Biography
Bethany Gomez
Bethany Gomez was born in the Metro Detroit area. In 1987, she earned a Diploma in Nursing from Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, and later earned her B.S.N. from The University of Michigan.
After passing her nursing board exam in 1987, Ms. Gomez went directly to work as a critical care nurse in the Critical Care Medical Unit at The University of Michigan Medical Center. While working as a critical care nurse and as a mother to four children, Ms. Gomez pursued a study in law at Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law where she graduated with a concentration in Health Law.
Once passing the bar, Ms. Gomez founded Bethany MG Gomez, PLLC, where she practiced Estate Planning, served as guardian ad litem in Livingston County, Michigan, and represented individuals in need of conservatorships. With the desire to spend more time with her family, Ms. Gomez decided to return to The University of Michigan Medical Center to work on behalf of patient safety and claims management within the Department of Risk Management. While there, Ms. Gomez worked and learned under the novel and ground-breaking patient safety movement now known as the “Michigan Model,” which she carried forward in her insurance defense work at a prominent professional liability insurance carrier.
To round her experience, Ms. Gomez proceeded to work for a plaintiff’s personal injury firm in Michigan, where she applied her expertise and knowledge to gain justice and compensation for those individuals hurt in personal injury claims.
Bar Admission:
- Michigan, 2005
Education:
Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan
- J.D. – 2004
- Concentration in Health Law
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor/Flint, Michigan
- B.S.N., Bachelor of Science in Nursing- 1987
- R.N. – 1987
Professional Association and Memberships
- Michigan Bar Association – 2005, Memberships-Alternative Dispute Resolution, Elder Law & Disability Rights, Probate & Estate Planning, Solo & Small Firm
- American Bar Association – 2005, Memberships-Law Practice Division, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division, Senior Lawyers Division
- Livingston County Bar Association – 2005
Ms. Gomez is a founding partner of the law firm Mid-Michigan Legal & Consulting, where nursing and law come together to provide for the needs of the individual, your corporate employees, and the community as a whole with a focus on life and legacy estate planning to continue to care for families navigating life’s challenges.
Let a Nurse Attorney Help You Prepare for Expected Transitions As Well As Help You Navigate Through The Unexpected Ones By Coming to You.
Services We Provide
Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- Durable Power of Attorney for Finances
- Medical Power of Attorney (Advance Directive)
- Guardianship Designations
- Special Needs Planning
- Tax Planning
- Deeds
Your estate is comprised of all your assets, real and personal property, as well as your liabilities.
Estate planning is the preparation of tasks that serve to manage an individual’s asset base in the event of their incapacitation or death.
Creating a plan provides protection and saves your family from having to make difficult decisions regarding your estate as well as your personal being.
By specifying your wishes in a well-laid out plan, your loved ones will be able carry out your wishes knowing that they did so as you had intended.
Estate planning can also minimize gift, estate, generation skipping transfer and income tax.
Personal Injury Referrals
- Medical Malpractice
- Auto Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Slip and Falls
- Wrongful Death
- Nursing Home Abuse
The goal of personal injury litigation is to compensate the injured party for loses sustained as a direct result of negligent, or wrongful, conduct on the part of the other party.
Personal injury is a complicated field of law that draws on many different legal theories, which is further complicated by specific timeframes that the court will allow the injured party to bring a claim.
The issue of negligence is a complex one and laws vary depending upon who was negligent.
Therefore, it is commonplace for an attorney to specialize in different areas of personal injury.
A nurse attorney is in the best position to review your case to determine whether you may have a viable personal injury claim and then make the appropriate referral.
Business/Corporate Planning
If you are forming a business, an attorney will assist you in the appropriate business formation for you. A business attorney provides guidance on various elements of a business to ensure that the business is in compliance with applicable business regulations. Call for pricing.
- Formation and Startup
- Buy Sell Agreements/Contracts
- Employee and Contractors Agreements
- Policies and Procedures
- Compensation Agreements
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Buyouts
- Physician Practice Agreements
- Others
Elder Law Planning
Elder law attorneys advocate for older adults and their families to ensure legal rights and protections are in order. The issues that arise constitute possible long-term care planning options, estate planning, and end-of-life care to name just a few. Call for pricing.
- Medicaid Asset Protection Letter
- Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Documents (includes Powers of Attorney for Finances and Healthcare, Pour-Over Will, etc.)
- Veterans Asset Protection Trust Documents (same as above)
- Caregiver Agreement Documents
- Special Needs (1st and 3rd Party)
- Others
Start today by clicking on this ELDER PLANNING QUESTIONNAIRE
Social Security Disability
The first step is to actually file the application. I will personally file your application utilizing my nursing background to ensure the best possible outcome the first time. Successful applications require very specific wording as well as firm medical understanding of your disability. You pay nothing for this service. We get paid only if you are successful.
- Application Assistance for SSDI Benefits
- Application Assistance for SSI Benefits
Probate
Probate is the legal process that occurs after death. If the decedent died with a will, the will must be submitted to the probate court to declare the will valid under Michigan law. Once validated the probate court appoints the executor/personal representative (PR) to administer the estate of the decedent. Before distribution of assets, the executor/PR must file an inventory of all assets to the court, must notify all known and unknown creditors, must pay debts and funeral expenses, must pay taxes, must liquidate assets if required, must file all court forms appropriately, must pay the inventory fee to the court prior to any disbursement to the appropriate beneficiaries. Hourly rate applies.
- Probate Administration
- Trust Administration
- Guardianship/Conservatorship Petitions
Start today by clicking on this PROBATE ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Estate Planning Service Plans
Estate planning can be complicated by family dynamics, decisions on asset division, tax planning and succession planning for a family business. We work with our clients to provide a comprehensive estate plan to ensure that their legacy is handed down on their terms. All of our clients are assigned a Trust Fund Administrator to assist in funding assets into the trust so the client is free to spend time living life.
Basic Will Plan
$650 Individual or $1,000 Couple
- Basic Will without Specific Provisions
- Durable Financial Power of Attorney
- Medical Power of Attorney (Advanced Directive) with Living Will provisions
This plan is designed for anyone who:
- Has simple estate planning needs
- Does not want to avoid probate proceedings and is comfortable with the associated costs and delays of probate
- Does not have minor children
- Does not desire to have assets managed by a trustee for beneficiaries
- Needs a complete estate plan at the lowest cost
Family Will Plan
$950 Individual or $1,200 Couple
- Will with specific provisions
- Appointment of Guardian
- Testamentary Trust for Children
- All documents and directions as included in the Basic Will Plan
This plan is designed for anyone who:
- Has one or more minor children (or plans to have them)
- Does not want to avoid probate proceedings and is comfortable with the associated costs and delays of probate
Needs an estate plan for children at lower cost than a Living Trust Plan
Basic Plan for Blended Families
$1,600 Couple
- Will with specific provisions
- Appointment of Guardian
- Separate Testamentary Trusts for Children
- All documents and directions as included in the Basic Will Plan
This plan is designed for anyone who:
- Has one or more minor children from prior relationships
- Do not want to avoid probate proceedings and is comfortable with the associated costs and delays of probate
- Desire to protect assets for their own children at a lower cost than a Living Trust for Blended Families
Revocable Trust Plan
$2,800 Individual or $4,000 Couple
- Revocable Trust (marital-both included)
- Pour-Over Will
- Durable Financial Power of Attorney
- Medical Power of Attorney (Advance Directive) with will provision
- Appointment of Guardian/Trust for Children
- Warranty Deed to Transfer Real Estate to Trust (one warranty deed with plan)
- Assignment of Personal Property to Trust
This plan is designed for anyone who:
- Desires to avoid probate
- Desires to appoint a trustee to manage and distribute trust assets
- Has relatively detailed or complex instructions for distribution of property
- Desires for control and outright distributions at death
- Desires a plan that is the most flexible and cost-effective method to distribute an estate
Start today by clicking on this ESTATE PLANNING QUESTIONNAIRE
Revocable Trust Plan for Blended Families
$3,000 Individual or $4,300 Couple
- All documents included with a Revocable Trust Plan
- Separate Revocable Trust for the children of either or both parents
This plan is designed for anyone who:
- Has one or more minor children from prior relationships
- Desires to protect assets for their respective children
- Desires to avoid probate
- Desires to appoint a trustee to manage and distribute trust assets
- Has relatively detailed or complex instructions for distribution of property
- Desires for control and outright distributions at death
- Desires a plan that is the most flexible and cost-effective method to distribute an estate
Revocable Trust Plan with Tax Planning
$4,000 Individual or $6,500 Couple
- All documents included with a Revocable Trust Plan
- Tax Planning
This plan is designed for anyone who:
- Desires to avoid probate and minimize the estate taxes due after death of both spouses
- Desires to appoint a trustee to manage and distribute trust assets
- Has relatively detailed or complex instructions for distribution of property
- Is married with assets over either the state or federal estate tax exemption limits
- Has a family with sizable assets
- Desires for control, but not outright distribution at death
- Desires distribution of assets to beneficiaries over a longer period instead of outright
Irrevocable/Asset Protection Plan
$4,000 Individual or $5,000 Couple
- Irrevocable Asset Protection Trust
- Will that pours over into your trust
- All documents included in Revocable Trust
Plan
This plan is designed for anyone who:
- Avoid probate
- Desires to protect assets owned by the trust from all judgment creditors and to allow the trustee of the trust to distribute the assets to the trust owner under certain conditions
- Desires to use this tool for prenuptial financial planning
Other Estate Planning and Ancillary Services
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- Trust Funding Service – $1,500 for up to 9 documents
- Stand alone Will, Simple – $300, Complex – $500
- Stand-alone Financial and Medical Powers of Attorney package (no Will) – $300
- Special/Supplemental Needs Trust for Child/Disabled Adult” – $500
- Review of your Plans and/or documents (excess fees for complicated plans) – $300
- Codicils and Trust Amendments – $300/hour
- Transfer of Assets to a Trust – $300/hour
- Deed – $300/hour (plus search/recording fee as applicable)
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust – $2,500
- Pre-Nuptial Agreement, Simple- $1,000, Complex-varies
- Gun Trust – $500
- Litigation Support/Consultation-medical record review/analysis, drafting Notices, Affidavit of Merit/Meritorious Defense, NOIs – Call for pricing
- Corporate Plan for Estate Planning – Call the office for information
Book an Appointment
Life is busy with schedules, work responsibilities, and family obligations. Frequently we are not prepared when there is a family injury or death and navigating through these life transitions can be overwhelming. Let a Nurse Attorney Help You Prepare for Expected Transitions As Well As Help You Navigate Through The Unexpected Ones By Coming to You.
Book an Appointment
Life is busy with schedules, work responsibilities, and family obligations. Frequently we are not prepared when there is a family injury or death and navigating through these life transitions can be overwhelming. Let a Nurse Attorney Help You Prepare for Expected Transitions As Well As Help You Navigate Through The Unexpected Ones By Coming to You.
Life is busy with schedules, work responsibilities, and family obligations. Frequently we are not prepared when there is a family injury or death and navigating through these life transitions can be overwhelming. Let a Nurse Attorney Help You Prepare for Expected Transitions As Well As Help You Navigate Through The Unexpected Ones By Coming to You.
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