Protect Your Family's Legacy:
Estate & Medicaid Planning
for Alabama & Texas Families

The Robinson Advocacy Group uses flat-fee pricing, so you know the full cost before any work begins — starting with a $50 case assessment. Estate planning fees depend on whether you need a will-based plan, a revocable living trust, or an irrevocable trust, and the exact flat fee for your situation is quoted in writing during your assessment. Medicaid planning fees are published: an asset protection letter is $1,500, Qualified Income Trust packages start at $1,500, and full crisis implementation runs $10,000 to $15,000. There is no hourly billing and no surprise invoices.

A will directs who receives your property but still requires probate, while a revocable living trust can transfer assets to your family without court involvement. A will is often enough for a modest estate with simple assets and no real property in more than one state. A trust is usually the better fit if you own a home, own property in both Alabama and Texas, want privacy, want to plan for a child or beneficiary who needs protection, or want your family to avoid a probate process that can run six to eighteen months or longer. Most clients of the firm end up with a trust-centered plan plus a will, powers of attorney, and health care directives.

A Medicaid Asset Protection Trust is an irrevocable trust that moves assets such as a home or savings out of your countable estate so they are protected if you later need long-term care paid by Medicaid. Because Medicaid applies a five-year lookback to transfers, a MAPT works best when it is created well before care is needed — assets transferred inside the lookback window can trigger a penalty period of Medicaid ineligibility. A MAPT is a planning-ahead tool, not a crisis tool, and it is permanent by design, which is why it should only be set up with legal guidance.

Probate typically takes six to eighteen months or longer, and it can usually be avoided with a properly funded revocable living trust plus correct beneficiary designations. Length depends on the size of the estate, whether real property is involved, whether heirs agree, and how backed up the local court is. Families who inherit a probate matter often use it as the moment to put their own plan in place so their children never repeat the process.

The $50 case assessment is a focused 30-minute confidential consultation with an attorney that ends with a clear recommendation — an estate plan, Medicaid asset protection, a succession plan, or in some cases nothing at all. It is attorney-led, not a call center, and it includes a transparent discussion of the flat fee for whatever you decide to do next. You complete a short intake form beforehand so the time is spent on your actual situation instead of gathering basics.

Yes — your consultation is confidential and protected, and the details you share are used only to advise you on your options. That includes the financial information in your intake form. Confidentiality applies whether or not you decide to hire the firm.

Yes — virtual consultations are available statewide across Alabama and Texas, and every consultation the firm holds is by video or phone. Documents are handled digitally for review, with signing arranged in a way that meets each state's witnessing and notarization requirements. Clients in Montgomery and the Dallas–Fort Worth area can also arrange to meet at the firm's office locations.