First Admitted: 2003, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.kimsmithlawgroup.com/about-kim-m-smith

Bar/Professional Activity:

Suffolk County Bar Association, Women and Courts Committee (appointed 2011)
National Elder Law Association, Member
Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association, Delegate, Director, Corresponding Secretary, 2003-present, Past Co-Chair, Elder Law and Estate Planning Committee, President, 2011
New York, 2003
NAELA
Touro Law School Alumni Council
Board of Directors, United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island
Past President of Estate Planning Council of Suffolk County
Executive Board of Suffolk County Estate Planning Council
Suffolk County Bar Association
Member, New York State Bar Association, Elder law and of the Trust and Estates Committee
Past Co-chair, Suffolk County Bar Association Elder Law and Estate Planning Committee
Nassau County Bar Association
Co-chair, Elder Law/Estate Planning Committee, Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
Women and Courts Committee (Appointed)

Pro bono/Community Service:

United Cerebral Palsy of Suffolk, Board Member

Honors/Awards:

“New York Metro Area Super Lawyers”, Elder Law, 2016 – 2018
Golden Key National Honor Society, Stony Brook University
Graduated cum laude, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Educational Background:

Stony Brook University, B.A. in Social Sciences, Golden Key Honor Society, 1988

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Estate Planning with a Qualified Personal Residence Trust, The Suffolk Lawyer, March 2010
Estate Planning, Lindenhurst Adult Education, October 2016, May 2018
Creating a More Equal and Better Playing Field for Women, The Suffolk Lawyer, April 2011
Overcoming Presumption of Non-Exempt Transfers to Qualify for Medicaid, The Suffolk Lawyer, July 2011
NYS Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Act, June 2013
Estate Planning to Ensure That Digital Assets Do Not Disappear in the Cloud, Nassau Lawyer, March 2019
All in the Family: Who Has Authority to Make Health Care Decisions? Nassau Lawyer, June 2019
Estate Planning & Elder Law, Sachem Library Adult Education, November 2018
Estate Planning, Sachem Library Adult Education, September 2016
ABC’s of Estate Planning, Half Hollow Hills Adult Education, September 2016
What is Elder Law, Lindenhurst Adult Education, October 2017
The Probate Process from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, April 2019
Accountants Primer on Elder Law, Katz Tax Seminars, October 2014 & 2016
Legal Ethics, National Business Institute, October 2016
ABC’s of Trusts, Lindenhurst Adult Education, April 2017
ABC’s of Estate Planning, Half Hollow Hills Adult Education, April 2017, April 2018
What is Elder Law, Half Hollow Hills Adult Education, October 2016, March 2017, October 2017, April 2018
ABC’s of Trust, Half Hollow Hills Adult Education, May 2017, November 2017, May 2019
Elder Law, Sachem Adult Education, June 2017
Estate Planning & Elder Law, Half Hollow Hills Adult Education, October 2018
Estate Planning & Elder Law, Lindenhurst Adult Education, October 2018
Estate Planning Update, Katz Tax Seminars, June 2017, July 2018
Medicaid Planning the Ultimate Guide, Crisis Planning Part 1: Asset Purchase and Transfer Strategies, National Business Institute, August 2017
Estates, Trusts & Elder Law in 2018, Network of Allied Professionals, February 2018
Why do I need a Last Will and Testament?
Top Estate, Income Tax & Long-Term Care Planning Issues for 2019 & Beyond, Long Island Annual Invitational Conference on Estate Planning and Administration, May 2019
Using a Qualified Personal Residence Trust to Minimize Estate Taxes, The Suffolk Lawyer, 2010
Creating a More Equal, Balanced and Better Playing Field for Women, The Suffolk Lawyer, 2011
Overcoming Presumption of Non-Exempt Transfers to Qualify for Medicaid, Suffolk Layer
Lecturer, Elder law and estate planning issues, Suffolk County Bar Association, Ameriprise Financial, Suffolk County National Bank and HSBC
Estate Planning with a Qualified Personal Residence Trust
What Are My Duties as Executor of My Aunt's Estate?
Power of Attorney - New Law

Kim M. Smith