About

Nugen Law was founded by J. Bryan Nugen, J.D., who serves as President and Lead attorney. The team has over 30 years of combined experience in estate planning and elder law, serving clients across Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Florida. Bryan Nugen built the firm on the belief that legal planning should be a sustained, collaborative relationship with families, not a one-time transaction.

Nugen Law’s team goes well beyond attorneys. It includes Elder Care Coordinators Brian Grubb (LSW) and Callie McDougald, CPA Melissa McLaughlin for tax strategy, a Medicare and insurance specialist, a Senior Estate Planning Paralegal, and a Client Concierge. This multidisciplinary structure allows the firm to address legal, care, financial, and logistical needs for clients under one roof, which most law firms are not equipped to do.

An Elder Care Coordinator, also called a geriatric care manager, assesses care needs, coordinates with medical providers, identifies appropriate care settings, and advocates for an older adult’s dignity and quality of life. Nugen Law keeps them on staff because legal planning and care planning cannot be separated when families are navigating aging. Clients regularly describe BG and Callie as their most important guides through difficult transitions.

The Renewal Care Planning Program is Nugen Law’s ongoing service that allows clients to update their legal and life care plans as often as needed as circumstances change. Family structures shift, assets grow or shrink, health declines, and tax laws evolve. An estate plan drafted five years ago may be dangerously outdated today. The Renewal Care Planning Program ensures your plan always reflects your current life.

No. Nugen Law serves clients at all income levels. Life Care Planning is especially valuable for middle-income families who own a home and have retirement savings but whose assets could be wiped out by long-term care costs without a plan. Protecting a modest estate often requires more thoughtful planning than protecting a large one, and that is exactly what Nugen Law is built to do.

At your first consultation, you will meet with an attorney to discuss your family, assets, health situation, and goals. Depending on your needs, an Elder Care Coordinator may also join. The team will explain which services are most relevant and outline a proposed approach. There is no pressure and no prebuilt plan. The consultation is a conversation designed to understand your situation and build a path forward.

Call Nugen Law at 260-925-3738, send a message through the contact form at NugenLaw.com, or visit one of two Indiana offices. The Auburn office is at 221 S. Main Street, Auburn, Indiana 46706. The Fort Wayne office is at 5612 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804. The mailing address is PO Box 6068, Auburn, Indiana 46706.