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  • Laurie is extremely knowledgeable and very professional. She handled my father's Medicaid application and it went as smoothly as possible. I was kept informed along the way, ALWAYS had any questions answered promptly and in a way I could understand the answers. Thanks to her efforts, I can focus on my parents well being and less on the financial worries associated with long term care.

    

    Provided my son and I timely, honest and professional services for power of attorney and living will documents. Will definitely consider for future legal administering and advice along these lines.

    

    A highly professional law firm. Very attuned to the needs of senior citizens.If you want it done right and in a timely manner, I highly recommend Ohall Kemper Law.

    

    Returned our initial contact in a very timely manner. Set up a three-way conference call and thoroughly explained everything in advance. Laurie took the time answer all of our questions at each stage of the process. Documentation was complete and delivered in a timely manner. Documents were provided electronically in addition to paper copy. Would highly recommend their services.

    

    Laurie recently updated our will, living trust, and power of attorney. She was very knowledgeable and easy to work with. She is also very knowledgeable in elder care law. We highly recommend her.

    

    I want to Thank the Ohall Kemper Law firm particularly Laurie for her assistance in educating with the handling my mothers insurance, Medicaid and with helping me to understand the elderly law processes. If you ever need assistance, I highly recommend this office! What a learning experience and such a phenomenal staff! I am very thankful for them and their kindness!

    

    We can not say enough wonderful things about Laurie and her staff. She is extremely informative, gives you all your options and pros and cons of each when doing estate planning. She made this a pleasant experience.

    

    Laurie recently helped us complete our updated estate plans. She answered our numerous questions patiently and thoroughly. She made great suggestions, completed the documents quickly and provided good communication through the process. After a bad experience with another firm, we were very grateful and impressed by the service and expertise provided by Laurie and her team.

    

    Dana was helpful with preparing my father documents as well as my own documents. The staff was very helpful with all my father's preparation and explanation of documents. I will recommend this law office for all your document preparation for elderly relatives.

    

    Laurie was very patient and friendly. She answered all my questions. I finally got all my ducks in a row, thanks to Laurie. I had put it off for 2 years and she made it painless and was reasonable priced too.Thank you

    

    I've used Laurie Ohall on two occassions for estate planning legal work in the past decade. In both cases she, and her staff, have been highly qualified, very professional and prompt. She listens carefully to fully understand your situation and desired outcomes, then asks questions to clarify and make sure you fully understand the options. I'd highly recommend her firm for estate planning work.

    

    I highly recommend this law office. I worked with Dana Kemper and she was wonderful. Very responsive to all of my questions and concerns. I loved that she had a flat fee for the will and trust and I believe I'm leaving things set up properly for my kids. Thank yo, Dana!

    

    Being new to this area, and needing to work on updating my will and trust, it took me a while to find the right attorney and staff. I sincerely want to fully endorse the office of Laurie E. Ohall and staff as a premier law office for wills and trusts. I had many questions, and Ms. Laurie answered each one with clarity, patience, and expertise. She is very knowledgeable, precise, and accessible. No office is complete without a kind, and accessible office staff with a polished delivery of customer service. I have no hesitation in referring anyone to the Law office of Laurie Ohall. I feel very confident in her and the staff's ability to go above and beyond expectations. Thank you!

    

    Laurie helped on identifying our trust issue and how we could resolve the issue to have a property sold. She was such a pleasant person to work with. I hope we have the privilege to work with her again.

    

    Ms. Ohall prepared my estate planning documents including my will, trust, pre-need guardianship, and health care surrogate. She was extremely professional and prompt in answering my questions. I initially thought preparing a simple will was a relatively easy task, but quickly realized an attorney was needed. Ms. Ohall made sure my documents were legally and properly prepared, with all "I"s dotted and all "t"s crossed. I'd recommend her services to anyone.

    

    It is with great pleasure that we highly recommend Attorney Laurie Ohall Elder Care and Estate Planning Attorney. Ms. Ohall has met and exceeded our every expectation and without a hesitation we award her a Five Star Rating. The rest of this recommendation will document the wonderful, almost unbelievable service she provided with honesty, integrity, and innovative strategies she rendered to our family to update, and then, completely reformat our Estate Plan over the past eight months. This huge undertaking is now complete, and we can report that Mrs. Ohall has lead us, and given us encouragement at every step of this journey. There were hick-ups during the eight months and all were resolved under her leadership. Please read on for a detailed report on the valuable service she rendered our family.Our first meeting with Ms. Ohall was not rushed lasting long past the noon hour as she gave us all the time necessary for all three of us to establish this would be a good attorney/client fit. Ms. Ohall has successfully completed over three thousand estate plans, and even though our estate is complex in several ways, she presented us with unique solutions and strategies she would implement. We could not have been more pleased or felt more comfortable at the outcome of this first meeting.This recommendation is being written about eight months after the date of our first meeting and never once in that time has Ms. Ohall failed to answer email in less than a business day. Phone calls are returned within a two-hour window. To say she is the ultimate communicator is an understatement. She has successfully anticipated and provided the needed documents and forms for our extensive Estate Plan that now exceeds seventy-five pages. Ms. Ohall has interfaced with five different attorneys and two managers on our behalf, provided unique solutions to establishing an LLC for an out of state business, has established three trusts, and provided numerous copies of nine different forms for us to send to Banks, Credit Unions, Insurance Companies, Investment Advisors, Managers, County Court Houses, Landsmen, and Production Companies. It is almost beyond belief that to this date, there has not been one mistake in her work. No corrections have been needed. That is 100% accuracy. To say we are impressed is an understatement.Also, we have been privileged to utilize her use of technology, her computer cloud storage the client portal. On many occasions I have sent her e-mails with attachments asking the document be placed in our electronic file or within the Law Firm's Portal. She has legal assistants and a Para-legal that are the finest possible. This is being written during the middle of the Covid-19 outbreak, and for the many signings of legal documents, we are greeted in the parking lot, where we remain in our car with all parties wearing masks so there was almost no chance of infection. Ms. Ohall has used the expertise of other attorneys in her practice to our advantage. She is licensed to practice in Ohio, and her partner attorney there has extensive knowledge of farming operations. After interfacing with Ms. Ohall, other professionals in our employee have expressed great confidence in her leadership and abilities.This is our fourth involvement with estate planning, and the first time that an attorney has urged us to forego Probate. Her personal and professional competencies including honesty and integrity, and knowledge of Elder Law will assure that your estate plan and legal work will be of the highest caliber. Ms. Ohall has established a smaller law practice that is large enough to provide outstanding service, insure longevity and small enough to provide the best possible personal service. It is without reservation and with the greatest pleasure that we recommend Attorney Laurie Ohall and Ohall Kemper Law Firm to you with the very greatest possible enthusiasm.

    

    We recently moved from Illinois to Florida and needed to update our wills, trusts, power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, etc. to be sure to comply with Florida law and regulations. We also wanted to make some changes in our beneficiaries, trustee's and distributions upon our death. Attorney Dana Kemper did a great and timely upfront job of answering all of our questions and informing us of what is involved in Florida. She provided the cost of her preparing our new documents before any forms were modified. There were no surprises and we are very satisfied with the work she and Ohall Kemper Law staff performed for us.

    

    My wife and I recently used the services of this law firm to complete all the necessary documents for estate planning purposes and we could not have been more pleased. Dana Kemper attended to our specific needs and meticulously explained the purpose for every document included in our plan. From the first conversation we had with Dana to the day we came to her office to sign documents, we were completed convinced we chose the best ederly law firm to take care of our legal needs. We recommend this law firm without hesitation!

    

    My law firm has used Laurie's services for our clients who have family members in the Tampa area. She is compassionate, understanding, and knows her are of law cold. She navigates difficult family situations with a special emotive expertise. I'd trust her to take care of my own parents if they moved to Tampa. We highly recommend her firm.

    

    My husband and I created a trust in 2012 when we lived in Ohio. We needed to make sure our Trust, Will, Durable Power of Attorney and Health Care Surrogate info was in order for our new home state of Florida. She prepared a "Florida" draft and patiently addressed all our questions. Due to COVID-19 concerns, Laurie addressed our questions via a Zoom and a regular conference call. All went very smoothly. We came to the office for the signing of the documents. Laurie and her team have a conference room with plexiglass separations for the protection of her clients. We are very happy with our experience with Laurie and her team.

    

    Laurie and her team we great to work with in preparation of our will and all related documents. They were timely and efficient. They were patient and detailed in addressing all of our questions from the beginning through final signing at their office, which was done with ultimate care and caution in addressing COVID-19 concerns. We would highly recommend Laurie and her team.

    

    I give a lot of credibility to board certification because I understand how hard it is for Florida Lawyers to achieve that expert status and there are so few. She reviewed the documents another firm did and found some important deficiencies & mistakes during the consultation. If you're going to check the "grown up" box like I did and get your paperwork squared away, do you self a favor and go to Ohall Kemper Law - both of the attorneys are board certified - and Laurie (the main one) was just incredibly professional and knowledgeable and really helped us get all the nuances we wanted figured out. Whatever happens to me, I know family is actually protected now!

    

    There comes a time in our lives that we must face the arduous task of "getting our affairs in order" for ourselves and/or our loved ones. The ordeal is generally put off due to its unpleasant nature and the average individual is simply not equipped to understand the intricacies of elder law.I first met with Laurie over 20 years ago to assist me in dealing with my aging mother's affairs, then approximately 10 years later for my wife's elderly parents, and now most recently for assisting my wife and myself in getting through the labyrinth of elder law from Medicare/Medicaid, to applying for VA Benefits, options for skilled nursing home facilities, estate planning, the formation of Trusts, Wills...etc. Laurie and her team can handle it all in a concise, understandable manner.Bottom line, for a professional resolve to any elder law issue, and for your own peace of mind and personal security, do yourself a huge favor and place a call to Laurie Ohall's office...she truly cares!

    

    First class legal support. Laurie and her team crafted all my estate and legal documents. They were very professional and competent

    

    We highly recommend Laurie Ohall and her team for the extraordinary legal work and customer service that they have provided to us. Whenever we asked to make a change to our living trust she has been immediately available to make the modifications. She is someone you can rely on and trust!

    

    Laurie Ohall did an amazing job explaining the options and setting up a trust to protect my mom and her children. The end result is that my mom was able to remain in an excellent nursing home for many years and her extended stay did not drain the resources of us, her children. Because we did not need to sell mom's home, the rent from it went toward her care and we did not need to worry about moving her. I highly recommend Laurie.

    

    We recently moved from Indiana and needed a lawyer, Laurie was recommended to us so we gave her a call. We found her and her staff very efficient and thorough, we are very pleased. She took care of everything in a very short period of time and would highly recommend her!

    

    Laurie Ohall and her staff were great. We needed help with probate, wills, and other matters. Neysa communicated with us frequently, answering all of our questions. They both guided us every step of the way, throughout the long process, remaining very professional and understanding. I found Ms. Ohall willing to explain everything and answer our concerns without rushing through the process. Ms. Ohall and Neysa made a difficult situation much easier. I recommend her practice.

    

    The Law Office of Attorney Laurie E. Hall, P.A., and Attorney Dana Kemper provided outstanding legal service and personal help in securing medical assistance for my wife who suffered an incapacitating stroke.I recommend all persons over eighteen years of age and especially married persons seek legal advice in getting their "legal affairs" in order! If you are older than eighteen this advice is more critical. After the fact is too late!The "I didn't know" syndrome is of little help when the need arises!

    

    Dana and staff did an excellent job preparing a Special Needs Trust for a family member. Highly recommend Dana and the staff at this law firm.

    

    Last year my husband and I decided to redo our wills and trust due to changes in our lives. Our previous attorney was not responsive to my inquiry, so we decided to move on. Laurie Ohall was recommended on our neighborhood website, and we decided to give her a call. She was very informative, asked many questions so she could guide us to the correct decisions for us, and stayed in touch through out the process. We were very pleased with her professionalism and knowledge of the law. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to get their affairs in order.

    

    

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    Connie Woehler

    We recently moved from Indiana and needed a lawyer, Laurie was recommended to us so we gave her a call. We found her and her staff very efficient and thorough, we are very pleased. She took care of everything in a very short period of time and would highly recommend her!

    

    Susan Taylor

    Last year my husband and I decided to redo our wills and trust due to changes in our lives. Our previous attorney was not responsive to my inquiry, so we decided to move on. Laurie Ohall was recommended on our neighborhood website, and we decided to give her a call. She was very informative, asked many questions so she could guide us to the correct decisions for us, and stayed in touch through out the process. We were very pleased with her professionalism and knowledge of the law. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to get their affairs in order.

    

    James Watland

    The Law Office of Attorney Laurie E. Hall, P.A., and Attorney Dana Kemper provided outstanding legal service and personal help in securing medical assistance for my wife who suffered an incapacitating stroke.I recommend all persons over eighteen years of age and especially married persons seek legal advice in getting their "legal affairs" in order! If you are older than eighteen this advice is more critical. After the fact is too late!The "I didn't know" syndrome is of little help when the need arises!

    

    Saul Muniz

    Dana and staff did an excellent job preparing a Special Needs Trust for a family member. Highly recommend Dana and the staff at this law firm.

    

    Kecia S

    Laurie Ohall and her staff were great. We needed help with probate, wills, and other matters. Neysa communicated with us frequently, answering all of our questions. They both guided us every step of the way, throughout the long process, remaining very professional and understanding. I found Ms. Ohall willing to explain everything and answer our concerns without rushing through the process. Ms. Ohall and Neysa made a difficult situation much easier. I recommend her practice.

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Is a Durable Power of Attorney useful after someone dies?

Is a Durable Power of Attorney useful after someone dies?

Durable Power of Attorney: can it be used after death?

I had a client call me last month after her mother passed away.  She wanted to know why she couldn't use the Florida durable power of attorney (DPOA) she had for her mother to close out a bank account. Unfortunately, many people are under the wrong impression that they can use a DPOA to close accounts after the principal dies.  However, DPOA's are only effective while the principal  is alive.  Once that person dies, the DPOA dies with them.

At death, the Florida Last Will and Testament (Will) takes over.  If the decedent had assets soley in their name, then the Will is what is used to transfer the assets to heirs.  The Will names someone who can act as the personal representative/executor of your Florida estate and who will be responsible for administering the estate.  After your debts are paid, the personal representative is also responsible for distributing assets to the beneficiaries listed in your Will. To learn more about Florida Probate, please contact the Law Offices of Laurie Ohall.

Laurie Ohall 2011-01-11T09:35:27-04:00

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