George O. Aljoe joined the northeast Ohio law firm Hickman & Lowder Co., LPA in December 2020. His practice concentrates on elder law, particularly Medicaid planning, as well as general estate planning, asset protection, guardianships and probate.
Aljoe joined Hickman & Lowder with several years of elder law experience, where he successfully helped clients navigate the Medicaid application process and ensured they received the dignified long-term care they needed. George graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with a degree in History and earned his law degree in 2015 from the University of Akron School of Law.
George is a member of the Stark County Bar Association Elder Law Committee, and he lives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, with his wife Ellyn and daughter Rose.
Madison Batley joined the O'Diam and Estess Law Group as an Associate Attorney in 2022. Her practice focuses on estate planning and estate administration, elder law, Medicaid and asset protection, special needs planning, and guardianships. She serves as the Secretary for the Centerville Washington Township Foundation and is a member of WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel, as well as the Ohio State Bar Association and the Dayton Bar Association.
Maddy was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. She earned a lacrosse scholarship at Tiffin University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Criminal Justice. Maddy received her law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law, where she was a Dean’s Scholarship Award recipient. Maddy currently lives in Middletown, Ohio, with her husband, John, and their dog, Ollie. When she’s not working, she enjoys reading, camping, and spending time with her family.
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Gwenevier N. Demarest, Esq., is an owner and member attorney of Demarest & Demarest LLC in Bellbrook.
She practices as an elder law attorney focusing primarily on preparing clients for and guiding clients through the Medicaid system. Gwenevier is a member of the National Association of Elder Law and has a personal connection to helping family and their loved ones through the aging process.
Living with her husband in a home that has been in her family for nearly a century, she understands the importance of protecting a family legacy and knows how a clear path forward can make all the difference.
After graduating from the University of Dayton School of Law, Gwenevier spent time working as an associate with a large Cincinnati based firm where she gained the skills she uses in her practice today. While attending law school, Gwenevier served as President of the Christian Association of Leadership in Law and Chief Justice of the UDSL Moot Court team.
When she’s not working, Gwen enjoys relaxing with her husband and two pups, fly fishing, and playing the violin. She and her husband are active members in their church and aim to help Bellbrook and the surrounding communities in any manner they can.
Elizabeth Durnell-Maier, founder and owner of Durnell Maier Law, LLC, is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation and the Ohio Bar Association.
Over the past decade of working in elder law, Elizabeth has assisted hundreds of families qualifying for government benefits they didn’t realize were available to them, along with preserving a portion of their assets at the same time. She has also helped hundreds in setting up the proper documentation to ensure that their loved ones didn’t have the hassle, publicity, or expense of probate before opening Durnell Maier Law.
After seeing so many worst-case scenarios over the years of clients facing probate and losing their assets, Elizabeth has led countless seminars educating Ohioans on the importance of having a proper plan in place. She is passionate about teaching clients how to avoid all of them, creating the best-case scenarios for their future instead.
Elizabeth belongs to the Ohio NAELA chapter, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Shelby County Bar Association, the Sidney Kiwanis Club and sits on the New Choices Board of Directors, where she is currently the President. She is also a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Newport, where she also lectors.