Hurley Elder Care Law, located in Atlanta, GA, is dedicated to the process of long-term care and estate planning. It was founded by Miles Hurley in response to what he identified as a growing need for families and individuals to address concerns that involve getting older.
Hurley Elder Care is committed to making the process of planning for the future, our own and that of those we love, as pain-free as possible. The firm holds that philosophy that dedicated customer service and individual attention can actually make this difficult process empowering and even rewarding.
Hurley Elder Care provides legal services in Georgia. We offer services in the following areas of practice:
Our Vision and Values
Collaboration
We believe the long-term care journey is so much more than just dollars and cents. Collaborating with families to ensure their loved one is receiving the best possible care in the least restrictive environment is the cornerstone of our practice. We build strong lasting relationships with our senior care community partners to better serve our families.
Fierce Advocates
Our multi disciplinary approach of expert legal advice and care coordination allows us to be fierce advocates for our clients regardless of their living situation, diagnosis or means.
A Shared Journey
We believe the long-term care continuum is a shared journey of elders, families and practitioners all working in tandem with trust and confidence in each other.We are an elder centered practice respecting the autonomy of the person as well as their physical, intellectual, social and spiritual needs.
Our Team
Miles P. Hurley, JD, CELA
Miles Patrick Hurley is an Elder Law attorney in private practice in Atlanta, serving the legal needs of the elderly population on issues related to aging; including retaining independence, quality of life and financial security. Mr. Hurley is one of eleven attorneys in the state of Georgia (and less than 400 nationwide) who have the enhanced knowledge, skills, experience, and proficiency to be properly identified to the public as a certified elder law attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF). Read more…
Danielle C. Humphrey, JD, CELA
Danielle Cefalu Humphrey joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2010 as an attorney specializing in the field of Guardianship. She attended Louisiana State University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of…
Jennifer Ghorley, JD
A native of Cherokee County, Jennifer Ghorley joined Hurley Elder Care Law as an attorney in 2018. Jennifer graduated from The University of Alabama with a B.S. in Psychology. She attended Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law…
Dawn Houston, RN, BSN
Dawn Houston joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2007 as the Geriatric Care Coordinator, and has more than 20 years of nursing experience. As Geriatric Care Coordinator, Ms. Houston is responsible for a variety of duties, including life care-planning assessments,…
Debbie Young-Arnold, LCSW
Debbie received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Education from Vassar College and her Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She has worked in a variety of practice settings, including residential treatment with children and adolescents…
Michelle Allen, LCSW
Michelle Spann Allen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who began her career in geriatrics in 2003 when she started working for a hospice organization in Atlanta. Since that time, Michelle has earned a Masters of Social Work degree…
Grace Suchy
Grace joined Hurley Elder Care Law in early 2014 as a Public Benefits Specialist and is now our Director of Public Benefits. She graduated from Reinhardt College in 2009 with a degree in Organizational Leadership. Grace joined the firm after working in the financial services industry for over 18 years.
Theresa Denlinger
Theresa joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2007 on a part time basis as a college student. Upon graduation she joined the firm on a full time basis as a Public Benefits Specialists focusing on qualification for Veteran’s Administration Benefits. In addition…
Paul W Abrahamson
Paul joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2017 as a Public Benefits Specialist. He brings over 15 years of client relations and management experience to the team. Paul is a leader in his kids’ cub scout pack and enjoys spending Friday “family…
Lillian Morgado
Lillian joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2017 as a member of the Public Benefits team. She is proud to help guide families through the Medicaid and VA application process.
Kim Lewis
Kim Lewis joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2011 and serves as the Director of Business Development. In this role she is responsible for marketing, education, business growth and strategic planning for the firm.
Joanna Hurley
Joanna Hurley is one of the founding members of Hurley Elder Care Law and a part of the firm’s marketing and community relations team. Joanna, along with her husband, Hurley Elder Care Law founder, Miles Hurley, developed our multi-disciplinary legal practice that serves Georgia seniors.
Amanda White
Amanda White joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2017 as a Community Relations Coordinator. She is responsible for marketing the firm and educating professionals and facilities in the senior community about important elder law issues. Prior to…
Deb Papenhagen
Deb joined the Hurley Elder Care Law community relations team in March of 2019. She has a background in healthcare marketing and over seven years experience working with families in the senior living industry.
Louise Morris
Louise Morris has been with Hurley Elder Care Law from the very beginning and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the practice. Louise has lived in Georgia since the age of 3. She grew up in East Cobb County. Prior to joining Hurley…
Sandi Nelson
Sandi Nelson has always been involved with education. For 23 years she taught high school science and advanced her own education by attending additional classes at eleven different universities in several states. Her undergraduate degree is from Mercer…
Nancy Malheiro
Nancy Malheiro joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2011 to assist part-time with special projects in the office. Nancy comes to us with over 20 years of experience as an administrative assistant.
Kaila Vickery
Born and raised in Roswell, Kaila joined Hurley Elder Care Law in 2018. A graduate of Georgia State University – Perimeter College, Kaila studied psychology and has always had an interest in helping others.