We support health professionals and family members of mentally ill, mentally retarded, or drug/alcohol-addicted persons in their efforts to secure fast and effective treatment for patients or loved ones. We accomplish this by educating them about the alternatives to court action, by securing court orders for guardianship, conservatorship, commitment or treatment, and by helping fiduciaries carry out their court-ordered responsibilities. With extensive experience in the mental health field and an understanding of medical/clinical practice and procedures, we are able to give our clients a level of service and support unavailable elsewhere, responding to emergencies with speed, and utilizing paralegal support to conduct case preparation cost-effectively.


Guardianship/conservatorship

• Securing control over an incompetent person
..and/or his or her estate

• Obtaining court orders for medical or psychiatric treatment

• Getting court approval for estate plans and real
  estate transactions

• Complying with court orders for inventories, accounts,   guardianship plans, annual reports, and monitoring reports

• Resigning from role as guardian or conservator

• Removing a guardian or conservator for good cause

• Discharging a guardian or conservator of a ward who
  has become competent to manager his/her own affairs


Civil commitment and treatment

• Securing court orders for involuntary admission to a
..psychiatric facility or drug/alcohol detoxification facility

• Securing court orders for psychiatric treatment of a
  patient committed to a psychiatric facility


Hospital/clinic and nursing home representation

• Advising and reviewing policies and procedures to
  ensure compliance with state and federal law

• Answering questions about patient care on an as-needed basis

• Negotiating and/or litigating administrative appeals
  of reimbursement, contracting, and licensing disputes

• Litigating guardianship and civil commitment and
..treatment cases