Jessica L. Stoppel
Email: jlstoppel@cml-law.com
Areas of Concentration:
Jessica focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, long-term care & Medicaid planning, elder law, probate & trust administration, real estate, and business law.
Her experience at preparing comprehensive estate plans; including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, allows her to help each client develop an estate plan that is personalized to their individual needs. In addition, she advises her clients on the issues encountered in long-term care planning, particularly access to Medicaid benefits. Jessica has experience assisting families through the complex Division of Assets and Medicaid application process, and she has experience counseling families of aging clients and special needs families on complicated legal issues such as: asset preservation, access public benefits, special needs trusts, and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. Jessica can also assist clients with the formation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, deed preparation, and residential or commercial real estate transactions.
General Background Information:
Jessica hails from the small town of Gorham, Kansas. She attended Kansas State University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing and Leadership Studies in 2009. Jessica is a 2012 graduate of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
Jessica and her husband, Blake, reside in Salina with their two young children, Colt and Chloe.
Education:
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (B.S., magna cum laude, 2009)
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO (J.D., 2012)
Professional Affiliations:
Kansas Bar Association
Saline-Ottawa County Bar Association
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Member
Kansas Chapter of NAELA, Secretary & Education Committee Member
Kansas Women Attorneys Association, Member
Presentations:
Farm & Ranch Estate Planning
Estate Planning for Young Professionals
Eight Reasons to have an Estate Plan
Estate and Long-Term Care Planning
Estate Planning for Growing Families
Essential Estate Planning Documents, Long-term Care & Medicaid Planning
Community:
Sunflower Adult Day Services, Board Member
Salina Area United Way, HR Committee Member
Noon Network AMBUCS, Member
Professional Business Network of Salina, Member & Secretary
Salina Area Young Professionals, Member
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Member
Prior Experience:
Associate Attorney, Davis & McCann, P.A., Dodge City, Kansas (2012-2015)
