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Wilmington Elder Law & Estate Planning Lawyer
About Kara Gansmann
Practice Areas
- Elder Law & Estate Planning
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2015
- North Carolina, 2014
- Texas, 2007
Other Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association Elder Law & Special Needs Law Section Council, 2022 - 2023 (Vice President)
- North Carolina Bar Association Elder Law & Special Needs Law Section Council, 2018 - 2021 (Voting Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association, 2017 (4All Statewide Service Day Site Co-Chair)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Elder Law & Special Needs Section, 2017 (Member and CLE Co-Chair)
- North Carolina Bar Association, 2017 (Liaison between Elder Law & Special Needs Section and Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section)
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), North Carolina Chapter (Member)
- State Bar of Texas (Inactive Member in Good Standing)
Education
- University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 2007
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: Order of the Coif, Member
Honors: National Order of the Barristers, Member
Honors: Legal Writing, Teacher
Honors: Full-Tuition Academic Scholarships
Honors: United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Honorable Rodney S. Webb, Extern
Honors: United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Chief Magistrate Judge Karen K. Klein, Extern
Law Review: North Dakota Law Review, Editor in Chief - University of North Dakota, 2005
B.A. - University of North Carolina Wilmington, 1998
B.A.
Pro Bono Activities
- Plantation Village, Board of Directors, 2022 - Present
- Pro Bono Volunteer, North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center, 2017
- New Hanover County Estate Planning Council, Member
- Coastal Women Attorneys, Treasurer, 2015 - 2017
- The Carousel Center, Inc., Board of Directors; Chair, 2016 - 2017
- The Carousel Center, Inc., Board of Directors, Vice Chair/Under Secretary, 2015
- North Carolina Bar Association Foundation | Law-Related Education; Attorney Advisor for Middle School Mock Trial Team, 2015
- Pleasure Island Soccer Association, Coach, 2014 - 2017
- UNCW Alumni Relations; Brazen mentor to alumni and students; Cape Fear Steering Committee, 2015 - 2017
- Peace Rose Montessori, Reading & Fundraising Volunteer, 2014 - 2016
- 1910 Harris County Courthouse, Docent, 2011 - 2013
- Houston Bar Association, Adopt an Angel, Court Liaison, 2008 - 2013
- Houston Bar Association, reading tutor in disadvantaged Houston schools, 2008 - 2009
Classes and Seminars
- Presenter, “Durable Powers of Attorney Insights” and “Advanced Directive Tips: making Healthcare Wishes Explicit,” for National Business Institute’s CLE “Estate Planning: Top 7 Tools to Know” (June 17, 2019, Wilmington, North Carolina)
- Presenter, “Medicaid: New Rules in Benefits, Eligibility, and More” for National Business Institute’s CLE (June 12, 2019, 90-minute, nation-wide webinar)
- Featured in NC Lawyer, “Renaissance Woman: World Traveler, Lawyer, Writer, Volunteer Kara Gansmann Can’t Be Stopped,” by Russel Rawlings (August 2018)
- Presenter, “Documenting Long-Term Care, Incapacity, and End-of-Life Decisions,” for National Business Institute’s CLE “Step-by-Step Guide to Drafting Wills and Trusts” (June 18, 2018, Wilmington, North Carolina)
- Presenter, The New North Carolina Power of Attorney Act, Cranfill Sumner Firm Seminar (November 9, 2017, Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Presenter, Liability Issues with Free-Speech Rights in the Workplace, Cranfill Sumner Firm Seminar (October 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Office Information
Address
5535 Currituck DriveSuite 210 Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Author of manuscripts, “Marshalling Assets: Key Complications,” and “Creditors’ Claims Frustrations,” presented by Andrew W. Olsen for the National Business Institute’s CLE, “Top Challenges in Estate Administration” (May 10, 2018, Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Author of manuscript, “Medicaid Planning Strategies,” presented by Andrew W. Olsen for the North Carolina Bar Association Elder Law & Special Needs Basics CLE (October 27, 2017, Cary, North Carolina)
- Author of manuscript, “Medicaid Estate Recovery” presented by Andrew W. Olsen for National Business Institute’s CLE “Medicaid Update 2017” (November 7, 2017, Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Author, How Seniors Can Afford Long Term Care Without Spending Their Life Savings, Business North Carolina (August 2017)
- Author of manuscript for CLE “What are Trusts? Main Trust Principles” as presented by Andrew W. Olsen for National Business Institute’s CLE “Trusts from A to Z” (June 30, 2017, Wilmington, North Carolina)
- Author, A Retailer’s Guide to Use of Video Surveillance Evidence to Defend itself in Litigation, The Retailer magazine (2017)
- Author, The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Corporations to Opt Out of Contraceptive Mandate in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014)
- Author, Government Speech. It’s What’s for Dinner, 82 N.D. L. Rev. 519 (2006)
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