Family Law

Medicaid & Medicare planning; Long term care & disability planning; estate and tax planning; Guardianship/Conservatorship; Probate; tax planning; and public benefit preservation in the context of personal injury and worker's compensation settlements.

• Guardianships & Conservatorships
• Long-Term Care
• Nursing Homes
• Powers of Attorney
• Medicaid & Medicare Planning
• Advanced Health Care Directive
• Healthcare Power of Attorney
• Healthcare Proxy
• Tax Planning

CO, Apr 1997
Bar Number: 22797

Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation; Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certified national certification by the Commission on Health Care Certification. The State of Colorado does not certify attorneys as experts in any field.

All Colorado state courts.

Colorado Bar Association, (Trusts & Estates Section and Elder Law Section); the Arapahoe County Bar Association; the Missouri Bar Association; the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Steering Committee NAELA Guardianship/Capacity SIG) ; the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals; and the Academy of Special Needs Planners.

I teach CLE courses and publish articles on Elder Law Topics. I also attend continuing legal education seminars on Elder Law Issues. I always exceed the required amount of CLE hours.

Please see my website for a complete list of my papers and publications: www.jjcelderlaw.com

I handle a variety of cases, including transactional work with clients in estate, tax, disability, long term care and public benefit planning. I also have litigated will contests and contested guardianships and conservatorships.

Here are a couple of quick stories:
Mary and Bill worked hard all their lives to pay for their home and to accumulate a modest savings. Bill developed Alzheimer's disease and eventually needed nursing home care. Bill and Mary could not afford the high cost of care and wanted to pass some of their hard-earned savings to their daughter and grandson. We were able to help Bill and Mary provide a portion of their estate to their daughter and use a portion of their estate to pay for Bill's nursing home for several months. Bill was then able to qualify for Medicaid benefits to pay for his nursing home care and Mary was able to have enough savings left to keep her home and pay her own living expenses.

Amy was in a serious automobile accident which left her partially paralyzed and in need of care. Her personal injury attorney was able to achieve a large settlement for her. We were able to arrange for the settlement to be placed in a Special Needs Trust so that Amy could qualify for SSI and Medicaid benefits to pay for her care; and the trust provided a supplemental fund to pay for extra items and services the SSI or Medicaid do not cover, such as a handicapped-accessible van and a deluxe powered wheelchair. After almost 5 years of physical therapy, Amy's trust paid for her to go back to college. She now works part-time as a disability counselor.

Information coming soon.

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We are an Elder Law firm, focusing on meeting the needs of the elderly and disabled in Colorado and their families. Our firm's philosophy is simple: Our firm is dedicated to serving the elderly and disabled in Colorado. We believe in service. We will always treat you with compassion and respect. We are committed to meeting your needs efficiently, economically and with all of our knowledge, skill and experience. When a client places hope and trust in us, it is a privilege and an honor. We will never forget this or take it for granted.

1/2005 - Present The Law Offices of John J. Campbell, P.C., a small boutique firm concentrating in the area of Elder Law. Practice concentrated in the areas of elder law, estate planning, probate law, guardianships and conservatorships, Social Security, SSDI, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Set Aside Trusts, Disability Trusts and special consultation in settlement of personal injury and worker's compensation claims involving public benefits.

8/1996 - 1/2005 The Law Offices of Haines & Campbell, P.C. (Formerly, The Law Offices of Susan G. Haines, P.C. until 11/2002), a small boutique firm concentrating in the area of Elder Law. Senior Associate from 8/1996 through 10/2002; became shareholder in 11/2002. Practice concentrated in the areas of elder law, estate planning, probate law, guardianships and conservatorships, Social Security, SSDI, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Set Aside Trusts, Disability Trusts and special consultation in settlement of personal injury and worker's compensation claims involving public benefits.

2/1992 - 7/1996 John J. Campbell, Attorney at Law. Solo practice in Franklin County, Missouri. General practitioner in the fields of family law, juvenile law, business law, bankruptcy, tort litigation, estate planning, probate, guardianships & conservatorships, mental health law and contract law. Appeared before the Missouri Circuit Courts and the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri.

10/1986 - 1/1992 Campbell & Campbell, P.C. Associate attorney; Partner in 1990. Managed own case load of clients in the fields of family law, securities law, business law, bankruptcy, tort litigation, estate planning, probate and contract law. Experience with bench and jury trials; worked on large class action securities fraud (10b5) litigation; appeared before the Missouri Circuit Courts, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri, the Missouri Supreme Court; the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

Selected as a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation, 2006; Co-Chair of the Colorado Bar Association, Elder Law Section for 2006-2008; Member of the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors for 2007-2009; BV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Selected as a "Colorado Super Lawyer" for 2007 and for 2008.

(720) 200-2771

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Emergency hours as needed.

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No.

$225.

The first ½ hour of our initial consultation is at no charge. Regular hourly fees apply after that point.

$2,000 - $6,000, depending upon the nature of the matter to be undertaken.