Our guest speaker will be Louisville attorney Karen L. Stewart.

The topics will include:

Estate Planning:
Joint property ownership options, probate v. non-probate assets; will preparation and litigation; probate issues, inheritance and estate taxation. Business property issues, death/disability of proprietor.

Health Planning:
Health care surrogacies, powers of attorney.

Couples Planning:
Marriage issues; Co-habitation agreements. Adoption of children.

Financial Planning:
Debt and the unspoken horror of compound interest, default rates and other credit card nightmares.

If have any questions you would like answered, please email them to the organizer at [masked]

Please email in advance of the meeting to allow the speaker time to research the answer.

Karen Stewart's Resume

Education:
* Western Kentucky University; B.A. 1972
* University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law; J.D. 1986

Bar Admissions:
* Admitted to practice of law: Kentucky 10/10/1986
* Also admitted to practice before: U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern District of Indiana; Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Cincinnati, Ohio

Experience:

* Judicial Intern: Hon. Charles M. Allen, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court at Louisville, 1986.
* Law Clerk to Hon. G. William Brown, Chief Judge, U. S. Bankruptcy Court at Louisville 1986-1988.
* Law Clerk to Hon. David T. Stosberg, Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court at Louisville, 1989-1990.
* Domestic Relations Commissioner, Jefferson Circuit Court 1995-98.
* Private practice of law, Louisville 1992-present.

Other:
* Chair, Committee for Fairness and Individual Rights (C-FAIR) 1993-95.

Personal:
* Native of Beaver Dam, KY.
* Resident of Louisville since 1978.
* Married Janice Conard at Halifax, Nova Scotia 12/04.
* 2 pets: Maybelline and Cutie Pie.