SERVICES
Medicaid Applications
new applications
reapplications
appeal denials
advise submissions
Medicaid planning
asset protection plans
Miller Trusts (income)
applications
Special Needs Trusts
litigate appeals
Wills, trusts, & Estate Planning
new standard wills
trusts to avoid probate
trusts to lower taxes
update wills & trusts
ADULT Guardianships
advise Guardians, adult guardianship matters
advise Wards (protected person)
advise on alternatives
accountings
inventories
contested adult guardianships
Power of Attorney, Living Wills
power of attorney
advance directives
healthcare POA
Living Wills
Elder Law Issues
long-term care options
social security
Medicare appeals
housing issues
litigate & prevent abuse, neglect, financial exploitation
Business Law
business legal issues
formation of companies
LLC, corporations
contracts
sale of business
excludes litigation matters
Trust Administration
administration of trusts
advise trustees
advise trust beneficiaries
litigate trust contests
Real Estate / Property Law
deeds
sales agreements
leases
option contracts
real estate closings
excludes litigation matters
Probate Estates
administration of probate estates
small estate affidavits
family settlements
litigate will contests
litigate trust contests
real estate transfer affidavits
Veterans Law
advise & apply for aid & attendance benefits
advise on other benefits
Special will & trust clauses
for loved ones who are disabled
for minors
special needs trusts
for spendthrifts
for second marriages
History
JOHN W. LONGNAKER III is an attorney in Anderson, Indiana, where he has practiced for 30 years in 2023, now limited to the areas of estate planning & administration, trusts, guardianships, elder law, Medicaid planning, real estate and business. He and his wife were born and raised in Anderson and Pendleton, respectively, and have three children. His interests include: baseball, drumming, music, zoology, reading, sailing, and fishing.
He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation, since 2009, an accredited law specialty in Indiana, and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He also became a National Certified Guardian by the Center for Guardianship Certification in 2021, and a member of the National Guardianship Association in 2020.
He has appeared on local radio stations WHBU and WMDH and Channel 8 News as an expert on Elder Law issues. He was author and presenter of “Guardianships - Law Changes, forms & procedures” - Madison Co Bar (Attorneys) Assn July 19, 2019; "Unprogram" Indiana Chapter of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Feb 2016; "Elder law Updates" - Madison Co Bar Assn July 2015; "Use of Trusts in Benefits Planning" - Advanced Elder Law Seminar 2014 (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, ICLEF, Healthcare Reform Law: Changes Affecting Older Adults – Elder Law Institute, (ICLEF) October 2010 & October 2012); Post-Mortem Options – Elder Law Institute, (ICLEF) October 8-9, 2009); Fundamentals of Will & Trust Drafting – Elder Law, ICLEF Nov. 2006 & 2007); Probate: Beyond the Basics – Law Update & Probate Ethics, (National Business Institute (NBI) 2005, 2006 & 2007); Indiana Medicare & Medicaid Law (Half-Moon LLC 2005); Estate, Financial & Health Care Planning for the Elder Clients in Indiana (NBI 2005); Pre-filing Process of Estate Administration (ICLEF Oct. 2001); Estate Planning: (if we had only known) (American Cancer Society Estate Planning Seminar, May 2000), and Antenuptials, Do's and Don'ts, (ICLEF, Law Day Seminar, Anderson, IN., May 1996); and co-author of: Builta and Longnaker, Law and the Householder: Sales, Contracts, and Warranties (ICLEF, Annual Real Estate Institute, November 1997); Freeman and Longnaker, Mechanic’s Lien Foreclosure Procedures (ICLEF, 1995 & Nov. 1999).
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Office Members
1993-2018 25th Anniversary of Law Practice
Owner - Attorney
John W. Longnaker III
From working at the century-old Sansberry Dickmann Freeman & Builta to opening his own practice in 2000, John has represented individuals, couples, and business clients large and small for over 29 years. He strives to always listen and to provide advice in an understandable, caring way, with diligence.
Education
I.U. LAW SCHOOL
Jurisprudence Doctorate, 1993 Indiana University School of Law
WABASH COLLEGE
B.A., with distinction, Political Science & Biology, 1989, Wabash College
year-long exchange student program at Aberdeen University, Scotland, in 1987-1988.
Bar Admissions
• Indiana, South & North Federal Districts, US Tax Court
Activities & Affiliations
Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, an Indiana law specialty
Co-Founder, CEO, Legal Counsel, Guardian Advocates, Inc., a VASIA program organization
National Certified Guardian by the Center for Guardianship Certification (2021)
Indiana State Bar (Probate, Trust and Real Property section & Elder Law section)
the Madison County Bar Association
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Indiana Chapter of NAELA (Past-President & Board of Directors)
Past Chairman, current Board Director, for LifeStream Services, Inc., an Area Agency on Aging
Board of Directors, Community Long Term Care Inc. dba Essential Health & Living care facilities
Rotary Club, (President 2005-07, 2018-19)
past Elder (Board Director), current adult Bible teacher & volunteer at church http://bccanderson.org
Paralegal
Kim Smith
Kim focuses on the Medicaid applications and estate planning. She has worked at Longnaker Law Office for over 20 years. A transplant from Kentucky, she and her husband, and family live in Madison County.
Paralegal/Receptionist
Amber Longnaker
Amber is usually the first voice and smiling face you meet at Longnaker Law Office. For nearly 20 years, she has had a variety of roles in her husband’s law office. Currently, she handles paralegal tasks, and serves as the office’s receptionist and billing manager. She and John have been married since 1996 and have three grown children. She is originally from Pendleton, IN. She co-founded and serves as Executive Co-Director (East Division) for Guardian Advocates Inc., the local non-profit that provides protection, support and advocacy through guardianship services to 8 County Court Systems for seniors and adults with disabilities.
Paralegal
Ellyn Morgan
Ellyn got her start working as a paralegal in litigation over 20 years ago. She now focuses her work in probate, estates, trust administrations, business law, and guardianships, and is also cross-trained in Medicaid applications and estate planning. Ellyn is originally from the Selma-Muncie area, but now lives with her husband and family in Madison County.