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Court Approves Use of Short-Term Annuities for Medicaid Planning

Immediate annuities are among the tools elder law attorneys use to help married nursing home residents qualify for Medicaid coverage while protecting the standard of living of the healthy spouse…

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5 Questions to Ask Before Making Gifts for Medicaid or Tax Planning

Many seniors consider transferring assets for estate and long-term care planning purposes- or just to help out children and grandchildren. Gifts and transfers to a trust often make a lot…

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6 Things to Ask Before Agreeing to Be a Trustee

Being asked to serve as the trustee of the trust of a family member is a great honor. It means that the family member trusts your judgment and is willing…

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Bev Crump Named to Virginia’s Go To Lawyers for Business Law 2022

Director Beverley Crump has been named by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as an honoree recognizing attorneys in the field of business law. You can view Bev’s published profile with VA Lawyers…

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Passing on Assets Outside of Probate: PODs and TODs

For a variety of reasons- people sometimes want some or all of their assets to pass directly to specific individuals upon their deaths- outside of probate.  One way to accomplish…

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Most Caregivers Are Now Entitled to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay

The federal government recently extended minimum wage and overtime protections to most home health care workers. If you are hiring a caregiver for yourself or an elderly loved one- you…

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C. Grice McMullan Receives Meritas Grahovac Award

On April 21, 2017, C. Grice McMullan, Founding Member of ThompsonMcMullan, P.C., was honored as a 2017 Grahovac Award recipient.  This recognition of exceptional service, leadership, and dedication is presented…

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ThompsonMcMullan Named to Top Workplaces 2023 List

We are proud to share that ThompsonMcMullan has been recognized by Richmond Times Dispatch, in partnership with Energage, as a Top Workplace for the fourth consecutive year. The award is…

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What Constitutes a “Sufficient Factual Basis” to Support a Claim under the FDCPA?

Federal courts are routinely confronted with the question of whether a plaintiff has alleged sufficient facts under the FDCPA “to raise a right to relief above the speculative level” necessary…