Meg Pauken, Esq., is the founder Pauken Legal Services LLC.
Ms. Pauken draws on over 20 years of experience as a lawyer to provide wise and compassionate advice, unique to each client’s personal and family situation. Ms. Pauken started her career in a small firm, in general practice. Later she settled into family law, which included estate planning and probate, as well.
As a family law attorney, Ms. Pauken focused on a collaborative practice model, working with families to negotiate the best possible resolution in difficult circumstances. Over time, her practice has shifted to the planning aspect of representing families. Ms. Pauken helps her clients plan for the preservation and distribution of their assets, often through the use of trusts. She advises clients when a spouse or elderly family member is facing admission to a nursing home or long-term care facility, helping them navigate the often-confusing world of Medicaid eligibility and asset preservation.
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
About Port Legal
Port Legal was formed to provide highly professional, valuable, and skilled legal services to individuals, families, and businesses. Our focus areas include: real estate, probate, estate planning, Medicaid, and elder care. If you’re seeking guidance on issues in any of these areas of specialty, we have the knowledge and experience required to answer your questions.
Justin T. Precht, Esq. is a staff attorney with Ritter & Randolph LLC in Cincinnati.
Ritter & Randolph represents individuals, families and businesses throughout the Greater Cincinnati area in a variety of practice areas along with a professional, caring staff.
Our skilled attorneys have decades of experience helping clients navigate through life’s legal challenges. Whether it be Estate Planning, Labor and Employment Law, Nursing Home Medicaid Planning or complex Litigation, Ritter & Randolph approaches cases with a unique blend of hard work, expert legal advice, and empathy for the human needs of its diverse client population.