Attorney Laura Silver Traiger is with the firm of Ciota, Starr & Vander Linden in Worcester. She specializes in elder and disability law focusing on government benefit protection and planning. She can offer strategies for preserving assets for persons who have received malpractice or personal injury settlements and for persons in need of long term care in both community and institutional settings. In addition she can establish trusts for persons, or parents of persons, with special needs. In addition she will review existing estate planning documents and make recommendations, if necessary. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and has been working in this field for the past 12 years.