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BERNARD M. FALLER is an attorney with Kentucky Elderlaw, PLLC. He is licensed in Kentucky and Indiana, is an elder law attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, serving the needs of older citizens directly, or through consultation with family members. His practice encompasses Medicaid planning and asset preservation within the ever-shifting rules; Medicaid qualification interviews; wills; durable powers of attorney and other document preparation focused on the special needs of older citizens (as opposed to a tax focus); and nursing home issues. Mr. Faller holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Science degree from New York University and earned his J.D. degree from the University of Louisville School of Law. He then opened his elder law practice. Mr. Faller worked as an engineer for Bell Laboratories; developed an insurance career qualifying as a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table; founded the New York financial planning firm, Empire State Planners; and The Diabetic Food Emporium. Prior to entering law school, he worked for the accounting firm of Carpenter, Mountjoy & Bressler. Mr. Faller is the chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Kentucky Bar Association and co-wrote Vol. 24 of the Kentucky Practice Series, Elder Law in Kentucky, published by Thompson Reuters and released in March 2010. CAROLYN L. KENTON is an attorney in private practice with offices in Lexington. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Since 1992, Ms. Kenton has focused her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning and probate. Prior to this, she served as a trust officer/estate planner for National City Bank in Lexington, working in estate planning, current asset management and business development. Ms. Kenton is a frequent lecturer to business and professional groups on elder law, estate planning and probate law. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, where she earned her B.A., M.A. and J.D. degrees. Ms. Kenton is a member of the Elder Law Committee and the Probate and Property Section of the Kentucky Bar Association. ROBERT L. MCCLELLAND is an attorney in the Lexington law firm of McClelland & Associates, PLLC, where the firm's focus is on elder law issues including personal estate planning with annual updating, trusts, trust funding and settlement, business planning, wills, probate and trust administration, guardianship, Medicaid planning and special needs planning to clients in Kentucky and West Virginia. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., the WealthCounsel, LLC, the ElderCounsel, LLC and the Special Needs Alliance. Mr. McClelland also is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association (member, Elder Law Committee). He has included in his training the Advanced Planning Course of the Esperti-Peterson Institute, Medicaid Practice Systems, Inc., and the Teton Institute, an advanced planning program employing the use of Wyoming limited liability company entities with living trust plans to create tax-free wealth transfers. Mr. McClelland has spoken widely on Medicaid planning, special needs planning and wills and trusts for both the general public and continuing legal education. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Charleston and J.D. degree from Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law.
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