the costly process of appointing a guardian for you and direct their attention and energy more meaningfully towards caring for you. Seek legal consultation prior to entering into a POA to fully understand your rights and answer your questions; we can draft a POA that is just right for you.

Advance Medical Directive We can help you draft a document that will name someone you trust to make medical decisions for you should you become incapacitated, and that will identify your medical care wishes as completely as possible.

Last Will and Testament A Will is an important legal document; one that should accurately reflect your wishes within the framework of the law. We will guide you through the difficult decisions so that your wishes will not be subject to a will contest or other misunderstanding.

Trusts Intervivos and decedents' trusts are helpful tools in dealing with asset protection, tax consequences and planning for children. We will analyze your estate plan and work with you to determine the advisability of a Trust and which Trusts best meet your needs.

Education Law pertains to matters involving the rights of individuals to get a quality education. At Hilton & Associates, we work with parents and students to ensure this right is protected.

Our law firm has handled numerous cases involving the rights of children in special education and dealing with their IEPs, accommodations, and graduation needs. We have been involved in school board appeals and have assessed the need for going to court for due process hearings. We have served clients with children from elementary school throughout college in this capacity. We have also handled school discipline cases and assisted parents in obtaining more favorable treatment of their children in appropriate cases.

Holly Hilton has a thorough, working knowledge of the requirments of the Individuals with Disabilites Education Act of 2004, and can critically analyze it's requirements and interplay with the requirements of its accompanying administrative regulations, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and other related governing laws and cases.