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Carol Sikov Gross Esquire, CELA

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 39 years of experience

Elder Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Guardianship, Probate

310 Grant Street, Grant Building Suite 1110, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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About Carol Sikov Gross Esquire, CELA

Practice Areas

Elder Law
Estate Planning
Wills
Guardianship
Probate

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review: University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Managing Editor
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
M.B.A.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.S.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: University Scholar

Classes and Seminars

1st – 19th Annual Elder Law Institutes, variety of topics, most recent 7/16, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
1st – 17th Annual Estate and Elder Law Symposiums, variety of topics, most recently 2/16, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Elder Law Update 11/06 – 11/15, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Guardianship 101: 3/12, 4/14, 3/16, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Long Term Care Planning for Seniors, 4/16, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Family Caregiver Agreements and Use of Real Estate for Elder Law Attorneys: 10/12, 4/16, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Fundamentals of Estate Planning: 3/12, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
The Second Season: Issues for Divorce over 50: 2012, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Using Trusts and Insurance for Asset Protection 8/11, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Understanding the Basics of Elder Law 4/11, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Using Mediation to Resolve Disputes Involving the Elderly 10/10, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Divorce and the Special Needs Child: 2009, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Advising the Elderly in Crisis: 2004, 2007, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Health Care Financing Options: 12/04, 3/06, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Nuts & Bolts of Medicaid Planning: 2005, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Representing the Incapacitated Person – A Guide to Guardianships & Special Needs Trusts: 4/04, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Dealing with a Client’s Diminishing Capacity: 6/01, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Making Sense of the New Medical Assistance Estate Recovery Regulations: 2001, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Private Insurance Solutions for the Elderly: 1997, 2000, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Estate and Financial Planning for the Elderly: 2/99, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Private Insurance Solutions for the Elderly: 2/97, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Managing Your Client’s Personal Injury Settlement: A Legal & Economic Analysis: 3/99, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
2012 Solo and Small Firm Conference, Pennsylvania Bar Association
1996 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Annual Retreat: Judges Speak Out on the 1992 Reforms to the Incapacitated Persons Act, Pennsylvania Bar Association
"Very Important Papers" Project for the Elderly for the ACBA, 1991 – 2010, Allegheny County Bar Association
Free Wills Project – Training of attorneys for several years, Allegheny County Bar Association
various topics, Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Elder Law – Being Prepared as You Grow Older – 5 week course, 2005 – Present, Osher Life Long Learning Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Elder Law – Being Prepared as You Grow Older – 5 week course, Fall, 2012 –, Osher Life Long Learning Institute at University of Pittsburgh
Older and Wiser Program, Neighborhood Legal Services Association

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1984
U.S. Federal Courts, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1996

Other Affiliations

Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) (Founding Chair, Elder Law Committee, 1998 - 2001)
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (Council Member)
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Fellow, 2012 - Present)
Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), Elder Law Section (Past Council Member)
Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), Probate & Trust Law Section (Immediate Past Chair (7/14 – 7/16))
University of Pittsburgh Law Alumni Association (Past President, 2004 - 2005)
Allegheny County Bar Foundation (ACBF) (Past Trustee, 2003 - 2007)
Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), Probate and Trust Law Sections (Past Council Member)
Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) (Past Chair, Fiduciary Services for the Aged and Infirm Committee)
Senior Action Coalition (Past Treasurer)

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