An elder care attorney is part estate planning lawyer, financial planner, health care planner and housing professional. These attorney are hired by the elderly to help take care of a wide variety legal and financial issues including finding housing for older people, managing wealth, many types of family law related issues, drafting wills and trusts as well as many other more personal needs. A good elder care attorney may cost upwards of $300 per hour, though many charge much less. In the end, these attorney can help their clients save much more than they cost by minimizing tax liability, managing portfolio earnings and eventually minimizing probate costs upon distribution of the estate to family or charity.