Laurie G. Steiner is a member of the law firm of Budish, Solomon, Steiner & Peck, Ltd. She earned her B.A. degree from the College of Wooster and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall College of Law. She is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation (approved by the Commission on Specialization of the Supreme Court of Ohio) and an Accredited attorney for the preparation, presentation and prosecution of claims for veterans benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Ms. Steiner is a frequent speaker on Elder Law, Medicaid/Disability Planning and Estate Planning topics to both professional groups and civic groups. Her practice is focused on life care planning, elder law, estate planning, and probate. Ms. Steiner is a current contributing author to 50 Something magazine and a past contributing author to The Times of Your Life. She is the substitute host and also appears on the television show Golden Opportunities, Sunday mornings on TV-3 in Cleveland, the local NBC affiliate. Ms. Steiner is a member of the Cleveland (Estate Planning Probate and Trust Section), Akron, Ohio State (Probate and Trust Law Section) and American (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) bar associations, the Life Care Planning Law Firm Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Academy of Special Needs Planners and the Cleveland Estate Planning Council. She joined the law firm of Budish, Solomon, Steiner & Peck, Ltd. when it was formed in September 1993, and previously was associated with Hahn Loeser & Parks.