January Newsletter from Dutton & Casey

Please take a few minutes to our January newsletter as it contains helpful information for older adults, people who have a disability, and the people who care for / about them.

click here to read the January issue.

Attorney Janna Dutton, founder of Dutton & Casey, P.C.

Partner Janna Dutton has been named a “Top Ten Elder Law Lawyer” and was listed in the Leading Lawyers Magazine – Consumer Edition for 2011. 

A lawyer can not purchase the distinction of being a leading lawyer, they are recommended by their peers.  Please click here for more information on Leading Lawyers.

For information how the firm of Dutton & Casey can assist you, or someone who you care about, please go to www.duttonelderlaw.com.

12 Financial Resolutions for 2012

 2012 resolutions

It’s time again for New Year’s resolutions. According to Forbes, there are 12 resolutions we should all make – and “plan your estate” is number two:

1.            Set goals;

2.            Plan your estate;

3.            Check your credit;

4.            See where your money is going;

5.            See where you can cut back;

6.            Make sure you have the right amount of insurance;

7.            Build an emergency fund;

8.            See if you can refinance your debt;

9.            Pay down bad debt;

10.          Get on track for retirement;

11.          Consider saving for education;

12.          Make sure your investment portfolio is properly diversified.

As to plan your estate, the author recognizes that we never know when we might need estate planning documents, and that these are “notoriously easy to procrastinate so it’s good to get them out of the way.”

The full article, 12 Financial Resolutions for 2012, is available online at Forbes.

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One of the areas that the law firm of Dutton & Casey concentrates in is estate planning. Please click here for information on how we can assist, or someone who you care about.

Chicago Lawyer Magazine Article

Partners Janna Dutton and Kathryn C. Casey were recently featured in an article discussing the increasing need for competent, and compassionate, attorneys to assist older adults and their families.

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Who Are We?

Dutton & Casey, PC (Elder and Disability Law)

Advocates for Elders, Persons with Disabilities, and their Loved Ones.

The law firm of Dutton & Casey, P.C., is committed to serving our clients with the comprehensive and personally tailored service they need and deserve. With 50 years of combined legal experience, we have acquired the depth and breadth of knowledge necessary to address the full scope of elder law and disability issues. 

Our Areas of Concentration:

• Medicaid Eligibility
• Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation Litigation
• Estate and Disability Planning
• Guardianship
• Litigation
• Mental Health Law
• Probate Administration
• Public Benefits
• Special Needs Planning
• Trust Administration

* Full Time Social Worker/Certified Care Manager On Staff

Office Locations:

Arlington Heights, Chicago, Skokie, and Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Phone / Video Conferencing  Appointments are also Available.

Contact Information:

Telephone:      312-899-0950 or 847-261-3584

Website:          www.duttonelderlaw.com 

 

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News: Video Conferencing

We now offer video conferencing.  At times, clients are homebound or they have family members who live outside the Chicagoland area.  With this new technology, we are able to serve all of these clients and still offer the opportunity to see each other face to face.

Lake County Office Opens

In our ongoing effort to be accessible to the community, we have opened a satellite office in Vernon Hills. Please contact us at 847-886-9456 or email for more information or to schedule an appointment to meet with one of our attorneys.

Office Location: 175 E. Hawthorn Parkway, Suite 345, Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Alzheimer’s: Early Planning Critical to Financial Health

In a recent article in Reuters Magazine, Alzheimer’s: Early Planning Critical to Financial Health, working with a certified elder law attorney is an important step in planning for the future.

Janna Dutton, founder of Dutton & Casey, is one of only 8 certified elder law attorneys in Illinois.

Click here to read the article.

For additional information on how Dutton & Casey can assist you, or someone who you care about, please go our website.

Dutton & Casey, P.C. Opens New Satellite Office in Arlington Heights

Partners Janna Dutton and Kathryn C. Casey are pleased to announce the opening of a new satellite office in Arlington Heights, where we will begin scheduling appointments with clients in October. In addition to our main office in downtown Chicago and our satellite office in Skokie, we are thrilled to expand our service area to also include the Northwest suburbs.

We strive to make our appointments as convenient as possible, and our hope is that this new office will allow even more access to our legal services. 

Our new Arlington Heights address:

1655 N. Arlington Heights Road

 Suite 306 West

Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Appointments in our Arlington Heights office will be available beginning in October.  Those spots are already filling up quickly, so if you are interested in scheduling one, call our office today at (312)899-0950.

Visit us at www.duttoncaseylaw.com.