Jeffrey Schmidt

“I like the challenge of making complex things understandable. So I feel that I've done my job only when my clients know they're better off because of the work we've done and they understand how the law can protect them.”

“I like the challenge of making complex things understandable. So I feel that I’ve done my job only when my clients know they’re better off because of the work we’ve done and they understand how the law can protect them.”

The heart of Jeff’s practice is helping families cope with disability and long-term care. He works diligently to help his clients maintain financial autonomy and peace of mind, developing innovative estate plans, challenging bureaucratic errors and establishing Supplemental and Special Needs Trusts to preserve assets for disabled individuals.

His work in these areas requires a practical and technical knowledge of the benefits available through Medical Assistance, Medicare, the Veterans Administration, and Social Security. It also involves the more traditional areas of wills and trusts, guardianships, probate and real estate.

Jeff Schmidt regularly teaches seminars for attorneys and other professionals. He was an adjunct professor of Elder Law at William Mitchell College of Law.

Education

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, J.D., 1993
  • Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, B.A., 1987

 

Bar Admissions

 Minnesota, 1993

 

Professional Activities

  • Chair of Elder Law Governing Council, Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) Elder Law Section.
  • Lecturer on medical assistance, elder law and estate planning for legal education classes.

 

Honors and Distinctions

  • Named to the Academy of Special Needs Planners, a national network of professionals who offer services to people with special needs
  • Minnesota Super Lawyer
  • 2003 recipient of the Mary Alice Gooderl Award given by the MSBA Elder Law Section in recognition of oustanding contributions to the field of Elder Law.
  • Named leading attorney for the Law and Leading Attorneys guidebook.