I’m Marty Fogarty, founder of The Heartland Law Firm, and founder of ElderSmart® – a 501c3 non-profit organization.

For nearly 30 years, I’ve been solving problems with others: as an attorney, confidant, mentor, friend, father and spouse.

Lessons learn’t from my life’s a journey can be summarized briefly as follows:

Life is a Journey. The milestones and challenges faced by people along the way are transition points. These transition points make us traverse through the different chapters of Life. For life’s higher stake transitions, we need support, guidance and a helping hand. There is nothing better suited than a relationship with someone who can help clear the clutter in our minds/lives and make clear the landscape we are in. Someone who empowers us to make the best choices during this transition to move forward with confidence, clarity and peace of mind.

Heartland Law Firm was founded with us being the “someone” who lends that helping hand to lead people effortlessly towards a Resolution which is not just an engaging and enriching experience but also a pleasurable one.

Personally and professionally, I have been immersed in the “Elder Transition” process. I can see that the way society supports elders in a long term health care transition is fragmented and often disregards consideration of the vulnerable elder’s personal dignity.

The “Elder Advocate” movement calls for a new standard of elder law to be adopted by the legal industry: that “Elder Law without social work is an incomplete solution.”

Milestones that Marty helps individuals, families and business owners include:

• Estate Planning of all levels (basic wills to complex trusts)
• Business Succession
• High Net Worth Tax Planning
• The Elder Transition –Protecting your elderly loved one’s Well-Being; Family Care Plans, including Medicaid and VA Qualification.