Kathleen Miller practices in the areas
of estate planning and administration,
non-profit and school policy
development. Kathy represents
individuals and families in all aspects
of estate planning, including wills,
trusts and associated documents such as
healthcare proxies, living wills and
powers of attorney. She represents
heirs and executors through all aspects
of estate administration and taxation,
and provides assistance to families with
guardianship and conservatorship issues.
Kathy has worked extensively with public and non-profit entities and provides general counsel services, including incorporation, qualification for Federal tax exempt status, dissolution/liquidation, and other operational matters. She also works with Boards and managers and with schools on policy development, strategic planning and harassment prevention.
Professional Experience:
Before joining the
New Law Center, Kathy's experience
included law clerk for the Chief Justice
of the Massachusetts Appeals Court,
directing the Elder Law Unit of the
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central
Massachusetts (LACCM), where she
represented elders in the areas of
health and disability, consumer,
housing, probate and nursing home
resident rights and conducted community
education for seniors on legal issues
relevant to Seniors. She then served as
Executive Director of LACCM, supervising
a staff of 40 in two offices, as well as
grant writing, financial management and
community relations and later served as
Assistant Attorney General to the
Massachusetts Department of Public
Welfare's Medicaid Unit (Now
MassHealth).
Community and Professional Activities
Kathy's community service includes 12
years as an elected member of the
Belmont School Committee including
service as a member of the collective
bargaining team, using collaborative
bargaining methods to negotiate workable
agreements under difficult
circumstances. She has also served on
the boards of a number of community
organizations, including Belmont Against
Racism (co-founder), The New England
Alliance of Multiracial Families
(co-founder and president for 2 years)
and Children's Village Day Care Center
(President for 2 years).
