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About Daniel J. Jurkovic

At The Law Office of Daniel Jurkovic, P.C. Certified Elder Law Attorney, your legal issues will be resolved with utmost confidentiality and efficiency. Rest easy knowing that Dan personally attends each of his clients to discuss their family disputes. Get the benefits that come with over 20 years of experience helping families throughout Northern New Jersey. Let Dan help you plan for your future or care for someone you love. Call 201-460-9888 to schedule an appointment.
Daniel Jurkovic

Experienced and Certified in Elder Law

Daniel J. Jurkovic is an attorney whose practice is concentrated in the areas of Elder Law, guardianships, Medicaid planning, Medicaid qualification, disability planning, estate planning and estate administration. Mr. Jurkovic’s office is located in Rutherford, New Jersey.

Mr. Jurkovic has been granted the title of Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, after demonstrating through comprehensive testing and documentation of actual cases handled, that he has a solid foundation in the complex issues affecting the elderly and disabled in America today. This certification has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court and accredited by the American Bar Association.

Mr. Jurkovic is a graduate of Pace University School of Law where, in addition to his Juris Doctorate, he received a Certificate in Health Law Policy. Mr. Jurkovic also holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations, with a specialization in Negotiating Strategy, from Cornell University.
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A History of Successful Litigation

Recently, Mr. Jurkovic represented the Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc. (GANJI) and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) as amicus parties before the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of Thomas Saccone v. Board of Trustees, Police and Fireman’s Retirement System, and previously served as lead attorney on the amicus curie brief submitted to the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of In re Keri, which established the right of guardians of incapacitated persons to apply substitute judgment for purposes of conducting Medicaid planning for their wards.
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Engaged With the Community

Mr. Jurkovic is a frequent public speaker and has spoken before the New Jersey State Bar Association, County Bar Associations, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the National Business Institute, Lorman Educational Services, and numerous local social and civic organizations.
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What Is Elder Law?

Legal problems that affect the elderly are growing in number. Our laws and regulations are becoming more complex. To avoid future problems, it is important for attorneys dealing with the elderly to have a broad understanding of the laws that may have an impact on a given situation.
Unfortunately, this job is not made easy by the fact that elder law encompasses many different fields of law.
  • Preservation/transfer of assets and seeking to avoid spousal impoverishment when one spouse enters a nursing home
  • Medicaid and Medicare
  • Social Security and disability claims and appeals
  • Disability planning, including the use of durable powers of attorney, living trusts, “living wills,” and other means of delegating management and decision-making to another in case of incompetency or incapacity
  • Guardianships and conservatorships
  • Estate planning, including planning for the management of one’s estate during life and its disposition on death through the use of trusts, wills, and other planning documents
  • Probate, administration, management of trusts and estates
  • Real estate
Most elder law attorneys do not specialize in every one of these areas. You will want to hire the attorney who regularly handles matters in the area of law of concern in your particular case and who will know enough about the other fields to question whether the action being taken might be affected by laws in any of the other areas of law on the list.

Attorneys who primarily work with the elderly bring more to their practice than expertise in the appropriate area of law. They bring to their practice a knowledge of the elderly that allows them and their staff to ignore the myths relating to aging and the competence of the elderly. At the same time, they will take into account and empathize with some of the true physical and mental difficulties that often accompany the aging process. Their understanding of the afflictions of the aged allows them to determine more easily the difference between the physical versus the mental disability of a client. They are more aware of real life problems, health and otherwise, that will arise as persons age. They are tied into a formal or informal system of social workers, psychologists, and other elder care professionals who may assist you. All these things will hopefully make you more comfortable when dealing with them and ease your way as you try to resolve your legal problems.
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