About Jada L.
Jada L. Gaines earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Winthrop University in 2009. She went on to receive her Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2015. Those classroom years shaped a practical approach to law. They also set the stage for a practice centered on issues that often cross legal and personal lines.
Gaines is admitted to practice in both North Carolina and South Carolina. She has worked in the Carolinas handling matters that commonly affect older adults and their families. Over time she developed experience in preparing estate planning documents, guiding probate matters, and addressing the legal needs that arise when health and finance intersect.
Her day-to-day work involves drafting wills and trusts, preparing durable powers of attorney and advance health care directives, and advising clients on guardianship and conservatorship when those options become necessary. She also assists families with Medicaid planning and the administration of estates after a death. Her practice involves both document drafting and representing clients in court when matters require formal proceedings.
Clients meet an attorney who seeks to make legal language accessible. She explains available choices, outlines likely outcomes, and lays out practical steps. That approach applies whether she is helping a single individual finalize an estate plan or guiding a family through probate administration. She works with fiduciaries and successor trustees to move matters forward, and she provides counsel aimed at reducing uncertainty for client families.
Gaines practices at the Elder Law & Estate Planning Center, a Division of LawyerLisa, LLC. Her work there centers on elder law and estate planning matters for residents of North Carolina and South Carolina. She maintains a practice focused on helping older adults, their families, and the fiduciaries who act on their behalf.
