Samantha Shepherd Related seminars and products: 1

Shepherd Elder Law Group, LLC

The founding attorney of Shepherd Elder Law Group isSamantha Shepherd. In Kansas and Missouri, she practices. Her practice areas include elder law, estate planning, long-term care planning and asset protection, Medicaid and VA planning, trust administration, guardianships and special needs planning.

After earning her degree in Estate Planning from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, she went on to earn her law degree from Boston College Law School. Ms. Shepherd is an elected member of the National Board of NAELA. Ms. Shepherd was the President of the Missouri Chapter of NAELA and the Chair of the Missouri Bar Elder Law Committee. She is a member of both the Kansas and Missouri Chapters of NAELA. The National Elder Law Foundation designates her as a Certified Elder Law Attorney.

Julie Berkowitz Related seminars and products: 1

Law Office of Julie Berkowitz

Julie Berkowitz is an Elder Law Attorney with over 20 years of experience who focuses her practice on Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Estate Recovery Issues, Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Probate Administration, Trust Administration, Guardianships and Conservatorships. Julie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Nebraska in 1986 and a law degree from Washington University Law School in 1989. Julie is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Julie is a frequent speaker on Elder Law issues for both The Missouri Bar and MONAELA continuing legal education programs. She taught a course on Elder Law at the Saint Louis University School of Law. She has written about Medicaid eligibility issues. She is the author of a chapter in The Missouri Bar. Elder law. There is a desk reference book. She is a co-author of a chapter titled Planning for Minors, Elderly, and Disabled Persons and Planning for Medicaid and Government Benefits in The Missouri Bar. Estate planning. There is a desk reference book. She is the author of the Medicaid section. There is a handbook for senior citizens. It is published by The Missouri Bar and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.