Family Law

• Guardianship
  Kaye is originally from Mississippi and joined the firm in October of 2008. She received her Associate’s degree in Paralegal Studies from Hodges University in 2012. Kaye focuses on probate, guardianship, trust administration and Medicaid. She resides in Port Charlotte with her husband and children.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  A special needs trust (also called supplemental needs trusts) is created to ensure that a beneficiary who is disabled in any way and receiving government benefits or an insurance or personal injury settlement does not lose their government benefits or settlement... read more
• Medicaid Planning
  The role of Medicaid planning in today's economic climate is a vital one. Mary will assist family members in navigating the complex federal and state regulations concerning government benefits for long-term care. Because of the strict guidelines regarding the timing... read more

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Mary A. Byrski, a board certified elder law attorney, has been handling the estate planning, probate and Medicaid benefit qualifying needs of clients in Charlotte County and Southwest Florida since 1999.
• Wills
  Last Will and Testament A Last Will and Testament (“Will”) is an instruction to a probate judge on how to distribute your assets upon your death, if your assets are left in your name alone (no other person or persons are named in the title), and/or if you have not... read more
• Trusts
  In addition to formulating a well tailored estate plan using wills and trusts our firm stresses the importance of advance directives, such as a durable power of attorney, a living will, and a health care surrogate designation. These documents serve to ease the burden that can sometimes befall family members in the event of a disability or long term convalescence.
• Power of Attorney
  In this legal document, you assign a person as your "agent" who will act in your place, managing assets titled in your name. An agent named under a power of attorney has no authority over assets you have titled into a trust – only a trustee can manage assets titled in... read more
• Probate