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Oast & Hook is a pioneer in elder law, assisting seniors and their families, disabled persons and advocates across Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina with comprehensive planning, life care services and legal representation.
Recent Elder Law News
What is a CELA?
Oast & Hook is pleased to announce that attorney Letha Sgritta McDowell has been certified as an Elder Law attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). She joins fellow Oast & Hook attorneys Andrew Hook and Sandra Smith as CELAs. More
LIFE CARE PLANNING
Don’t wait until an emergency to make the tough decisions. Let Oast & Hook start your life care plan today.
Our highly trained professional staff and attorneys focus exclusively on the needs of seniors providing a wide range of services including financial and estate planning; investment and insurance advice: including Medicaid, Medicare and Veteran’s benefits, Social Security and SSI. We also assist with income tax planning and preparation; bill paying, account and care management and reporting. Whether you are in need of estate and trust administration, fiduciary services, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, or assistance with the titling of assets, beneficiaries, guardianships or conservatorships the attorney’s of Oast & Hook will help you navigate the maze of legal, financial and practical issues you and your loved ones may face.
Life Care Planning
If you or a loved one is facing the prospect of a long-term illness or incapacity, you need a plan to coordinate care and address legal, medical and housing concerns. Oast & Hook can develop a custom plan that will help assure independence for the longest time possible while avoiding unnecessary burdens on family and relatives.
Prudent investment advice.
Oast & Hook Financial Services developed the “Clients First” service to provide you with independent and objective analysis of your investment and insurance portfolios. They’ll help you identify your investment and insurance objectives, analyze your holdings, and make sure they are tax efficient and meet your needs.
Members of the Special Needs Alliance
Oast & Hook is a member of the Special Needs Alliance (SNA), a by invitation only national network of attorneys serving disabled persons and their families. As members of the alliance, Oast & Hook works with personal injury lawyers to resolve cases, enhancing judgments and awards for disabled clients while maintaining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid and Medicare benefits. In addition, Oast & Hook can assist with Veterans disability pensions, Supplemental Needs Trusts, and provide planning and care management, including bill paying, account management and reporting services.
TriageSR, help when you need it most
Emergencies happen, most people don’t plan for them. When you need help, you need it fast, so we’ll see you right away and let you know what’s critical and what’s not. We’ll help you prioritize your actions so that you can protect assets, verify your eligibility for public benefits like Medicare, Medicaid, VA and Social Security, and make recommendations for any immediate care that may be required. Good financial and legal planning take a little time, but our TriageSR approach will help you get peace of mind while we work with you to address your long-term needs.
Serving Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina Communities
Oast & Hook enjoys a national reputation and receives referrals from law firms and other professionals around the country. Our offices are located in Virginia Beach, Suffolk and Elizabeth City, convenient to the Peninsula, Southside, and Northeastern North Carolina including the cities of Camden, Chesapeake, the Eastern Shore, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Franklin, Hampton, Herford, Isle of Wight, Newport News, Norfolk, the Outer Banks, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Smithfield, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Yorktown and Zuni.
Oast & Hook is a pioneer in elder law, assisting seniors and their families, disabled persons and advocates across Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina with comprehensive planning, life care services and legal representation.
If you or a loved one is facing the prospect of a long-term illness or incapacity, you need a plan to coordinate care and address legal, medical and housing concerns. Oast & Hook can develop a custom plan that will help assure independence for the longest time possible while avoiding unnecessary burdens on family and relatives.
Oast & Hook Financial Services developed the “Clients First” service to provide you with independent and objective analysis of your investment and insurance portfolios. They’ll help you identify your investment and insurance objectives, analyze your holdings, and make sure they are tax efficient and meet your needs.
and their families. As members of the alliance, Oast & Hook works with personal injury lawyers to resolve cases, enhancing judgments and awards for disabled clients while maintaining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid and Medicare benefits. In addition, Oast & Hook can assist with Veterans disability pensions, Supplemental Needs Trusts, and provide planning and care management, including bill paying, account management and reporting services.
