This is a ZOOM event. Members will receive the zoom link in the daily event email the morning of the event. 

Protecting Assets from Long-Term Care Costs

Join us for a discussion about the expense of long-term care, and how to protect your assets for the future.

Emilee Lawson Hatch, a local attorney, will lead a discussion to provide you with information about how to make sure your wishes are known, and how to plan ahead.  We will discuss:

• The general cost of long term care (home care and nursing home care)
• How to make decisions now to plan whether you will go into a nursing home
• Determining which of your assets are safe from future long term care costs
• How to protect the value of your home
• Understanding Medicaid Trusts

Emilee K. Lawson Hatch, Esq. 
Trusts & Estates Attorney, Bousquet Holstein PLLC 

Emilee Lawson Hatch is a seasoned trusts and estates attorney based in Syracuse and Ithaca, who brings both technical depth and compassionate insight to her work. A Colorado native who grew up in Evergreen, she relocated east and has since built a diverse and sophisticated client base across central and upstate New York.  

Her practice focuses on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and estate and gift taxation. Emilee has extensive experience in elder law, guiding individuals and families through some of life’s most sensitive decisions surrounding aging, health care, and long term care. She regularly assists with advance directives, powers of attorney, guardianships, Medicaid planning, and related matters, offering both clarity and reassurance during uncertain times. 

In addition to her advisory work, Emilee often provides “concierge legal services” by serving as a trustee, executor, or agent under power of attorney, helping families navigate not only the legal complexities of wealth and care, but also the transitions that come with them. 

She is also a published author on New York law, contributing the annual “Trusts & Estates Survey of New York Law” in the Syracuse Law Review.  

Emilee is deeply embedded in her community. She has served as an adjunct professor at Syracuse University College of Law, volunteered with legal aid organizations, and participated on nonprofit boards focused on literacy, children, and community development.