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Andria joined Legacy Design Strategies in January of 2011.  She is currently a partner in the firm. Legacy Design Strategies is based out of Omaha, Nebraska with offices in Des Moines, Iowa, Minot, North Dakota and Denver, Colorado.  Legacy Design Strategies is a law firm and consultant firm that works strictly in the areas of Estate and Business Planning.  As members of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys and Wealth Counsel, Legacy Design Strategies has assisted clients from their basic needs to the more advanced strategies of wealth transfer and asset protection.   Andria is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the North Dakota State Bar Association.  Andria relocated to Minot, North Dakota in the fall of 2012 to open the Minot office.  Her practice includes client counseling, legal technical research as well as probate and trust administration.  Andria is also responsible for the implementation of the LifeTime Legacy Program.  This is a maintenance program that ensures that a clients’ plan complies with current federal and state laws, provides assurances that clients’ estate plans continue to meet their goals and wishes, and provides ongoing education regarding estate planning strategies and laws.. Andria is licensed to practice law in Nebraska and North Dakota.. Specialties: Estate PlanningBusiness PlanningAsset Protection

Attorney Mia Poliquin Pross, Esq. focuses on helping families plan for long term care needs and transitions, navigating Medicaid (MaineCare) eligibility and applications, estate planning and probate estate administration. She brings to the practice varied experience in finance, health insurance, and social policy. Before joining the Elder Law Offices of Kathleen Kienitz, she spent many years in the non-profit sector, advocating on behalf of vulnerable populations and developing her empathetic nature, ability to listen intently, and thoughtful approach to problem-solving. Attorney Poliquin Pross is a member of the Maine State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and Androscoggin County Bar Association. She has been active with the City of Auburn Planning Board and with the Good Food Council of Lewiston Auburn.. She graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Social Work from Plymouth State University and earned her Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of New Hampshire School of Law where she served as co-chair of the Public Interest Coalition and as Chief Note Editor for the Pierce Law Review. She is a Lewiston native, and currently resides in Auburn with her husband and daughter.

I specialize in probate administration and estate planning.  Assisting people in dealing with the difficulties following the death of a loved one, and planning for the future to protect and care for their families is a very gratifying practice for me.  I welcome the opportunity to meet new clients.

Richard J. Sakoda is a partner in the law firm of Sterling & Tucker. He received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and his Juris Doctor degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii.. Mr. Sakoda was admitted to practice before all Hawaii state courts and the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii in 1992. His private practice has focused in the area of estate planning, disability planning, trusts and probate.. He is a member of the American Bar Association ("ABA"), the Hawaii State Bar Association ("HSBA"), the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the ABA, the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the HSBA, and the Elder Law Section of the HSBA. Mr. Sakoda also served on the HIPAA Sub-Committee, a joint sub-committee created by the Elder Law Section and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the HSBA. The HIPAA Sub-Committee addressed issues related to the protection and release of protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).. Mr. Sakoda is a frequent participant on Legal-Line (formerly Ask-A-Lawyer), for which he received an Outstanding Volunteer Award in 1998. He contributed an article on "Inheritance, Wills and Trusts" for the Hawaii Women Lawyers 1996 publication Our Rights,Our Lives: A Guide To Women's Legal Rights in Hawaii.

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