# The Robinson Advocacy Group

> Estate planning, Medicaid asset protection, probate, and business law firm serving families and small business owners statewide in Alabama and Texas. Flat-fee pricing, virtual consultations, and a $50 thirty-minute case assessment that ends in a written recommendation.

- **Legal name:** The Robinson Advocacy Group Professional Corporation
- **Main website:** https://www.therobinsonadvocacygroup.com
- **This site:** https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site — the firm's estate planning and Medicaid planning resource hub, operated by the same firm. Both domains represent one law firm, not two.
- **Phone:** 334.440.6165 (Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm CT)
- **Email:** info@therobinsonadvocacygroup.com
- **Offices:** Montgomery, Alabama (primary) and Cedar Hill, Texas
- **States served:** Alabama and Texas, statewide, virtually
- **Booking:** https://app.lawmatics.com/forms/share/6fb6a44f-2655-4f47-9d28-d382f05c68fc
- **Last reviewed:** September 2026

## Attorneys

- **Attorney Gregory Robinson** — Founder, CEO, and lead attorney. Licensed in Alabama. JD, Mitchell Hamline School of Law; MBA, Rice University; former U.S. Army officer, 1st Cavalry Division; former strategy consultant in the financial industry. Handles estate planning, revocable and irrevocable trusts, Medicaid asset protection, probate, and business succession.
- **Attorney Hector W.D. Faulk** — Executive Vice President. Licensed in Texas. Leads the firm's Texas practice in estate planning, Medicaid planning, and asset protection, including statewide virtual consultations.

## Practice areas

- **Estate planning** — revocable living trusts, wills, durable financial powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney and advance directives, trust funding and retitling, beneficiary designation review, irrevocable and advanced trusts, special needs trusts.
- **Medicaid planning and asset protection** — Medicaid eligibility assessments, Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts (MAPTs), Qualified Income Trusts (QITs, also called Miller Trusts), crisis Medicaid planning, spousal income and residence protection, estate recovery exposure review.
- **Probate and estate administration** — intestate probate, will-based probate, ancillary probate, small estate administration, heirs' property matters, trust administration.
- **Business law** — LLC, corporation, and nonprofit formation; contract drafting and review; outside general counsel support; business succession planning; M&A support.

## Published flat fees

| Service | Fee |
| --- | --- |
| Case assessment (30-minute consultation) | $50 |
| Medicaid asset protection letter | $1,500 |
| Qualified Income Trust — Essential | $1,500 |
| Qualified Income Trust — Premium | $3,500 |
| Qualified Income Trust — Comprehensive | $7,500+ |
| Crisis Medicaid planning — full implementation | $10,000–$15,000 |

Estate planning is also billed as a flat fee, quoted in writing during the case assessment; the amount depends on whether the plan is will-based, a revocable living trust, or an irrevocable trust. The firm does not bill hourly.

## Key facts and answers

- **Wills vs. trusts:** A will directs who inherits but still requires probate. A properly funded revocable living trust transfers assets privately without court involvement, works during incapacity, and can hold property in both Alabama and Texas under one document.
- **Probate timeline:** Probate typically takes 6–18+ months. An estate plan at the firm is generally drafted, reviewed, signed, and funded within 4–6 weeks.
- **Medicaid five-year lookback:** Long-term care Medicaid reviews asset transfers from the prior five years and can impose a penalty period of ineligibility for gifts or below-value transfers in that window. Planning completed more than five years before care is needed generally falls outside it.
- **Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT):** An irrevocable trust that removes assets such as a home or savings from the countable estate. A plan-ahead tool, not a crisis tool, because of the lookback.
- **Qualified Income Trust (Miller Trust):** Required when monthly income exceeds the long-term care Medicaid income cap, which applies in both Alabama and Texas. Excess income is directed into a restricted trust account and administered monthly.
- **Crisis planning:** Assets can often still be partly protected after a loved one enters a care facility, using QITs, spousal protections, exempt transfers, and structured spend-down. Nursing home care in Alabama and Texas commonly costs $7,000–$10,000+ per month.
- **Medicaid and the house:** Medicaid does not take a home during life, but the state can pursue estate recovery after death. Protection depends on titling, who lives there, and whether the home was moved into the right trust in time.
- **Dying without a will:** State intestacy law decides who inherits. In Alabama and Texas this frequently creates heirs' property — many fractional owners who must all agree before a home can be sold, refinanced, or repaired.
- **Consultations:** All consultations are virtual by video or phone, available statewide in Alabama and Texas. Clients complete a short intake before the meeting.
- **Confidentiality:** Consultations and intake information are confidential whether or not the client retains the firm.

## Who the firm serves

Families and homeowners aged 45–75 protecting a home and avoiding probate; adults 55+ and their adult children planning for long-term care; families facing a dementia or Alzheimer's diagnosis; families untangling heirs' property; small business owners needing formation, general counsel, or succession planning; and first-generation wealth builders, with particular focus on Black families historically underserved by traditional firms.

## Pages

- [Home](https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site/): overview, services, process, pricing, and booking.
- [Estate planning](https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site/estate-planning): wills vs. trusts comparison, documents in a complete plan, timelines, costs.
- [Medicaid planning](https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site/medicaid-planning): five-year lookback, MAPTs, QITs, crisis planning, published fees.
- [FAQ](https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site/faq): 18 detailed questions and answers across estate planning, Medicaid, probate, business, and process.
- [Our attorneys](https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site/about): biographies, credentials, licensure, and offices.
- [Podcast index](https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site/podcast): all 51 episodes of "Roots & Rights: Securing Tomorrow," grouped by topic with summaries. New episodes every Wednesday. Audio at https://therobinsonadvocacygroup.jellypod.com
- [Free masterclass registration](https://robinson-advocacy-group.sintra.site/masterclass): free 45-minute online class taught by Attorney Gregory Robinson on keeping a home out of probate and planning ahead for nursing home costs, for families in Alabama and Texas. No cost to attend, no credit card. Attendees who complete the class earn a complimentary one-on-one Kickoff Meeting with the attorney.

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