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Elder Law Attorney
Phone: 503-548-4000
E-Mail: geoff@elderlawpdx.com

Topics:

  • End of Life Decision Making-History, Tools, & Cultural Competency
  • Elder Law Education
  • Long Term Care Cost Planning
  • Advance Health Care Directives
  • Asset Protection & Financial Estate Planning
  • Living Trusts
  • Guardianship and Conservatorships
  • Medicaid, Who Qualifies and Why
  • Income Cap Trusts
  • Elder Law & Legal/Financial Planning for Mid-Life & Beyond
  • Effective Communication Strategies with Seniors
  • Tax Considerations
Get a Life, Get a Will!
   

Geoff has been helping individuals and families address the legal and financial consequences of aging for over 12 years. He has been a guest speaker regarding estate planning and elder law for the Multnomah Bar Association, the Oregon Gerontological Association, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Oregon State Bar, the Oregon Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman and the Oregon Law Institute. Additionally, the Oregon State Bar sought Geoff’s assistance in writing a book on Elder Law for Oregon attorneys. Geoff is a prior recipient of the Multnomah County Legal Aid Senior Law Project Outstanding Volunteer Award.

Geoff’s firm, the Law Offices of Geoff Bernhardt P.C., specializes in elder law, estate planning, probate, guardianships and conservatorships. He is on the Board of Directors of the Oregon Gerontological Association and on the Program Committee and the Long-Term Care Committee of the Oregon Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
   

Prior speaking engagements

Alzheimer’s Support Group, Oregon Gerontological Association, Avamere Corporate Headquarters, Oregon State Bar, Financial Planning Association, Oregon Long Term Care Social Workers Assoc., Home Instead Senior Care, Providence Employee Assistance Program, Kaiser Permanente, Stewardship Planning, Tualatin Medical Office, Lake Oswego Adult Community Ctr., Tuality Center for Geriatric Psychiatry, Northwest Planned Giving Conference, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, Oregon Women’s Summit, Oregon Ombudsmen Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, ALS Association – Oregon and SW Washington Chapters, Oregon Law Institute.