Karen J. McMullen -

Karen J. McMullen

Partner - Vestal, Ithaca
607-584-5740

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Legal Assistant
Shelley Musterman
607-584-5682

Vestal
450 Plaza Drive
Vestal, NY 13850
P: 607-763-9200
F: 607-763-9211

Ithaca
200 E. Buffalo Street
Suite 502
Ithaca, NY 14850
P: 607-272-3484
F: 607-272-4514

  • B.A., summa cum laude, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2006)
  • J.D., magna cum laude, St. Johns University School of Law (2009)
  • New York State Bar (2010)
  • Broome County Bar Association (Member)
  • New York State Bar Association (Member)              
  • Delegate for the Sixth Judicial District and Executive Committee Member; NYS Bar Association Elder Law and Special Needs Section   
  • Member of the Legislative Subcommittee of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section Long Term Care Facility Reform Task Force

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  • 'Should I Give My House to My Kids,' Presenter at the Countryside Community Center, May 3rd, 2024
  • Financial Education Session 2: Estate Planning Fundamentals, Asset Planning, Protection, and Wealth Transfer, Presenter at the Lansing Community Library, April 17th, 2024
  • Tioga Senior Legal Clinic, Participant, February 10th, 2023
  • 'Real Estate Title Issues Emanating From Estates and Trusts - Release of Lien, Title Searches, Specific Devisees and Distributees,' Speaker to the Broome County Bar Association's Trusts & Estates 2021 CLE, November 10th, 2021
  • 'Duties and Responsibilities of Guardian; Powers of Guardian; Preparation of Initial and Annual Report; Discharge/Modification of Guardian and his/her Powers,' Speaker to the Broome County Bar Association's Virtual CLE, August 4th, 2021
  • 'Planning for People With Disabilities,' Speaker to the Broome County Bar Association's Virtual CLE, November 19th, 2020
  • Uniform Transfers to Minors Act,' Speaker to the Broome County Bar Association's Virtual Elder Law 2020 CLE, October 14th, 2020
  • 'Medicaid Eligibility Rules, Community Spouse and Exempt Transfer Rules,' Presenter to the Schuyler County Office for the Aging, February 21st, 2020
  • 'Planning for Peace of Mind,' Speaker to the Schuyler County Office for Aging, October 5th, 2019
  • 'You're An Executor, Now What?' Presenter at SUNY Broome's Continuing Education Program, September 26th, 2019
  • 'The Basics of Estate Administration,' Speaker to the Broome County Bar Association, November 8th, 2018
  • 'You're Appointed as the Executor, Now What?' - Speaker to the Broome County Bar Association, October 19th, 2018
  • 'Basics of Estate Planning & Long Term Care Planning,' Speaker at Kattelville Senior Center, May 15th, 2018
  • 'Powers of Attorney' - Speaker at the Broome County Office for the Aging, November 15th, 2017
  • 'Managing Your Digital After-Life' - Speaker to the Broome County Bar Association, March 9th, 2017
  • 'Health Care Proxies & Health Care Decisions' – Speaker at Broome County Public Library for National Health Care Decisions Day, April 16th, 2016
  • 'What documents need to be kept, and for how long, and what papers are needed when transferring responsibility to another or to another' – Speaker at the Broome West Senior Center, March 8th, 2016
  • 'How to Die Cheap' and 'How to Save Your Money from Nursing Home Expenses' - Speaker to members of AARP, Jan. 12th, 2016
  • 'Medicare, Medicaid & Other Government Benefits', speaker at the First Ward Senior Center in Binghamton, December 2nd, 2015
  • President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the Sixth Judicial District, Awarded by the New York State Bar Association, May 1st, 2024
  • Selected for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America®" in the area of Elder Law
  • Selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers - Rising Stars - Upstate Edition in the area of Elder Law
  • Author, "The Scarlet "N": Grandparent Visitation Statutes that Base Standing on Non-Intact Family Status Violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," Karen J. McMullen, 83:2 St. John's L. Rev. 693 (2009)
  • Co-Author, "Withdrawals from Guardianship Accounts and Investment of Guardianship Account Funds," Eugene E. Peckham and Karen J. McMullen, 15-04-2012 Warren's Heaton Legislative Case Digest 04212-1 (April 2012)
  • Co-Author, "Cy Pres Proceedings," Eugene E. Peckham and Karen J. McMullen, 15-04-2013 Warren's Heaton Legislative Case Digest 022013-1 (April 2013)
  • Endwell Rotary (Member, 2016-Present)
  • AVRE - Association For Vision Rehab (Board Member, 2019-Present) 
  • Broome County Office for the Aging Advisory Committee (Member, 2010-2016)
  • Maine-Endwell Dollars for Scholars (Board Member, 2009-Present)
  • Broome County Bar Association (Fundraising Committee)
  • Literacy Volunteers of Broome and Tioga Counties (Board President, 2010-2015, Member 2015-2017)
  • RSVP - Retired Seniors Volunteer Project Advisory Committee (Member, 2009-2015)

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