Every area of the law has its unique challenges and rewards. For estate planning and elder law attorneys, one of the greatest rewards of their practice is the opportunity to connect with clients on a more personal level while serving as a professional advisor. In fact, most of my fellow attorneys in this field will recite this as a reason they chose estate planning or elder law as their area of focus. Although an extensive and rigorous knowledge of the law is an essential part of the practice, the ability to truly understand and sympathize with a client’s personal and family situation is also key to being a good estate planning and elder law attorney. A truly great attorney is one who not only has that understanding and sympathy, but who anticipates the client’s needs and desires even before the client expresses them.
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Vanessa Kanaga currently serves as InterActive Legal’s Special Advisor on Estate Planning and Legal Strategy. She is the former CEO of InterActive Legal. Vanessa received her J.D. from Cornell Law School and holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Wichita State University, as well as an Advanced Professional Certificate from New York University School of Law. She is licensed in New York, Kansas, and Arizona, and currently lives in Arizona.
Prior to joining InterActive Legal in 2013, Vanessa practiced in New York, at Milbank LLP and Moses & Singer LLP, and in Kansas, at Hinkle Law Firm, LLC. She has experience in a range of estate planning matters, including high net worth tax planning and asset protection planning.
In 2024, Vanessa returned to the practice of law. She is an Associate Attorney at Greengard Law Firm, PLC in Phoenix, Arizona.
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