Attorney Julia M. Brown

Certified Elder Law Attorney*
*by The National Elder Law Foundation

Upon admission to the Bars of the State of Connecticut and New York in 1986 and 1987, Ms. Brown began her legal career as a special investigative attorney for the City of New York. After relocating to Connecticut, she entered private practice and thereafter accepted a position with Connecticut Legal Services (CLS). During her tenure, Ms. Brown became very active in the legal issues of the elderly and became the Elder Law Specialist in the Waterbury office of CLS. In 1994, she opened the Law Office of Julia M. Brown. Based in Waterbury, Connecticut she serves clients in the greater Waterbury area and surrounding communities and has accepted representation of clients throughout the state.

Attorney Brown focuses her practice on issues involving estate planning, medical and financial planning, probate matters, personal injury and real estate. She counsels clients on Medicaid (Title 19) eligibility and preservation of assets, planning for the disabled, home care planning and other options, nursing home admission & discharge and issues of substandard nursing home care, alternative housing, long term care and other insurance options, conservatorship and capacity, tax planning, and financial trustee and management services.

Ms. Brown's service to the community and the legal profession includes:

• executive committee member of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Elder Law Section;
• co-chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the CBA Elder Law Section;
• past chair of the Medicaid Committee of the CBA Elder Law Section;
• chair of the Elder Law Section of the Waterbury Bar Association;
• past co-chair for Alzheimer Association Waterbury Memory Walk;
• former member of the Advisory Committee for the Northwest Connecticut Area Agency on Aging;
• former Board member for the South Central Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association;
• former Chair for the Alzheimer's Public Policy Committee.

Prior to her legal career, Ms. Brown received a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and served in a variety of positions within health care institutions where she discovered her interest in the elderly and her desire to understand and assist the elderly and their families resolve care issues. It was these experiences and her personal experience with her grandmother's terminal illness that led her to pursue a career in law and to advocate for the elderly and their families.

M. Scott Brown, CPA
Mr. Brown serves as staff CPA to the Law Office of Julia M. Brown, providing estate planning, tax planning, financial planning and management services including trustee and bill paying.

Combining years of practical experience with a Bachelor's degree in plant and operations management, Mr. Brown quickly moved through the ranks advancing to positions in executive management. Known as a problem solver, he took on special projects and found his talent for resolving complex issues. He developed a broad range of managerial skills including diversified financial responsibilities.

After helping turn around several businesses, Mr. Brown began his small business consulting practice. Over the years, he has counseled hundreds of entrepreneurs and helped launch dozens of successful businesses.

In order to provide more extensive financial services, Mr. Brown completed studies in Accounting and Financial Planning and became a Certified Public Accountant, passing the CPA examination in the first sitting.

After several years as an accountant to small businesses in one of Connecticut's premier accounting firms, Mr. Brown started his own accounting practice in 1996 and continues to provide management and tax services to business clients and estate, tax and personal financial planning for individual clients.

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