You have to think on the negative side to determine which attorney is best for you. The worst thing that could happen is that you get prosecuted for elder abuse or, more likely, get sued for breaching your duties on your power of attorney. If you feel you might be prosecuted, you need a criminal defense attorney. If you feel the only realistic situation is that the family might sue you, they will probably sue in Probate Court, if probate has been opened. If so, you want to find someone 1) who regularly appears in the Probate Courts of that County; and 2) has experience with fiduciary duty litigation. Most attorneys who advertise that they do “probate litigation” or “fiduciary duty litigation” will probably have the needed experience.
