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Listings for Legal Services / Guardianship
Legal Services
Numerous attorneys, community resources, and firms offer access to legal services to help you or your loved one through a variety of situations. Low- and reduced-cost legal services may also be available for financially eligible persons. Attorneys work with people to provide legal guidance and offer solutions. If you choose to contact an attorney regarding legal issues, please do not email personally identifiable information to the attorney before speaking with him or her and confirming that the information will remain confidential.
Guardianship
Guardianship is a legal process in which the court determines that an individual is not capable of making decisions for themselves and needs protection. Guardianship protects against self-abuse. Some reasons for becoming a guardian may be that the older adult has issues providing for their basic needs like food and shelter, making decisions about their medical treatments, or has a cognitive issue that leads to unsafe decision making.
See the glossary for descriptions of all categories
Lawyer Referral Service (LRS)
description
The Lawyer Referral Service will connect a caller with a licensed attorney who will provide a 30-minute consultation (either in-person or over the phone) for a minimal fee.
service area
Tucson
business hours
M - F 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
costs
$50 non-refundable fee.
Paul B. Bartlett, P.C.
6135 E. Grant Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 750-1061
Fax: (520) 750-1442description
Mr. Bartlett serves older adults and their families confronting the challenges of aging. Some of those challenges include 1) Assisting adult children of seniors to protect their parents from abuse and financial exploitation, 2) Helping the seniors to qualify for government programs, like ALTCS, that pay for long-term care, 3) protecting spouses from impoverishment, 4) Estate Planning 5) Probate and Trust Administration.
We know that a diagnosis of dementia does not necessarily disqualify a person from making a Trust, Will, or Power of Attorney. We treat our clients affected by dementia with dignity and respect.
service area
Tucson
business hours
M - F 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
costs
Currently, that rate is $300 per hour out of court and $325 per hour in court.
Pima County Bar Association
177 N Church Ave, Suite #101
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 623-8258
Fax: (520) 623-9772Email: admin@pimacountybar.org
description
Pima County Bar Association can provide contact and information about getting legal help in Pima County, including finding an attorney and legal forms for various legal issues, including a free 30-minute consult with an attorney for Family Law issues.
service area
Ajo,Arivaca,Avra Valley,Catalina,Marana,Oro Valley,Sahuarita,Vail
business hours
M - F 9:00 AM -4:30 PM
Pima County Public Fiduciary Office
Pima County Public Defense Services Administration
Pima County Public Fiduciary
32 N. Stone Ave., 4th Floor
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 724-5454
Fax: (520) 838-7518description
The Public Fiduciary serves as court-appointed Guardian, Conservator, or Estate Administrator for decedent estates when no one else is willing or able to help (A.R.S 14-5602). Referrals are made through our online referral form or by calling 520-724-5454 to request referral information.
service area
Pima County
business hours
M - F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
costs
Please call for pricing details.
Rubin & Bernstein PLLC
1004 N. 6th Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 623-3038
Fax: (520) 979-3438Email: info@rubinbersteinlaw.com
description
Rubin & Bernstein PLLC are Elder Law attorneys that provide estate planning, guardianship and conservatorship, probate, trusts, and fiduciary services.
service area
Tucson
business hours
M-F 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Simpson Law Office, PLLC
120 S. Houghton Rd., Ste. 138-176
Tucson, AZ 85748
(520) 886-7159
Fax: (520) 336-9710description
Sally J. Simpson is an elder law attorney who provides straightforward estate plans and also represents clients in adult guardianships, conservatorships, and uncontested probate matters.
service area
Tucson
business hours
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
costs
Please call for details
Walter L. Henderson, P.C.
7400 N. Oracle Rd, Ste. 175
Tucson, AZ 85704
(520) 297-6800
Fax: (520) 393-0115Email: walt@wlhmail.com
description
Law Offices of Walter L. Henderson, P.C., since 1975, staffs offices in both Tucson and Green Valley, provides legal assistance for elder law, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, trust administration, probate administration, contests of wills/trusts, estate/trust litigation, fiduciary services, guardianships, conservatorships, dissolutions/legal separations, premarital/property settlement agreements, real estate, corporate, partnership, and LLCs.
service area
Tucson
business hours
M - F 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM