Avery J. Mayne

Avery Mayne is a member of the Trusts and Estates Section at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. She works with clients on funding for long-term care, special needs trust planning, and adult guardianships and protective action litigation.

A focal point of her practice is elder law and special needs law. She is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation. She helps families and individuals with asset protection planning and appeals, determining eligibility for long-term care benefits such as Medicaid, Title XIX, family care, and waiver benefits in both the pre-planning and crisis-planning stages. When working with families for specialized long-term care and disability planning, Avery utilizes strategic gifting strategies, special needs trusts, pooled and community trusts such as Wispact and Life Navigators, ABLE accounts, and other unique planning tools available for individuals with special needs. She also represents clients with disabled family members in adult guardianship proceedings where she is experienced with petitioning, defending, and serving in the fiduciary guardian role in high-conflict matters.

Avery is a frequent presenter and has authored several published works covering the areas of long-term care planning, Medicaid asset protection, adult guardianship and protective actions, and elder and disability rights advocacy. She was recognized as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by the Wisconsin Law Journal (2019).