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Jason E. Neufeld

Jason E. Neufeld

Elder Law Attorney | Medicaid Planning Lawyer | Estate Planning | Injury
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Biography

Jason Neufeld is the founder of Elder Needs Law, PLLC, and is proud to represent senior citizens and younger disabled adults in various matters including Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, Incapacity Planning and Probates throughout Florida.

Since 2012, Jason has been honored as a "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyer's magazine and a "Legal Elite" from Florida Trends magazine. Jason earned his Bachelors of Arts degree from Emory University and obtained his Juris Doctorate and Masters of Business Administration (JD / MBA) degrees from the University of Miami.

Jason is on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, North Dade Bar Association, North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Broward Coalition on Aging. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and a Leadership Broward Class XXXII (Aroo!) Graduate. Jason sits on the Miami-Dade Mayor's Initiative on Aging Subcommittee of the Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade.

Jason has previously sat on a 11th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee and was honored with a proclamation (Jason Neufeld Day) from North Miami Beach Mayor Rabin in 2007 for his civic activism.

- Elder Law / Medicaid Planning Website: https://www.elderneedslaw.com

- Meet Jason Neufeld Video: https://youtu.be/netmmz3zxdM

- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@elderneedslaw

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Probate
Probate Administration
Additional Practice Areas
  • Medicaid Planning
  • Medicaid Waiver (help paying for home care or ALF care)
  • Elderly Injuries in ALF or Nursing Home
Fees
  • Free Consultation
    Free consultations are provided for Personal Injury clients.
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    We accept checks and credit cards for Medicaid Planning and other Elder Law matters.
  • Contingent Fees
    No recovery, no fee guarantee for Personal Injury clients.
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    Elder Law / Medicaid planning cases are accepted on a flat-fee basis.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
  • Spanish: Spoken
Professional Experience
Medicaid Planning | Estate Planning
Elder Needs Law, PLLC
- Current
Personal Injury Lawyer
Neufeld, Kleinberg & Pinkiert, PA
- Current
Corporate Counsel
Seven Kings HoldingsSeven
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Education
University of Miami School of Law
JD/MBA (2007) | Law/Management
Obtained joint JD/MBA degrees
Honors: Moot Court Board
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Emory University
B.A. (2002) | Psychology
Alpha Epsilon Pi
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Awards
Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of Broward County
Presented to an attorney who has gone above and beyond to support Legal Aid's mission to serve low-income senior citizens in Broward County.
AV Preeminent Peer Rating
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Services
Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
Client Champion - PLATINUM
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Services
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers Magazine
10.0 Superb Rating
Avvo
Legal Elite
Florida Trend Magazine
2021
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Rated among top 2.5% of attorneys in Florida. Selected to Rising Stars: 2013 - 2020
Legal Elite Up and Comer
Florida Trend Magazine
"Jason Neufeld Day"
City of North Miami Beach
Proclamation for civic activism.
Power Player Award
Florida International Magazine
Professional Associations
Florida State Bar
Elder Law Section Member, Medicaid Planning Committee Member
Current
Activities: 11th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee 2013-2017; Elder Law Section/Medicaid Planning Committee 2016-Current
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Member
Current
Activities: Medicaid Planning Committee 2017-Current
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North Dade Bar Association
Member
Current
Activities: President 2014-2015; Vice President 2012-2013; Treasurer 2012
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Broward County Bar Association
Member
Current
Activities: Elder Law Section Co-Chair 2021-Current
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Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
Executive Committee - Treasurer
- Current
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Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
Board of Directors
- Current
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Miami-Dade Mayor's Initiative on Aging
Committee Member
- Current
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Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
Member
- Current
Activities: Board of Directors 2021-Current; Medicaid Committee Long-Term Care SMMC/LTC Subcommittee
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North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
- Current
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Florida Justice Association
Member
- Current
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Broward Coalition on Aging
Board of Directors
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Elder Law College
Member
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B'nai Brith Justice Unit
Board Member
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Leadership Broward
Class XXXII
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Aventura Marketing Council
Member
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Emerge Broward
Member
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Activities: Project Manager 2011-2013
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2-1-1 Broward
Board of Directors
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Speaking Engagements
Medicaid Planning and Personal Services Contracts: Asset Spend-Down, Valuing Services, Avoiding Transfer Penalties, Webinar, https://www.straffordpub.com/products/medicaid-planning-and-personal-services-contracts-asset-spend-down-valuing-services-avoiding-transfer-penalties-2024-09-11
Strafford Publications
This CLE course will provide counsel with an in-depth look at the use of personal services contracts as an asset spend-down technique for Medicaid qualification. The panel will discuss the importance of having a personal care agreement in place, how to select the most suitable form of payment for services, taxation issues, and more.
Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long Term Care + Estate Planning Considerations, 2024 Florida Elder Law and Planning Update, https://halfmoonseminars.org/product/webinars/florida-elder-law-and-planning-update/?variation=169512
Half-Moon Seminars
Jason taught seminar attendees about Medicaid Planning and How to Obtain SMMC-LTC (home care and ALF) Medicaid Waiver benefits. He also discussed the interaction between Medicaid Planning and Estate Planning (and how to avoid common Estate Planning mistakes).
Durable Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directives: What You Need to Know and Common Mistakes, BCBA and Coast-to-Coast Legal Aid Joint Program, Webinar
Broward County Bar Association CLE
Difference between a Durable Power of Attorney and a Medicaid Compliant Durable POA, important elements and common mistakes people make when drafting these important documents.
Florida Medicaid Fair Hearing Workshop, Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys - UnProgram, Orlando
AFELA
Jason helped organize and lead this full-day workshop -attended by Florida Elder Law Attorneys- focused on tools and strategies used to successfully obtain more home-health care hours for those enrolled in the HCBS/Medicaid Waiver Program.
Elder Law Practice Update 2023-2024, National Business Institute CLE, Live Video Webinar
NBI
This was a nationwide program where Jason focused on presenting about Medicaid Waiver Programs (focusing on benefits at home, PDO, and in an assisted living facility), Family Caregiver Agreements and Financial Powers of Attorney.
The Participant Directed Option: How the Program Works and How PDO Offers Your Clients Additional Caregiving Options, Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys - CLE, Webinar
AFELA
This CLE will feature Elder Law Attorney, Jason Neufeld, Esq; and Public Partnerships, one of the largest Participant Directed Option (PDO) operators in Florida. Learn how PDO can provide Medicaid Waiver clients with additional caregiving options. “Peek under the hood” as you’ll not only hear about the services provided by PDO, but also learn about the actual enrollment process, how caregivers are screened, how they are paid, and how it all works from the Florida Medicaid recipient perspective.
Dual Eligibility Special Needs Planning – Layering Benefits for Care, Florida Bar - Elder Law Section, CLE Webinar
Medicaid Planning - With Special Considerations for Probate and Guardianship Attorneys, Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Probate & Guardianship Committee Webinar
How to Maximize Your Client's Priority Score for Home & Community Based Services (to reduce time spent on the Medicaid Waiver waitlist), Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys CLE Webinar
Medicaid Waiver Services and the Participant Directed Option, Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys "UnProgram"
Elder Law Webinar: Getting Medicaid to Pay Expenses, Without Going Broke!, Broward County Bar Association + 9 other County Bar Associations Webinar
Elder Law and Medicaid Planning 101, Aging and Disability Resource Center of Broward County
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Claims in Auto Accident Cases, Webinar
Personal Injury 101: What Non-Lawyers Need to Know, North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce YP Luncheon
Elements of a Personal Injury Claim, CPA Luncheon
Websites & Blogs
Website
Elder Needs Law, PLLC - A Medicaid Planning and Elder Law Firm
Website
Neufeld, Kleinberg & Pinkiert, PA - A Car Accident, Slip and Fall Personal Injury Law Firm
Website
Educational Videos: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Probate
Website
Elder Needs Insurance (Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, Final Expense, and Life Insurance)
Blog
Florida Elder Law Attorney Blog
Videos
Meet Jason Neufeld - Founder of Elder Needs Law PLLC - Top-Rated Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, and Elder Law focused Law Firm in Florida Meet Jason Neufeld

Meet Jason Neufeld - Founder of Elder Needs Law PLLC - Top-Rated Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, and Elder Law focused Law Firm in Florida

If a Medicaid recipient receives money from an inheritance or personal injury settlement, this video explains some of the options available to maintain their Medicaid eligibility. Can I Keep Medicaid after Inheritance or Injury Settlement

If a Medicaid recipient receives money from an inheritance or personal injury settlement, this video explains some of the options available to maintain their Medicaid eligibility.

Miller Trust | Qualified Income Trust | d4B Trust - these are all terms that mean the same thing. They allow Floridians applying for Medicaid to qualify when they would otherwise fail Medicaid's income test. What is a Miller Trust?

Miller Trust | Qualified Income Trust | d4B Trust - these are all terms that mean the same thing. They allow Floridians applying for Medicaid to qualify when they would otherwise fail Medicaid's income test.

Lady bird deeds are also known as "enhanced life estate deeds" and can be extremely valuable in both an estate-planning context and to avoid medicaid estate recovery. Lady Bird Deed

Lady bird deeds are also known as "enhanced life estate deeds" and can be extremely valuable in both an estate-planning context and to avoid medicaid estate recovery.

This video answers: What is the medicaid five-year look back period? It also clears up some confusion about the 5-year rule and how the medicaid penalty period is calculated. Medicaid 5 year lookback

This video answers: What is the medicaid five-year look back period? It also clears up some confusion about the 5-year rule and how the medicaid penalty period is calculated.

What is medicaid estate recovery and how can it be avoided (or at least minimized). Medicaid Estate Recovery

What is medicaid estate recovery and how can it be avoided (or at least minimized).

What is a personal services contract (also known as caregiver agreement) and when is it useful in a medicaid planning context? Personal Services Contract

What is a personal services contract (also known as caregiver agreement) and when is it useful in a medicaid planning context?

While IRAs and 401(k)s are usually substantial assets, there are several mechanisms an elder law attorney / medicaid planning attorney can utilize to turn them into what Medicaid would call a "non-countable resources." Can I qualify for Medicaid with an IRA or 401k?

While IRAs and 401(k)s are usually substantial assets, there are several mechanisms an elder law attorney / medicaid planning attorney can utilize to turn them into what Medicaid would call a "non-countable resources."

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Attorney Jason Neufeld goes into detail about the differences between Pooled Special Needs Trusts & Qualified Income Trusts Pooled Special Needs Trust vs Qualified Income Trust

Attorney Jason Neufeld goes into detail about the differences between Pooled Special Needs Trusts & Qualified Income Trusts

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89 Questions Answered
Q. My 86 year old mother in law is about to go into an assisted living facility, but may need to apply for Medicaid.
A: In Florida, the answer is: Yes.

If the automobile in question is mom's only car - it is an exempt asset (that Medicaid was never going to count against her when determining eligibility anyway).

For non-real estate/non-retirement assets (such as a car) which are already excluded, Florida Medicaid will not impose a penalty on gifting such non-countable assets away.

You are doubly protected if you can show that you gifted the car to mom in the first place. This would allow you to take advantage of the fact that reimbursements are allowable (i.e. mom isn't gifting it away, she is returning something she never paid for).

Hope this helps!
Q. How can my mother structure my brother's SNT to avoid funds becoming "marital assets" in the event of his divorce?
A: Your mother can create a Third Party Special Needs Trust (it can be embedded in her Living Trust or stand-alone). Mom can/should name anyone OTHER than your brother to serve as the trustee for this SNT with him as beneficiary. As an example: you could be trustee for your brother (in charge of managing his SNT trust funds).

I would not recommend using any of the SNT funds to give money directly to your brother. The SNT could, however, pay any of his bills. These trusts are structured as "sole benefit" trusts which should prevent it from ever being considered a marital asset.

This video further discusses Third Party Special Needs Trusts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhIB2 3zT4VM ... Read More
Q. My brother-in-law NEEDS an elder care lawyer. He is unable or unwilling to find one himself.
A: It sounds like he may need a guardianship/conservatorship. We only practice in Florida - you can find an excellent elder law attorney in his locale, on this forum, or by visiting: www.naela.org (click find-a-lawyer).

Good luck!
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Elder Needs Law, PLLC - A Medicaid Planning and Elder Law Firm
Aventura Office
2641 NE 207th Street, #100
Aventura, FL 33180
Telephone: (305) 931-0478
Monday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Elder Needs Law, PLLC
Plantation Office
8551 West Sunrise Blvd., Suite 102
Plantation, FL 33322
Telephone: (954) 329-0418
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Elder Needs Law, PLLC
Miami Office
8950 S.W. 74th Court, Suite 2201-B
Miami, FL 33156
Telephone: (305) 889-7768
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Elder Needs Law, PLLC
Boca Raton Office
2000 Glades Road, #312-A
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Telephone: (561) 725-5670
Monday: 9 AM - 5 AM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 AM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 AM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 AM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 AM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Elder Needs Law, PLLC
Spring Hill Office
12511 Spring Hill Dr,
Spring Hill, FL 34609
Telephone: (352) 570-5133
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Neufeld, Kleinberg & Pinkiert, PA
Central Florida Office
1102 S. Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33803
Telephone: (863) 576-5620