About Jody
Jody Strauss earned her regulation degrees from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, completing a J.D. in 2007 and a LL.M. in Taxation in 2008. The aggregate of a J.D. and a specialised tax grasp’s diploma shaped the early contours of her legal interests. She additionally holds certification as a Certified Public Accountant from the Florida Board of Accountancy, a credential that informs how she approaches monetary and tax problems in client matters.
Her profession has been centered in Florida. After completing her graduate studies, she moved into practice that blends tax information with lengthy-term planning concerns. Over the years she has labored under the banner of Elder Needs Law, including practice at entities styled as Elder Needs Law, PLLC and Elder Needs Law Center, PLLC. Her background as both an attorney and a CPA places her at the intersection of law and finance, a practical pairing in cases that hinge on precise tax treatment and financial documentation.
Strauss’s professional things to do have covered participation in professional institutions since 2007. That involvement has run alongside the every day work of counseling clients on problems that have an effect on older adults and their families. She approaches the ones problems through legal equipment—wills, trusts, guardianship arrangements and public-advantages making plans—while also accounting for tax penalties and reporting obligations that frequently complicate finish-of-life making plans.
Her knowledge handling financial elements of senior law things shapes the recommendation she gives. Clients who face potential Medicaid eligibility questions, lengthy-term care funding, or estate administration things obtain counsel knowledgeable by tax regulations and accounting concepts. Her CPA background makes it natural for her to analyze budgets, coins flows and tax liabilities as a part of developing workable plans for clients and their caregivers.
Colleagues describe Strauss as methodical in her evaluate of financial history and deliberate in drafting documents that aim to reduce destiny disputes. She has constructed a practice that bridges technical tax work and the realistic needs of families managing growing older-related legal matters. In meetings she often translates complex tax language into undeniable terms so clients can weigh options and understand trade-offs.
She presently practices at Elder Needs Law, PLLC, targeting senior law, Medicaid making plans and related tax problems.
