The firm’s managing attorney, Kathie Brown Roberts, JD, CELA, is currently one of three attorneys in Utah certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, the only elder law program accredited by the American Bar Association. She is the only Utah attorney member of the Special Needs Alliance. With over thirty years of experience, Kathie is also a past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Utah State Bar, and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).
She currently serves on the Utah Court Committee on Probate Rules and the Board of Directors for the National Elder Law Foundation.
As a CELA, Kathie is certified to have:
- Been licensed to practice law in at least one state and be in good standing with all Bar Associations where she is licensed to practice;
- Spent an average of at least 16 hours a week practicing elder law during the three years preceding the application for certification;
- Handled at least 60 elder law matters during those three years with a specified distribution among a wide variety of topics;
- Participated in at least 45 hours of continuing legal education in the three years preceding the application;
- Favorably been evaluated by five elder law attorney specialists who are not a member of her firm;
- Passed a full-day certification examination.