I'm Andrew Byers and I have been practicing Elder Law for over 25 years. In my Elder Law practice, I help older people and their families with the following issues:

• Medicaid planning and applications to help pay for long-term care in a nursing home;
• Medicaid planning and applications to help qualify for community-based Medicaid programs that assist with long-term care outside of a nursing home;
• Guardianship when a senior citizen lacks the ability to make their own medical and care decisions or are neglecting their care;
• Conservatorship when an older person is not able to manage their property or pay their bills;
• Estate planning to provide for management of assets upon incapacity and distribution of the older person’s estate upon death in an efficient manner;
• Assistance with the probate court process when someone passes away and has the type of estate that needs to be settled in probate court; and
• Settling trusts after death.

Feel free to call me. We will spend a few minutes on the call to answer some preliminary questions and see if it’s something I can help with. If so, we can schedule a more in-depth consultation in my office or over Zoom.

Firm Description

I established my own law practice upon being in admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1996. I have a Juris Doctor degree from the Wayne State University Law School and am a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University. My law office has been located in Oakland County, Michigan for my entire career where I represent and help people throughout the Metro Detroit area. While I have represented clients in many courts throughout the State of Michigan, most of my court work has been in the probate courts for Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne Counties.

Hours

Day	From	To
Monday	9:00 AM	5:00 PM
Tuesday	9:00 AM	5:00 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM	5:00 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM	5:00 PM
Friday	9:00 AM	5:00 PM

Cost

There is no charge for an initial telephone call of about 10 to 15 minutes, the purpose of which is for us to check if your matter is something I can help with and to answer some of your initial questions. If I think I can help you and you want to meet for an in-depth consultation, I charge a flat fee of $275 for that meeting which would be in my office in Troy or over Zoom. These consultations usually take about an hour and a half, though there is not a strict time limit on it.