Sandra Diaz Explains: Why Matters of Aging Matter the Most

In honor of Women’s History Month, Sandra Diaz, head of the Law Offices of Sandra Diaz in the City of Lakewood, without a doubt wants to dedicate herstory of women’s empowerment to her mom, Rosa who is seven years cancer free this year.

Diaz said that she’s always looked up to her mom, and always believe her mom was the strongest woman she knew, but when cancer snuck in seven years ago, she realized that she didn’t know how strong her mom truly was until she saw her beat cancer.

“You never know how strong a person is, until they have to go through something like that,” said Diaz. “My mom’s resilience was never stronger and even as an adult, I realized that if she can be that strong and beat cancer, then I can overcome anything."

After high school, Diaz served six years in the United States Marine Corps and got a job in Lakewood private investigator. She fell into law when she found herself having to explain the law to actual lawyers and wondered why she wasn’t a lawyer herself. Soon after, she enrolled in law school.

After interning for several months with the Legal Aid Foundation, and waiting to hear back her Bar Exam results, Diaz said she fell in love with helping families protect their aging loved ones’ rights.

As head of the Law Offices of Sandra Diaz, Associate Attorney Diaz leads a team of specialists in elder law issues that help senior citizens achieve clear goals to gain the best possible care, qualify for benefits, protect their finances, maintain their assets, provide for future generations and live their golden years without many of the worries that can come from aging.

This is when specific matters of aging matter the most, said Diaz about having found her purpose of working for and with senior citizens. Her parents are senior citizens and learning how so many don’t know how to protect themselves or learning how families don’t know how to protect their loved ones, without a doubt, Diaz said, helping people understand matters of aging, has been her calling.

Not only does her law office assist people with estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, elder law and medical planning, but Diaz and her team also aid families in finding the governmental resources that could help families qualify for nursing homes or pay for nursing homes.

Diaz said she has been blessed to work in a field that she loves. Even among her circle of friends, she says, she knows many who invite her to move to a different field where she could easily make more money, but she said, she wouldn’t trade her work for anything in the world. “Lawyers don’t always get to go home and feel a sense of hope,” said Diaz, adding that she knows that being a lawyer isn’t always considered noble work. “I am blessed every single day to work in a field that I love. If life has taught me anything, is that if you have the ability to help others, then you should.”

The daughter of immigrant parents, Diaz can’t thank her parents enough for instilling in her to love and appreciate what life sets before her. Neither of her parents finished high school in Mexico – yet all four of their children have successful careers.“My parents always empowered us to be self-sufficient and responsible, they never told us [their 3 daughters] that we couldn’t do something because we were girls. There’s nothing that I’ve wanted to do that I didn’t do,” said Diaz, adding that she raised her daughter the same way.

Diaz and her husband recently moved to Long Beach, but lived in Lakewood for eight years. “My very first job was right here in Lakewood, I built my firm here in Lakewood, Lakewood is and always will be my home,” she said. “I’m so used to living in a community where everybody knows each other.”

Diaz said she’s a huge fan of the community events in Lakewood, especially of Concerts in the Parks.

The Law Offices of Sandra Diaz are what she calls, a “very busy, small practice,” with a staff of four.

Diaz said she knows that “matters of aging” aren’t discussions families like to talk about, but they need to be addressed in the most respectful manner possible. “It isn’t easy to talk about matters of aging with our parents, I know from experience,” she said." "When I talk to clients I want them to know that when I look at them, I see my parents and the same way I would help my parents, I want to help them."

In her elevator pitch to individuals or families, Diaz said that she and her team are committed to helping individuals and families meet their needs in a timely manner.

“One thing is guaranteed,” Diaz emphasized. “Every person signs with me personally. Matters of aging are critical. When people sign with us, I want them to know who I am and trust that they came to the right place.”

The Law Offices of Sandra Diaz PC is ready to help. Schedule a free consultation, call (562) 210-5790. ♦