Get expert advice on estate planning, including wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives. This practical class will also help you learn how revocable trusts can help you avoid probate and irrevocable can protect your assets from nursing homes or Maine Care (Medicaid) liens. The discussion will include other strategies to safeguard assets from life events such as business failure or divorce of adult children. Please note that Kathryn is an estate planning lawyer knowledgeable about Maine law. Kathryn is a lawyer in York, Maine, where she has practiced since 1991. She advises individuals, couples, and families on estate planning, probate matters, real estate, and elder law, including Medicaid/Maine Care planning. Drawing on her background as a real estate attorney, she advises families on ownership and transfer of significant ocean and lakefront properties. She is a member of the York County Bar Association, Maine Bar Association, and Greater York Chamber of Commerce. She conducts classes on estate planning for local adult eds.