Ms. Julianne Kocer serves clients in the legal areas of Life Care Planning, Asset Preservation, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Medicaid, Disability Programs, and Probate. Julie is an active member of the Washington State Bar Association and is also licensed to practice law in Minnesota. She received her J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota and is currently obtaining her post-doctorate law degree in Elder Law from Stetson University School of Law. Julie is a frequent speaker on estate planning and long term care topics for continuing legal education credit seminars and for community social organizations. Additionally, Julie is a professor and guest speaker for the University of Washington Extension Program. She formerly served on the executive committee of the Elder Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association where she developed the Section's first grant program. She is also a member of the Life Care Planning Law Firm Association and of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys having served on the board of its Washington Chapter for five years as President and as its Legislative Chair. Julie has testified to our state congress in Olympia and written opposition papers against legislation negatively affecting seniors and disabled people. She was named the 2004 NAELA Member of the Year by her fellow colleagues. Her article titled, "Medicaid Planning for Our Seniors," appears in the 2002 Educational Manual of Credit Professionals International and her additional publications can be seen in SENIORguidebook. Additionally, Julie was named a "Rising Star" in Washington Law and Politics for six consecutive years in the December/January 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 editions by the 'SuperLawyers' of Washington state, an award granted to only 2.3 percent of attorneys annually statewide who are under the age of 40.
