Long-Term Care Planning
We help seniors and families prepare for future healthcare needs by creating customized legal plans that protect assets and ensure financial security.
Medicaid Planning
Navigating Medicaid can be complex. We develop legal strategies to help seniors qualify for benefits while preserving their hard-earned assets.
Guardianship Conservatorship
When a loved one cannot manage their affairs, we assist families in establishing guardianships and conservatorships to protect their rights and well-being.
Power of Attorney
A power of attorney allows a trusted individual to make financial and medical decisions on your behalf, ensuring your wishes are carried out properly.
Special Needs Trust
We create special needs trusts to provide long-term financial security for individuals with disabilities while protecting their access to vital benefits.
✔ Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) – Committed to upholding the highest standards of legal service for older adults.
✔ Executive Committee Member, Elder Law Section – Oregon State Bar (OSBAR) – Advocating for policies that protect Oregon’s aging population.
✔ Founding Board Member & Past President of the Alzheimer’s Network of Oregon – Supporting families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia through legal planning and community advocacy.
With her decades of experience and leadership roles, Kathrine Belcher is a proven advocate for those needing estate planning, Medicaid planning, and elder law solutions. She works closely with families to ensure long-term financial security, asset protection, and peace of mind for Oregon’s seniors.
Over 70% of Americans over the age of 65 will require long-term care at
some point in their lives—yet most don’t have a plan in place to cover the
costs. Without proper estate and Medicaid planning, families may face financial
hardship or be forced to spend down assets to qualify for care.
✔ Medicaid rules in Oregon are complex—without proper planning, you may lose your home or savings.
✔ We create strategic asset protection plans to ensure eligibility for benefits.
✔ Avoid the 5-year Medicaid lookback penalty that can result in benefit denial.
✔ A will ensures your assets go to the right beneficiaries.
✔ A revocable living trust avoids probate and simplifies asset transfers.
✔ A special needs trust protects benefits for disabled loved ones.
✔ Designate a trusted individual to handle your financial & healthcare
decisions.
✔ Medical power of attorney ensures someone can advocate for your health if
you’re unable.
✔ Advance directives prevent unwanted medical interventions.
✔ Unexplained withdrawals or changes in bank accounts.
✔ Sudden changes in a will or suspicious power of attorney documents.
✔ Physical signs of neglect, malnutrition, or unexplained injuries.
✔ Increased isolation or fearfulness around caregivers.
✔ Our attorneys help recover stolen assets and file elder abuse claims.
✔ We work with Adult Protective Services (APS) in Oregon to protect vulnerable seniors.
✔ We help families obtain protective orders or guardianship if needed
Elder law focuses on legal issues affecting seniors, including long-term care, Medicaid planning, guardianship, and estate protection to ensure financial and healthcare security.
Proper planning, including Medicaid asset protection strategies and trusts, can help safeguard your assets while ensuring you receive quality long-term care.
A power of attorney should be set up as early as possible to ensure that a trusted person can make financial and medical decisions if you become unable to do so.
Guardianship grants authority over personal and healthcare decisions, while conservatorship allows management of financial affairs for individuals unable to handle them.
Relied on by families across Portland, Salem & Oregon.
Avoid costly mistakes and ensure compliance.
Covering Medicaid planning, guardianships, estate law, and elder protection.
Every case receives one-on-one legal attention.
