Kimberly Bliss

Adjunct Professor Kimberly Bliss is a partner at the law firm of Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP where she counsels individuals and families on trusts and estates issues, focusing on gift and estate tax matters, special needs planning, elder law and estate administration. She is particularly adept at assisting clients in settling the estates of their loved ones, advising on long-term care needs and navigating and applying for Medicaid benefits. Her clients are located throughout Westchester and Putnam Counties and New York City.

Professor Bliss is a respected leader in the elder law field, regularly giving presentations to attorneys and the community on long-term care planning, as well as attending events held by the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association to keep current on policy changes. She mentors attorneys who are new to the trusts and estates practice.

Before practicing law, Professor Bliss worked at White Plains Hospital for 10 years and draws upon her health care experience to inform and strengthen her trusts and estates practice.

• JD, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
• BA, Purchase College

• Estate Planning LAW 700

• Super Lawyers Rising Star

Elder Law, Estate Planning