Giordano Gordon & Burns

The attorneys at Giordano, Gordon and Burns counsel their clients in every aspect of the situations they face.
This "above and beyond" attitude prevails throughout the practice, as does a commitment to finding the best solutions for each individual.
With well over 100 years of combined experience practicing law in the Charlotte area, Giordano, Gordon & Burns, P.L.L.C. has earned an outstanding reputation for giving its clients the best guidance and care possible.
Located in the Cotswold area, GG&B provides legal services for clients in Mecklenburg, Union and surrounding counties in North Carolina with expertise, insight and compassion.

The best time to plan for the possibility of nursing home care is when you're still healthy.
By doing so, you may be able to pay for your long-term care and protect assets for your loved ones.
How? Through Medicaid planning.
One of the greatest fears of American seniors is that they may end up in a nursing home.
Unfortunately, many nursing home residents find themselves exhausting their assets on long-term care.
There is an easier way.
By concentrating in Medicaid Planning, we're often able to save our clients thousands of dollars as well as freeing them from emotional stress.

Special needs planning is so important in the life of a special needs dependent and all those involved.
Let us help you make a detailed plan of where your dependent will live and who will care for him.
When you can no longer provide care for your special needs dependent due to your own disability or death, the responsibility often will fall upon the dependent's other family members and the community.
This change is often surprising and overwhelming, bringing with it a host of unforeseen expenses.

If an adult is deemed unable to make sound decisions for himself due to a mental disability, the court will appoint a suitable decision maker known as the "guardian."
Our role is to guide you through the guardianship process.
If an adult is deemed unable to make sound decisions for himself due to a mental disability, the court will appoint a suitable decision maker known as a "Guardian."
That process includes assessing an individual's need for guardianship, locating the appropriate person(s) to serve as a guardian(s) and when necessary, petitioning or assisting the individual's family to petition for the adjudication of incompetence and the appointment of a Guardian.

Benjamin Franklin wrote: In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.
Neglecting to plan for death can hurt the ones we love the most.
This is why estate planning is so important, no matter how large or small the estate.
It allows you to be confident that your property will pass to your intended beneficiaries in the appropriate manner, saving taxes and administrative costs as much as possible.
Your estate plan should consist of four crucial pieces: a Last Will and Testament, a Durable Power of Attorney, a Health Care Power of Attorney and a Living Will.