Kathryn focuses on Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning, Probate Administration, and general Elder Law issues. Prior to joining Hesch Law, Kathryn practiced with another area Elder Law firm. Kathryn also practiced with Pro Seniors, Inc., for eleven years, counseling Ohio seniors on various legal issues – Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, probate, estate planning, Powers of Attorney, guardianship, consumer law issues, landlord tenant law, and foreclosure issues. Kathryn served as an Equal Justice Works and AmeriCorps Fellow through Pro Seniors, Inc.

Aside from Elder Law, Kathryn has a wide legal resume in her twenty-seven years of law practice. She served as a Law Clerk for Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, the Honorable Ann Marie Tracey. She was a Hamilton County Prosecutor handling various juvenile felony and misdemeanor cases, municipal court cases (DUI’s, assaults, traffic violations, etc.), and child support matters. Kathryn also has extensive foreclosure experience, representing both creditors and homeowners.

Kathryn serves as the Secretary of the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Elder and Special Needs Law Committee. She has also served as the fundraising Chair and Secretary of the Beverly Cottages Parent Group (Godfrey, Illinois) for the past seventeen years. This group provides funding for the needs of severely developmentally disabled individuals. She is also currently serving as a board member of the Groves B. Smith Guardianship Corporation (Godfrey, Illinois). Kathryn is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, The Cincinnati Estate Planning Counsel, the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Elder and Special Needs Law Committee, and the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce. Kathryn has participated in the Pro Seniors, Inc. Lawyer Referral Program, Cincinnati Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyer’s Project, and Wills for First Responders.

Katy can be reached at katy.buerger@williamhesch.com.