January 4, 2022, Richmond – Scott E. Collins, founder, and owner of Elder Law Guidance in Richmond, has been selected to the 2022 Kentucky Super Lawyers list, among just five percent of the Kentucky lawyers selected by Super Lawyers annually to receive this honor. Last year, Collins was selected to their Rising Stars list, limited to just 2.5 percent of lawyers statewide.
“I am honored to be on the Super Lawyers list again this year,” said Collins. “Our team works hard to help our clients protect what they’ve worked so hard to earn, and this work is very fulfilling to us.”
The list rates lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Collins is a VA-accredited attorney who provides guidance and support to clients throughout Madison County and across South Central and Eastern Kentucky with legal needs involving elder law, estate planning, wills and trusts, Medicaid planning and Veterans’ benefits. He is admitted to practice before all Kentucky state courts as well as before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He also serves as an attorney with Vets Serving Vets.
A native of Middlesboro, Kentucky, he is a former air traffic controller with the U.S. Army. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Abilene Christian University, including his Master of Divinity. He served as a minister at churches nationwide, including Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, Michigan, and New Hampshire. During this time, he discovered the pressing needs of his parishioners regarding end-of-life care wishes and estate planning issues, which spurred his interest in pursuing his legal career to help those in need.
Collins obtained his Juris Doctor from Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2014. He opened Elder Law Guidance the following year in Richmond, Kentucky. In 2021 it was named a Law Firm 500 Honoree in the Fastest Growing Law Firms list nationwide.
Collins is a member of ElderCounsel, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Madison County Estate Planning Advisory Counsel and WealthCounsel. He serves on the board of the Council for Elder Maltreatment Prevention, Inc., and has served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Elder Law Division and as Chair for the Kentucky Bar Association’s Small Law Firm Division. He is a member of the Kentucky Trust for Historic Preservation for Mount Pleasant and the Mount Pleasant Restoration Project Team.
Elder Law Guidance, The Elder Law Practice of Scott E. Collins, PLLC, in Richmond focuses exclusively on elder law and is committed to protecting families from the loss of everything they own to the extreme cost of long-term healthcare. Visit www.ElderLawGuidance.com for more information or call (859) 208-2925.
