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Andrew H. Hook

Andrew H. “Andy” Hook is the president of Hook Law Center, where he practices in the areas of elder law, estate and trust administration, estate, tax, retirement and financial planning, long-term care planning, asset protection planning, special needs planning, business succession planning and personal injury settlement consulting. Hook Law Center serves southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Permanent offices are located in Virginia Beach and Suffolk; however, other clients within the area are served at select locations on the Peninsula and on the Outer Banks.

About Andrew H. Hook

A 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia’s School of Law, Mr. Hook is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Mr. Hook is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation. Mr. Hook is also a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Accredited Estate Planner (AEP), and an accredited attorney for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veteran benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Since 2006, Mr. Hook has been named by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Virginia. The Super Lawyers designation is bestowed upon the top 5% of lawyers in each state as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.

Mr. Hook is a former President of the Special Needs Alliance, a nationwide network of disability attorneys, a former Director of NAELA, and a former editor-in-chief of the NAELA Journal. Mr. Hook is the author of the BNA Tax Management Portfolio on Durable Powers of Attorney, and a co-author of “Representing the Elderly and Disabled Client” published by RIA. Mr. Hook in 2018 will become a co-author of the SNT Handbook published by Wolters Kluwer.

He has been interviewed by local radio and television stations, The Virginian-Pilot, and The Wall Street Journal. He also is a frequent speaker at state and national professional meetings, having mostly recently presented at ACTEC’s national meeting in Scottsdale, AZ in March 2017.