In West Palm Beach, Florida, there is an ever-growing
population of elders. Seniors move to the area to escape the cold of their
home states in the winter and often end up staying. As more and more
baby-boomers reach retirement age, questions pop up. What will happen to their estate?
For families of the aging population, they begin to wonder about dividing assets
and potentially moving their loved ones to elder homes. In a time of their
lives when they are supposed to relax, life is no less stressful for the elder
community.
To properly deal with these daunting tasks, one needs a
lawyer who specializes in elder care
law. In West Palm Beach, Mark Shalloway is the face of elder
law—and rightfully so.
Mark
Shalloway, owner of Shalloway & Shalloway for 30 years, has more
than just the credentials to be an elder law attorney. He was one of the first elder
law attorneys certified by the National Elder Law
Foundation, but Shalloway didn’t stop after achieving the title. He truly
wants to make an impact on elder law and the elderly community. That is why he
became a member of a number of boards and committee.
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State-wide, Shalloway served as founding chairperson of the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Elder Law Committee. He is a member of the state and Treasure Coast chapters of the Florida State Guardianships Association and the Palm Beach County Partnership for Aging. He even served as President of the Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and presently serves as Chairman of the Florida Bar Elder Law Section Medicaid Committee. He also provides technical assistance to the Florida Legislature on Elder Legislation.
Nationally, he served as President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
(NAELA). He served as chair of the NAELA Advanced Educational Institute in
Colorado, and received the Outstanding Achievement award for his work with the
Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys. He works tirelessly to be the representation
seniors need.
Mark Shalloway is more
than just a faceless lawyer. His involvement with elder rights and elder
care speaks for itself, but past that, he has taken it upon himself to educate
his community on elder law and all topics surrounding it. He chairs the Board
of Alzheimer’s Community Care’s educational conference. He lectured for Stetson
College of Law on Special Needs Trusts, and in Las Vegas at the National
Absolute Conference on Special Needs Trust. He works as adjunct faculty at Palm
Beach Community College, where he lectures on Estates and Administration.
Education on financial readiness and estate planning is so
important to Shalloway, in fact, that he hosts free seminars in Palm Beach
County twice a month on the topic. Anyone can come to these seminars, though it
is suggested you reserve a seat. Visit the firm’s website to
find out when Mark Shalloway’s next seminar is.
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All of this plays a part in what granted Shalloway an AV
rating with Martindale-Hubbell, but it’s more than that. Mark
Shalloway is not a man who is in the industry for the money. Mark Shalloway is
a man who truly cares about his clients, and wants to make life for the aging
community and their family as easy as possible. His work puts clients at ease during
a time of difficult decisions.
“Very professional office! Everyone is extremely knowledgeable and friendly,” one client says. “I knew exactly what paperwork I had to bring in and they explained everything and all my options. My case manager guided me through the applications. My husband was approved for Alzheimer’s care and Medicaid very quickly. I could not have navigated through the applications and mountains of paperwork and records required without the staff at Shalloway & Shalloway. Thank you!”
For more information on Shalloway & Shalloway, call (561)
686-6200, fill out this contact
form, or visit their website.
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