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ABOUT ATTORNEY K. GABRIEL HEISER
 
Attorney
K. Gabriel Heiser
Since graduating from Boston University School of Law in 1983, attorney K. Gabriel Heiser has focused exclusively on Medicaid eligibility planning and estate planning. His 23+ years of specialization enables him to come up with creative solutions to the most difficult Medicaid and estate planning situations. Attorney Heiser genuinely enjoys solving the problems of his many clients, typically saving them thousands of dollars of their hard-earned savings. He understands the complexities of the Medicaid and tax systems so that he can steer his clients through the maze of rules and regulations to arrive at the best possible solution.

Attorney Heiser began his law practice in Massachusetts, where he was Chairman of the Estate Planning Committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association. After eight years, he relocated to Tennessee, where he was the founder and Chairman of the Nashville Bar Association's Estate Planning Committee, Vice President of the Nashville Estate Planning Council (2003-2004), President of the Middle Tennessee Planned Giving Council (1997), an organization that focuses on methods of charitable giving. He has taught as a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the College for Financial Planning at David Lipscomb University, as an instructor in Estate Planning Law (1996-1998).

He is a long-time member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and an ACTEC Fellow (see below). Attorney Heiser is a frequent seminar leader and participant in the areas of Medicaid eligibility planning, estate and gift tax, charitable gifts and trusts, and sophisticated estate planning. He has been certified by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils as a Certified Estate Planning Specialist.


Member: Boulder Estate Planning Council (current); Boulder Bar Association Estate Planning Section; Colorado Bar Association (Elder Law Section); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Being elected to ACTEC is one of the highest honors an estate planning attorney can receive. ACTEC is a non-profit association composed of approximately 2,700 of the most accomplished estate planning practitioners in the United States and Canada. There are only 49 ACTEC members in Colorado. A lawyer cannot apply for membership in the College; Fellows of the College are nominated by other Fellows in their geographic area and are elected by the membership at large. To qualify for membership, a lawyer must have at least 10 years of experience in the active practice of probate and trust law or estate planning. Lawyers and law professors are elected to be Fellows by the other members, based on their outstanding professional reputation, exceptional skill, and substantial contributions to the field by lecturing, writing, teaching and participating in bar activities.

Author: Retirement Plan Distributions: The Rules (Boulder Estate Planning Council presentation, 2/21/06); Estate Planning in Tennessee (Lorman Education Services, 2000); Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Tennessee (National Business Institute, 2000); Sophisticated Estate Planning Strategies for the Advanced Practitioner in Tennessee (National Business Institute, 1998), Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Tennessee (National Business Institute, 1997), Family Limited Partnerships in Tennessee (National Business Institute, 1996), Living Trusts and Other Estate Planning Alternatives in Tennessee (National Business Institute, 1995), Estate Planning for the Elder and Disabled Client (Nashville Bar Association, 1994). List of recent talks and seminars led by Gabriel Heiser.

Attorney Heiser is proud to have received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell ® , the country’s preeminent lawyer rating service. An AV rating signifies a firm that has “achieved the highest levels of professional skill and integrity.” His AV rating is based on peer reviews by members of the Bar and Judiciary. That means that the lawyers and judges with whom he has worked closely feel that he is among the best in the business not only for his legal skills, but also for his honesty, integrity and ethics.

 
 
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Law Office of K. Gabriel Heiser

4845 Pearl East Circle, Suite 101
Boulder, CO 80301
Ph:(303) 447-6855
fax: (888) 301-9466
 
 

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The attorney ethics rules require us to tell you that this is an advertisement, and that Colorado does not certify attorneys as specialists in any field. Attorney Heiser is only licensed to practice law in the States of Colorado, Tennessee and Massachusetts. The ability to access this website in another jurisdiction does not constitute the practice of law outside of Colorado or a representation that attorneys in our firm are licensed to practice in any other jurisdiction. All information and material in this website is believed to be accurate. Nonetheless, it should not be considered legal advice on any particular topic. All fact patterns are potentially different and you should not act on information contained in this website without seeking advice from a legal professional specific to your particular situation.
 
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