Estate Planning, Probate, and Elder Law, located in Monterey County
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Hempel & Mudd Law Firm specializes in friendly, efficient and cost-effective legal services.  We focus primarily on:

     ESTATE PLANNING,
     PROBATE, and
     CONSERVATORSHIPS. 

​We can help you plan for your future and resolve complicated legal issues faced by people at every stage of life and following a loved one's death.  Because we are a small firm, we are able to give our clients personal attention and individual service.

Hempel & Mudd Law can assist you with the critically important legal decisions affecting your life, and the lives of your loved ones.
Areas of practice include:
  • Probate: A court proceeding that is used to wind up a person's legal and financial affairs after death. ​
  • Estate Planning, including Trusts and Wills
  • Conservatorships:  Court process where the court appoints a person to manage the financial and/or personal affairs of another, usually due to dementia or other cognitive impairment.
  • Elder Law: Includes a wide range of legal issues, including conservatorships, that occur with aging. 
  • ​Powers of Attorney: A legal document that allows someone else to help manage your assets if you become incapacitated.
  • Advanced Health Care Directives: Legal document that allows someone else to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to make decisions for yourself.
  • Trust Administration: The process of administering a trust and transferring assets after incapacity or death, usually without court involvement.
  • Special Needs Trusts:  A trust that allows you to provide support for someone with special needs without losing that person's public benefits. 
  • Medi-Cal Planning:  Qualify for Medi-Cal to pay for long term care while preserving your home and assets.  Avoid a Medi-Cal recovery claim after death.