About Christine A. Gilsinan

Professional Summary

Christine A. Gilsinan, Attorney at Law, Webster Groves, Missouri
University of Denver School of Law, J.D., 1975. (Law Journal Associate Editor; Order of St. Ives)
Loyola University, Chicago, IL. B.A., cum laude, 1969
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Ms. Gilsinan is a solo practitioner in St. Louis(Webster Groves), Missouri, where she concentrates her practice in estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, beneficiary designations, real estate) and senior issues such as Medicare, Planning for Medicaid, Nursing Home issues, and Long Term Care Issues. She is certified as a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation.

Christine has participated in seminars for other legal professionals through the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the National Business Institute. She has written extensively for the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar (CLE Deskbook Series), the St. Louis Bar Journal and Missouri Lawyers Weekly.

Ms. Gilsinan graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1975 and is a member of the Order of St. Ives and the American, Colorado, Missouri and St. Louis Bar Associations. She received her B.A. degree, cum laude, in Sociology from Loyola University in 1969.

Bar Memberships

Missouri Bar
Colorado Bar
Federal U.S. District Court (Eastern District of Missouri)
Federal U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court

Education

University of Denver, J.D., 1975 (Order of St. Ives Legal Honorary Society)
Loyola University, Chicago, B.A., 1969 (cum laude)

Committees, Associations and Memberships:

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Director, Missouri Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Estate Planning Council of St. Louis
Missouri Bar Elder Law Committee
Missouri Bar Probate and Trust Law Committee
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Elder Law Committee.
Advisor, TIAA-CREF

Legal Education Writings, Programs and Presentations:

In addition to speaking at seminars for the general public, Christine A. Gilsinan has been active in writings and presentations for other legal professionals:

Chapter 5, Planning for Minors, Elderly and Disabled Persons, Missouri Estate Planning (3rd ed., Trusts and Estates MoBar Deskbook Series), with Julie Berkowitz, Esquire
2009 Update to Chapter 13, Missouri Nonprobate Transfers Law (with Andrea Jackson), Missouri Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Custodianships, and Nonprobate Matters (2d ed. 2006, Trusts and Estates MoBar Deskbook Series)
The St. Louis Bar Journal, (Spring, 2010):"2010 Medicaid in Missouri," with Barbara Gilchrist and Julie Berkowitz
The St. Louis Bar Journal, Vol. 51 No. 2 (Fall, 2004): "Individual Retirement Accounts for Seniors and Their Families"
Medicaid--Planning and Applying Legal Strategies, Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar (February 16, 2005)
Elder Law for the General Practitioner, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (June 30, 2003)
How to Practice Law Professionally and Ethically, St. Louis University School of Law (February 18, 2000)

U. S. Supreme Court