Koler Law Office

Koler Law Office is an estate planning attorney in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving clients in Indiana and Ohio. The practice focuses on elder law, Medicaid planning and application, estate planning and estate administration, along with wills and trusts, guardianship, and powers of attorney. Its Medicaid work includes asset protection planning, protection for the spouse at home, Medicaid eligibility, and applications for benefits. Estate and trust administration assists personal representatives, executors, and trustees in administering an estate and distributing assets. Wills and trusts address how assets will be distributed, who will serve as guardian of minor children, and who will handle an estate, whether the goal is avoiding probate court or executing a simple will. Financial and healthcare powers of attorney are also part of the practice. The office holds a rating of 4.50. Lindsay M.L. Koler is the managing attorney. Born and raised in Fort Wayne, she attended Concordia Lutheran High School, graduated with honors from Baldwin-Wallace University, and received her law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 2008. She practiced in Ohio for more than seven years before returning to Fort Wayne in 2014, and practiced in Indiana and Ohio for more than ten years before starting her own firm in 2017. The firm describes its approach as listening first to understand a client's needs and goals, then presenting all options so each family can decide what fits best. It considers legal, medical, financial, social, and family issues when weighing options, and assists clients planning for disability, incapacity, home health care, assisted living, or nursing home placement. Meetings can be held at the office, or at a client's residence, assisted living facility, nursing home, or hospital room if travel is not possible. The office is on West Cook Road, about 0.2 miles from Smith Field. West Ludwig Road and Lima Road are each about half a mile away, and Fort Wayne Fire Department Station 15 and the Fort Wayne Community Schools Transportation Center are both about 0.7 miles from the office. Koler Law Office holds a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it.