Meet The Team

Noel Palmer Simpson, Esq.

Owner and founding member of the Palmer Law Group, PLLC, and concentrates her practice in the areas of Elder Law and Long Term Care Planning, with a focus on Guardianship, Medicaid Eligibility and Asset Protection Planning, Fair Hearings, Appeals, Estate Planning, Veteran’s Benefits, Special Needs and Disability Planning, Trust Administration, and Probate. Admitted to the New York State Bar in 1993, and Nevada in 2005, Ms. Simpson is a graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and a Special Certificate in Latin American Relations, from Utah State University in Logan, Utah. She is the immediate past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Nevada State Bar Association, and is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, ElderCounsel, and the New York State Bar Association. Ms. Simpson is also a former member of the New York State Bar Disciplinary Rules Committee, and the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Fifth Judicial District of New York. Noel is a frequent speaker on Guardianship, Medicaid, Asset Protection, VA Aid and Attendance Benefits, as well as other related topics such as the use of Supplemental Needs Trusts to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities. Noel has authored and contributed to a number of articles on issues affecting seniors and the disabled, including Planning for Incapacity and Guardianship Practice in Nevada, and Planning for Long-Term Care in Nevada. As a zealous advocate for the rights of the disabled and  elderly, Ms. Simpson frequently serves as pro bono counsel to indigent individuals denied government benefits.

 

Erin Palmer Johnson

As a founding member of the Palmer Law Group, PLLC, Erin Palmer Johnson brings a wealth of experience to the firm. With an extensive background in accounting, office management, and special projects oversight, Erin is the firm’s office manager, as well as serving as the firm’s Guardianship, Estate and Asset Protection Planning paralegal. Having just completed a year long course of intensive training in Veteran’s Benefits, and the laws and regulations governing the entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, she now serves as the firm’s liaison to the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. As the case manager for our Special Needs Trust beneficiaries, Erin provides crucial day-to-day oversight services ranging from medical care and insurance arrangements to financial matters.

Prior to joining with her sister, Noel, Erin worked with their father at the first family business, A. H. Palmer & Sons, as the business manager for over 20 years. In addition, her work experience includes accounting positions with housing and commercial construction firms. In her time away from the office, Erin is a world class cabinet and wood carpenter, another Palmer family tradition.

 

Sharon Farrow

Recently relocating from Hawaii, Sharon has been with the firm since March, 2011.  Having gone back to school to finish her college education after raising a family on the island of Kauai, she graduated from the Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Justice Administration and obtained her Master’s Degree at Chaminade University in Honolulu in Criminal Justice Administration.  She obtained her paralegal training at the Denver Paralegal Institute. Sharon’s work experience includes nearly 20 years with a corporate utility, criminal law experience with the Colorado Attorney General’s office in the Capital Crimes Unit, personal injury, and employment and labor law in Honolulu. Sharon has brought her rare dedication, work ethic, and wonderful interpersonal skills to the firm, and currently serves as one of our Guardianship and Estate Planning paralegals.

“Having wondered how my background and education in criminal justice administration would meld with Elder law, it has become evident very quickly, that working with this group of professional and passionate advocates at Palmer Law Group for the rights of the disabled and elderly, I am exactly where I want to be in my legal career.” 

Karen Busch

While people often talk about finding their niche, sometimes they have no idea what that niche will turn out to be. For Karen, being a care giver has always been a constant in her life, one that lead her into Nursing for 23 years, then to the Assisted Living and Memory Care community for an additional 10 years. As the community liaison for the Willow Creek facilities, she set the gold standard for reliable and sophisticated representation. Karen brings these trademark qualities with her to the Elder Law arena by joining the team at the Palmer Law Group, PLLC, as our Director of Community Relations. Her personal integrity and natural ability to reach out to seniors and those who care for them, make her the perfect addition to the firm.

 

 

Paige V. Schroeder

Boston College Law School, Newton, MA
Juris Doctor Candidate, May 2013
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, in Economics, April 2010

In addition to graduating with honors from the University of Michigan, Paige has spent three summers as a legal intern since 2007. She possesses an amazing aptitude and compassion for this area of law and continues to work both on cases, and an impressive Nationwide, State and federal Medicaid case law library, while finishing her law degree at distinguished Boston College.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Palmer Law Group, PLLC, Legal Intern
Researched and analyzed cases concerning guardianships, estate planning, trusts, and long term care planning including the appeal process of fair hearing decisions on Medicaid denials and terminations; Drafted memoranda on government agency decisions, pleadings for guardianship cases, and documents for special needs trusts, including the Supreme Court case Gibbs v. State of Nevada; Prepared and filed applications and supporting documentation for Medicaid long term care benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, and Aid and Attendance from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Hon. William H. Potter, Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, State of Nevada, Judicial Intern 
Researched and wrote draft memoranda and orders.Observed court hearings and trials for child custody and support, termination of parental rights; and divorce cases, as well as other Civil and Criminal Court proceedings; Discussed disposition of pending matters with Judge Potter and clerks.

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    5532 S. Fort Apache Rd. #120
    Las Vegas, NV 89148
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