Also called: Senior Law Attorney, Guardianship Attorney, Medicaid Planning Attorney
Helps older adults and their families with long-term care costs, Medicaid, guardianships, and protecting seniors from financial abuse.
An elder law attorney might meet a worried family about paying for a nursing home, set up powers of attorney for a woman with early dementia, and go to court to stop a scammer draining a client's savings. It's personal, often emotional work in a fast-growing field as America ages.
Mostly small firms and solo practices. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 7 years after high school. Bachelor's (any major), then a 3-year J.D. and the bar exam.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Gerontology, Social Work, Political Science.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). BLS lawyers 2025-35; demand for elder law is growing with the aging population.
Low risk for 10 years. AI fills Medicaid paperwork and drafts documents; guiding worried families and protecting vulnerable seniors stay human.
Classes: Psychology, Personal finance, AP U.S. Government, Health science class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-1011.
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