Nancy Yaeger Gorman

Ms. Gorman practices primarily in the areas of Estate Planning and Elder Law. A member of the Estate Planning Council of Delaware, Ms. Gorman prepares Wills and Trusts (including Special Needs Trusts), Durable Powers of Attorney, and Advance Health Care Directives, as well as assisting clients with probate and estate administration matters. Ms. Gorman assists clients with adult guardianship proceedings, Medicaid planning (including Miller Trusts), and nursing home issues. In addition, Ms. Gorman is on the Board of Directors for Delaware Elder Mediation Services, Inc., and is a trained mediator. Ms. Gorman also has experience with preparing Pre-Nuptial Agreements and representing clients with respect to the purchase and refinance of residential real estate.

• Of Counsel

• Sidley Austin LLP, Geneva, Switzerland, Associate Attorney, 2003 - 2004
• Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate Attorney, 1987 - 1995

• Legal Issues for Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers, Alzheimer's Association, 2008 - 2009
• Delaware Law Relating to Health Care Decisions, Academy of Lifelong Learning, 2010 - Present

• Volunteer, Guardian Ad Litem for Children, 2008 - Present
• Board of Directors, Delaware Elder Mediations Services, Inc., 2011 - Present
• Representative Clients
• Individuals in need of estate planning
• Elderly and disabled persons and their families
• Residential Real Estate Buyers/Borrowers

• Texas, 1985
• Delaware, 2007
• District of Columbia, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of Delaware, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1988

• Estate Planning Council of Delaware, 2011 - Present
• Section on the Law and the Elderly (Delaware State Bar), 2007 - Present