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Salena grew up in Eagan, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2009 with a degree in Psychology and minors in Political Science and Spanish. She attended the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis and graduated in 2012. During law school she was involved in many student organizations and worked at the Jacobson Law Group as a law clerk in the field of tribal law and governance.  After graduation Salena served as the Legislative Assistant to Senator Jim Carlson of the Minnesota State Senate.In November of 2013 Salena married her husband Jared Koster and moved to Iowa, where he owns the Jackson Millwork Company in Spirit Lake. Salena joined Sackett Law Firm as a Paralegal in July of 2014 and became an Associate after being admitted to the Iowa Bar in September of 2014. Salena is also licensed to practice in Minnesota.. Salena is a Director on the University of St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Advisory Board as well as the Chair of the Alumni Giving Committee. She also serves on the Iowa Child Advocacy Board as a Court Appointed Special Advocate and member of the Foster Care Review Board.

I offer more than a decade of experience in the securities and financial services industries where I have provided consultative financial and regulatory advice both to individuals and businesses. My practice areas include estate planning and administration, business planning and transactions, wealth planning and transfer, bankruptcy, and regulatory compliance.. Legal services are provided through Gilbert Law PLLC, a rapidly growing general practice law firm located in the Twin Cities.. I understand that value isn't simply found in a one-size-fits-all legal document template, rather it is directly correlated to the quality and customization of advice rendered.  As a result, my mission is to help clients realize their personal and business goals through providing customized advisory services specifically tailored to meet each objective.

Erin Nobles is a life, legacy, and estate planning attorney serving clients in person on Boston's northshore and virtually throughout the commonwealth. She focuses on planning for families with minor children and families with young adult children. She also provides advanced asset protection for senior concerned about the cost of long term care.. Erin is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a B.A. in psychology. Before law school, she worked at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. She graduated with honors from Suffolk University Law School with a concentration in Health and Medical Law, and was a 2004 Rappaport Fellowship Recipient.. After law school, Erin worked at Lubin & Meyer, P.C. and later in the Florida Office of the Attorney General, prosecuting Medicaid fraud. She founded Nobles & Sigman, Attorneys at Law in 2017 to focus on estate planning for parents, expanding and rebranding the firm as Nobles Law, PLLC in 2021. Her mission is to help clients create understandable estate plans that reflect their values. She is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Florida.. Erin is a member of the Boston Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, and the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. She has completed the advanced elder law training through Elder Law College. She is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Florida.

Todd E. Lutsky joined Cushing and Dolan, P.C. in 1995 initially concentrating in the preparation of estate plans, including the use of revocable trusts, joint trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts and family limited partnerships. He has since expanded his practice to include business planning through the use of regular limited liability companies, Delaware series limited liability companies, sale of assets to an intentionally defective grantor trust, cross purchase agreements, stock redemption agreements, Deferred Compensation agreements, and the use of spousal lifetime access trusts. He has further expanded his practice to include Medicaid and asset protection planning for the elderly, assisting clients with the Medicaid application, preparation and eligibility process of obtaining MassHealth benefits, fair hearings, and advanced Medicaid planning and the preservation of assets through the use grantor irrevocable income only trusts. Mr. Lutsky graduated from the University of Toledo School of Law in 1991 and obtained a Masters Degree in Taxation from the Boston University School of Law in 1992. He joined the public sector as a tax attorney with the International accounting firm of Price Waterhouse LLP. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Boston Estate Planning Council, and is co-founder of the Boston chapter of the National Aging in Place Council.. Mr. Lutsky also provides his expertise since 1998 as the Co-Host on a nationally syndicated live call-in radio talk show entitled "Money Matters" in which he answers questions and provides information on topics such as asset protection planning, Medicaid eligibility, how to avoid probate, income and gift tax issues along with other estate tax planning matters.. In 2013, Mr. Lutsky has been given the opportunity to host his own radio show called, “The Legal Exchange with Todd Lutsky,” and it can be heard every Saturday at 5:00PM on WRKO 680AM and on four other local stations. This show will continue to focus on educating the public on estate, gift and income tax planning matters, asset protection and Medicaid eligibility matters while addressing a special legal gust each week to talk about another area of the law.. Mr. Lutsky is a regular speaker for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Foundation for Continuing Education, Massachusetts Association of Accountants, and the Mass Society of Enrolled Agents on such topics as:. "Medicaid Update" generally addressing elder law planning techniques and most recent cases and developments in the elder law arena. "Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate" – MCLE, MAA, and MSEA. "Preparing Federal and Massachusetts Estate Tax Returns" - MCLE. "Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a Form 706 Example" - FCE. "Fiduciary Income Tax Returns for Estates and Trusts" – FCE and MAA. "Income Tax Refresher" which included information on the 1997 tax reform act - FCE. "Tax Issues Associated With Divorce" - FCE. "Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide" - FCE. Mr. Lutksy has also spoken several times for the Advanced Legal Studies at Suffolk Law School on topics such as, “Fundamentals of Elder Law and Special Needs Law,” and the use of trusts to combine both estate and asset protection planning at the same time.. Mr. Lutsky's written materials include:. "Irrevocable Trusts Not As Frightening As You Might Think"- an article authored by Mr. Lutsky and published in the July/August 2002 edition of the PanAm Clipper Magazine. "Medicaid Update"- frequent contributing author - MCLE. "Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide"- frequent contributing author - FCE. "Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a 706 Example" - frequent contributing author - FCE. "Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate" - contributing co-author MCLE. Monthly educational articles on a variety of estate and Medicaid planning matters along with gift and income tax issues used in conjunction with his radio show. Areas of Practice. Estate Plans. Revocable Trusts. Joint Trusts. Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts. Personal Residence Trusts. Family Limited Partnerships. Medicaid Planning. Elder Law Planning. Irrevocable Medicaid Trusts. Limited Liability Companies. Bar Admissions. Pennsylvania, 1992. Massachusetts, 1992. Education. Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts. LL.M. - 1992. Major: Taxation. University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio - 1991. Published Works. Irrevocable Trusts Not As Frightening As You Might Think, PanAm Clipper Magazine, July/August, 2002. Medicaid Update. Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide. Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a 706 Example. Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate, Co-Author. Classes/Seminars. Speaker, "Medicaid Update", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Speaker, "Estate Planning for the Moderate Estate", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Speaker, "Preparing Federal and Massachusetts Estate Tax Returns", Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Speaker, "Basic Estate Planning Essentials with a Form 706 Example", Foundation for Continuing Education. Speaker, "Fiduciary Income Tax Returns for Estates and Trusts", Foundation for Continuing Education. Speaker, "Annual Elder Law Institute", Suffolk University Law School. Speaker, "Income Tax Refresher", Foundation for Continuing Education. Speaker, "Medicaid Planning Update, A Survival Guide", Foundation for Continuing Education. Professional Associations and Memberships. National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member. Boston Estate Planning Council, Member. National Aging In Place Council, Member. Provisors. Past Employment Positions. Price Waterhouse LLP, Tax Attorney