Estate Planning Isn’t Just For The Elderly

Happy, smiling couple in their sixties.
Attorney Stella King

Practice Areas

  • Elder Law
  • Wills, Trusts, & Estates
  • Medicaid Planning
  • Medicaid Applications (nursing home and homecare)
  • Estate Planning

Education

  • Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
    • J.D. - 2012
  • Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
    • B.A. - 2005
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Major: Anthropology

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 2013
  • New Jersey, 2019

Professional Associations

  • Westchester County Bar Association, Member, Present
  • New York State Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section, Member, Present
  • New York State Bar Association, Elder Law & Special Needs Section, Member, Present

Published Works

  • "Planning For Your Loved Ones with Special Needs,”, River Journal, September 2023
  • "Why Do I Need a Revocable Living Trust,”, River Journal, June 2023
  • "Protecting Your Home from the Cost of Long-Term Care,”, River Journal, April 2023
  • "An Emerging Trend: Transferring Shares of Stock in a Cooperative Apartment to a Trust,”, Westchester Lawyer, February 2023
  • How Medicaid Will Pay You To Care for Your Loved Ones, New York State Bar Association, Elder Law and Special Needs Section Journal, December 2021, Vol. 31 No. 3, 2021
  • When is a Power of Attorney Powerless?, Westchester County Bar Association, September, 2021

Honors

  • Rising Star, Super Lawyers Metro New York, Thomson Reueters, 2021-2023

Classes & Seminars

  • Key Estate Planning Documents, Neighborhood House, Sleepy Hollow, May 2023
  • Key Estate Planning Documents, Westchester Women in Senior Care presentation at Yorktown Public Library, March 2023
  • New York Medicaid Update Panel, Orion Resource Group, October 2022
  • Key Estate Planning Documents, Westchester Women in Senior Care presentation for Gramatan Village Senior Care Symposium at Bronxville Public Library, September 2022
  • Medicaid & Estate Planning, Irvington Public Library, July 2021
  • Critical Issues Facing Senior Clients, Bronxvillle Adult School, April 2021
  • Estate Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bronxville Adult School, 2020

Past Positions

  • Steinvurzel & Levy Law Group, Associate Attorney, 2016 to 2019
  • Sanders Law, PLLC, Associate Attorney, 2013 to 2016