Join PK Law Estate Planning Attorneys at the The Power of Age Expo
Wednesday, October 30th
Maryland State Fairgrounds
Visit PK Law Estate Planning Attorneys Kim Battaglia, Helen Smith, and Amy Griboff at Booth 710 South Hall (next to the Register of Wills)
Kim Battaglia is a Member with PK Law and heads the Firm’s Wealth Preservation Group. She has been practicing in the estates and trusts and elder law fields for over twenty five years, first as a paralegal and, upon graduation from law school, as an attorney. In the elder law field, Ms. Battaglia is known for her extensive knowledge of the applicable federal and state laws and experience working with the various elder law agencies and entities. As needed, Ms. Battaglia represents her clients before the local Departments of Human Services throughout the State of Maryland to obtain Medical Assistance (Medicaid).
Ms. Battaglia has a reputation for being a strong advocate for her clients – protecting their assets and ensuring their care. Throughout her career, she has prioritized maintaining good relationships with individuals working in assisted living homes, nursing facilities, and continuing care retirement communities to help her clients find placements and assist with smooth transitions to new living arrangements.
Both in conjunction with and separate from her elder law practice, Ms. Battaglia has extensive experience preparing various estate planning documents, such as wills, trusts, power of attorney, advance health care directives, deeds, and care management agreements for individuals, couples, and families. Ms. Battaglia also represents domestic partners in the preparation of their estate planning documents, which often requires unique planning to ensure both partners are protected.
Helen Smith is a Member in the Firm’s Wealth Preservation Group and provides leadership to the team as the Group’s Business Manager. Ms. Smith works with individuals, couples, and families in setting up their estate plan including simple and complex wills, various types of trusts, naming guardians and fiduciaries for minor children, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and post and pre-nuptial agreements. She also works with clients on probate and trust administration, special needs planning, and tax planning.
Ms. Smith is an Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP) designee by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC), a designation that is awarded only to estate planning professionals who meet special requirements of education, experience, knowledge, professional reputation, and character. She is AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, for the highest standards of professional excellence and ethics. Additionally, she obtained her Masters in Taxation in December 2006, which provides her with a broad base of tax knowledge to assist her clients with tax planning to allow them to obtain their wealth preservation goals.
Amy Griboff is a Member in the firm’s Wealth Preservation Group and has over 20 years of experience in estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, and estate administration.
Ms. Griboff focuses her estate planning services on what is best for her clients. She advises clients and their families on how to prepare for and pay for aging-in-place or downsizing to independent living, assisted living, or a nursing home. Based on the specific wishes and needs of her clients, she designs customized wills, trusts, health care powers of attorney, and financial powers of attorney and seeks guardianships in court when health care and financial decisions need to be made, but the necessary legal documents are not in place to designate someone to do so.
he received her law degree, cum laude, from American University, Washington College of Law, and her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Elder Law from Stetson University in Florida.