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.
Ms. Gomez is now 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, first responders and the healthcare community as a whole with a focus on life estate planning to continue to care for families navigating life’s challenges.
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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.
Litigation Support/Consultation
• Insurance Defense
• Personal Injury
• Workers’ Compensation
• Mass and Toxic Torts
• Medical Malpractice
• Product Liability
We review, evaluate, analyze medical records, and perform research to assist the litigator in building or defending their case. Medical records are complex and require a high degree of aptitude to read and interpret correctly. An experienced nurse attorney will collaborate with you to strategize on the merits of the claim as well as provide all pertinent information in the most meaningful format. Such services include, but are not exclusive to:
• Identify, organize, and analyze pertinent medical records
• Prepare a chronology, timeline, or other summaries of documentation in the medical records
• Provide executive summary with case strengths and weaknesses
• Conduct medical literature searches and assist in other research as needed
• Identify applicable standards of care in medical malpractice cases
• Evaluate for causation and damages
• Identify, screen, and facilitate review by expert witnesses
• Draft or analyze Notice of Intent, Affidavit of Merit, and Affidavit of Meritorious Defense
• Educate attorneys and clients regarding relevant medical issues
• Identify plaintiff’s future medical needs
What Our Clients Say About Us
“Ms. Gomez was there when my husband died, and I was left with two small children. I had to work full-time to support them and found myself overwhelmed... Within a few weeks, I had a will with guardianship designation in place. I felt so much better and could sleep at night. Thank you!”
“[Beth] spent time with us as we discussed our needs. She was very patient and informative. She covered different scenarios, and we felt very informed as we settled on the plan that would work out best for us. We would recommend her services.”
“I appreciated the fact that she was always available when I had a question. She was professional, polite, and made sure that I was happy. I found her personable and genuine. I would highly recommend Beth.”
Estate Planning Service Plans
We strive to provide affordable estate planning services and keep them on a flat fee basis as much as possible. However, clients with multiple beneficiaries and/or complex Trust and Will provisions may be charged an additional fee to those shown below.
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
- Revocable 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 Revocable 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 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 (“Living”) Trust Plan
$1,800 Individual or $2,500 Couple
- Revocable (“Living”) Trust (marital-both included)
- Pour-Over Will
- Durable Financial Power of Attorney
- Medical Power of Attorney (Advance Directive) with
living will provision - Appointment of Guardian
- Warranty Deed to Transfer Real Estate to Trust (one
warranty deed with plan) - Assignment of Personal Property to Trust
- Directions to fund and implement this plan
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
Revocable (“Living”) Trust Plan for Blended Families
$2,000 Individual or $2,800 Couple
- All documents included with a Revocable Living 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 (“Living”) Trust Plan with Tax Planning
$3,000 Individual or $5,000 Couple
- All documents included with a Revocable Living 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 Living 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 Services
See Individual Plan Prices
- Stand-alone Will – $500
- Stand-alone Financial and Medical Powers of Attorney package (no Will) – $300
- Special/Supplemental Needs Trust – $500
- Testamentary Special Needs Trust – $250
- Review of your Plans and/or documents (excess fees for complicated plans) – $300
- Codicils and Trust Amendments – $275/hour
- Transfer of Assets to a Trust – $275/hour
- Deed – $275/hour (plus search/recording fee as applicable)
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust – $2,500
Discount for Healthcare Workers, EMTs, Police, and Firefighters.
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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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