Turner, Phillip A.

Roberta S. Kuriloff is in private practice in Ellsworth, Maine.  Her practice is concentrated on the estate planning needs of individuals and their families.  She was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1976 and the Maine Bar in 1985. 

She works with clients to insure that their values, goals and objectives for themselves and their beneficiaries are incorporated into their estate planning. 

She specifically helps clients: 

• Protect their children's inheritance from creditors, lawsuits and failed marriages
• Design a plan that encourages children to use their inheritance wisely 
• Preserve their estate and provide for their future care
• Plan for elderly parents, grandchildren, or children with disabilities
• Preserve their privacy
• Plan for alternative lifestyle concerns
• Provide for one's spouse after death but also protect children from disinheritance if the spouse remarries
• Reduce estate taxes
• Plan ahead for the possibility of nursing home costs or the need  for Medicaid
• Plan for continuation of a family business in a way that is fair to all family members
• Administer estates upon death

She believes in a team approach to planning, and works with a client's other professional advisors to assure that all goals and objectives are met.  She strives to provide clients wit the best possible service in the fields of: 

• Life and Estate Planning
• Planning for Future Generations
• Elder Law
• Probate, Guardianship, Conservatorship
• Business Succession Planning
• Planning with Insurance
• Leaving a Legacy with Charitable Planning
• Trust Administration
• Real Estate Purchases and Sales

Roberta received her J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1976, and has practiced law since that time.  She is a member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the New England Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys, the Maine Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

She teaches organizations and groups about various estate planning issues.  She has presented numerous seminars for the public and professional advisors on Medicaid and nursing home concerns, basic and advanced estate planning, and the use of living trusts for more meaningful planning.