Janet E. Pecquet, Esq., practices in the area of Elder Law, primarily focusing on planning for Medicaid eligibility. Having represented hundreds of consumers before the Medicaid Agency, she has provided help for individuals who are institutionalized in a nursing or assisted living facility, or that are living at home and seeking home and community-based care.
She also advises individuals and parents of children with special needs on estate planning and special needs trusts, as well as focuses on long-term care insurance and private insurance denials.
Ms. Pecquet received her Law Degree from Southwestern University in 1980, where she was a member of the Law Review. She also received her Bachelor of Arts from California State University at Long Beach.
She is a frequent speaker on Elder Law matters and participates in various community organizations involved in providing services to consumers who are aged and have special needs.
Her law firm, Burke & Pecquet, LLC, is an individual and family focused practice that provides Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning services to Southwest Ohio and the Cincinnati Area.
Bar Admissions
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California (1981)
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Ohio (1981)
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Arkansas (1981)
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U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio (1982)
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U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio (1982)
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas (1982)
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U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Activities & Affiliations
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She has served as Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Cincinnati Bar Association
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Past Chair of the Advisory Council for the Elderly Services Program of the Council on Aging
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Past President and past Secretary for the Association for Professionals in Aging
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Past Chair and Recording Secretary of the Elder and Special Needs Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association
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Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
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Volunteer at the St. George Interfaith Food Pantry
Awards
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Best Lawyers Business Magazine Lawyer of the Year Honoree in 2017
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Association for Professionals in Aging Outstanding Leader in the Field of Aging 2014,
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Frank Gorman Outstanding Volunteer Award, NAMI of Southwest Ohio, 2018
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PLAN of Southwest Ohio 2016 Appreciation Award
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Volunteer of the Year Award 2008
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Super Lawyer Ohio since 2006
