Metro Detroit Elder Law and Medicaid Lawyer

Jim Schuster, Certified Elder Law Attorney

24330 Lahser, Southfield, MI 48034 (248) 356-3500

            Jim Schuster has been licensed as an attorney since 1978 and practices Elder Law. He is:

            ♦          Former Chair of the Elder Law and Advocacy Section of the Michigan State Bar

            ♦          One of only fourteen Certified Elder Law Attorneys in Michigan, certified by the, A.B.A. accredited National Elder Law Foundation

            ♦          A member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

            ♦          Member, Professional Speakers Bureau, Alzheimer’s Association

            ♦          Member, Board of Visitors, Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology

            ♦          The only Michigan member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys' Council of Advanced Practitioners
                        an invitation only honor.

            ♦         Member, American Bar Association

            ♦          One of the first attorneys in Michigan to practice elder law.  

            ♦          Jim presented the paper The Ethics of Medicaid Planning at the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys annual conference in May 2011.

            ♦          Jim has been a featured speaker Area Agency on Aging 1B, Caregiver Expo, 2005 - 2011

            ♦          When it comes to long term nursing home care and Medicaid Jim has helped hundreds of families over a 15 year period get good care and have the peace of mind that the bills are taken care of and a lifetime of savings will stay in the family. His extensive knowledge and his experienced and friendly staff help clients get relief faster than they would think possible.

            Prior to attending law school Jim Schuster was a social worker for the Department of Social Services (now Family Independence Agency). After he passed the bar he worked as a law clerk for United States District Judge Noel P. Fox and as a Judge for the Chippewa Ottawa Conservation Court. He served on the Council of the General Practice Section of the State Bar of Michigan from 1985 to 1997 in all capacities including as Chair of the Section in 1991.

            He has had articles on Elder Law published in the Michigan Bar Journal, including the February 2002 article titled “Medicaid and the Practice of Law,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, the Detroit Legal News and Laches, the publication of the Oakland County Bar Association. He has also presented course material for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

            Jim is involved in the aging network community. He is a member of the professional speakers bureau of the Area Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Michigan Chapter. He is a member of the Geriatric Social Workers, the Council on Aging, and is a past board member of the Senior Coordinating Area Network. He is a frequent speaker on Elder Law to professional and support groups.

            Jim’s office is in the historic log cabin at 24330 Lahser in Southfield. Jim lives the Abraham Lincoln tradition of honesty, integrity and respect for clients, while keeping up to date on breaking developments in elder law. Articles about his office have appeared in the Detroit Free Press, the Southfield Observer-Eccentric and the Oakland Press. Birds, squirrels and chipmunks are regular visitors at the office bird feeder. Deer have been seen walking along the Rouge River behind the cabin. The office ground hog has never been seen on ground hog’s day. The telephone numbers are 248.356.3500, fax 248.352.7347.