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Michael Gilfix is a nationally known authority in the field
of law, aging and estate planning. A 1973 graduate of Stanford
Law School, he is a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder
Law Attorneys (NAELA), a co-founder of NAELA, and a Certified
Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.
Mr. Gilfix regularly addresses professional audiences, including
attorneys, physicians, certified public accountants, and financial
planners, nationally as well as locally.
An entrepreneur in
the legal field, Mr. Gilfix created the first legal aid program
for elders in 1973. He served as Executive Director of that
program, Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA) of Santa Clara
County, for ten years. In 1983 he created the law firm that
is today known as Gilfix & La Poll Associates LLP
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Mr. Gilfix has
been a principal speaker for numerous trust and tax symposia
at the national level, including the Center for Judicial Education,
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
the New York University Tax Institute, and the National Academy
of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).
Mr. Gilfix is a California legal
advisor to Partnership For Caring, the national organization
devoted to rights of individuals to make their own health care
decisions.
A highly respected practitioner and a prolific author,
Mr. Gilfix is co-author of Tax, Estate & Financial Planning
for the Elderly: Forms and Practice (Matthew Bender) and is
the principal author of Medi-Cal and Asset Preservation, a book-
length set of materials for practicing attorneys. He regularly
contributes to a wide variety of legal journals such as Trusts
and Estates Magazine, where his writings have discussed the
role of personal values in estate planning, life care communities,
and asset preservation planning.
Mr. Gilfix appears regularly
on KGO's "LawTalk" with host Len Tillem. Michael Gilfix and
Len Tillem team up to present lively and informative seminars
at many Bay Area locations.
Mr. Gilfix holds an AV rating from
Martindale-Hubbell, as judged by his peers in the legal profession.
This rating, the highest given "... reflects an attorney who
has reached the heights of professional excellence, ... has
practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest
levels of skill and integrity." |
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