Business Details
Estate Planning & Elder Law Attorneys in Englewood, CO
The Bradley J Frigon Law Offices has established itself as a trusted legal practice specializing in trust and estate matters, elder law, and special needs planning. With decades of combined experience, our team provides comprehensive legal solutions tailored to protect clients' assets, navigate probate processes, and ensure long-term care planning. We pride ourselves on offering personalized guidance in estate planning, including wills, trusts, and advanced medical directives, while maintaining a strong focus on tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies. Our nationally recognized expertise extends to advising professionals on public benefit issues related to personal injury settlements, Medicare set-asides, and qualified settlement funds.Committed to client education, we regularly conduct seminars and publish resources to empower individuals with critical legal knowledge. Through our dedicated representation in trust and estate litigation, we advocate for clients' interests in complex disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty and will contests. Our practice's depth is reflected in our ability to handle both routine estate administration matters and sophisticated tax planning challenges, consistently delivering reliable counsel grounded in extensive practical experience.
Services
Trust Litigation
Estate Planning
Special Needs Trusts
Probate Administration
Tax Planning
Medicare Set-Aside
Wealth Transfer
Guardianship Matters
Elder Law Consultation
Legal Document Preparation
Highlights and features
- We offer 30+ years of specialized experience in trust and estate litigation
- Our practice provides nationally recognized special needs planning expertise
- We deliver customized elder law solutions for Medicaid and long-term care planning
- Our team maintains active involvement in legal education through seminars and publications
- We provide consulting services to attorneys on complex tax and public benefit issues
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Services
Trust and Estate Litigation
Our firm represents clients in complex trust and estate litigation matters including will contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and estate disputes. We provide strategic legal representation to protect clients' interests in contested probate proceedings while maintaining focus on practical resolutions. Our experience spans both jury trials and appellate advocacy in estate-related litigation.
Special Needs Trust Planning
We create customized special needs trusts to protect government benefits eligibility while maintaining quality of life for individuals with disabilities. Our planning addresses guardianship, conservatorship, and lifetime care coordination, incorporating Medicaid and SSI compliance requirements. This specialized service ensures financial security for special needs beneficiaries across multiple generations.
Estate Planning
Our comprehensive estate planning includes wills, revocable trusts, financial powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. We design tailored solutions for asset distribution, tax minimization, and healthcare decision-making. The practice emphasizes proactive planning for incapacity and end-of-life care, with options for living wills and healthcare proxies that reflect clients' personal wishes.
Medicaid Planning
We develop legal strategies to protect assets from nursing home costs while maintaining Medicaid eligibility. Our elder law expertise covers long-term care planning, spend-down strategies, and crisis Medicaid applications. The service includes analysis of gifting techniques, annuities, and home equity considerations to preserve family wealth.
Tax Planning
Our tax planning services address estate, gift, income, and charitable tax issues for individuals and families. We implement strategies to minimize tax exposure through irrevocable trusts, charitable remainder trusts, and generation-skipping transfers. The practice includes coordination with accountants and financial advisors to create integrated wealth transfer plans.
People
Bradley J. Frigon
Attorney
Bradley J. Frigon is an experienced estate planning and elder law attorney with national recognition for special needs planning expertise. He advises clients on asset protection, Medicaid planning, and complex trust arrangements while maintaining active involvement in legal education through seminars and publications.
Questions
What estate planning documents do I need?
Essential documents include wills, revocable trusts, financial powers of attorney, and healthcare directives tailored to your specific circumstances.
How can I protect assets from nursing home costs?
We implement Medicaid-compliant strategies including irrevocable trusts, annuities, and strategic gifting to protect assets while maintaining eligibility.
What happens if I don't have a will?
Without a will, your assets will be distributed according to state intestacy laws rather than your personal wishes.
How do special needs trusts work?
These trusts maintain government benefit eligibility while providing supplemental resources for individuals with disabilities through carefully structured legal frameworks.
Can I update my estate plan after moving states?
Yes, but we recommend reviewing documents with a local attorney to ensure compliance with new state laws.
What's involved in probate administration?
The process includes validating the will, inventorying assets, paying debts, and distributing property under court supervision with specific procedural requirements.
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