Maureen Lester
Maureen found her passion for elder law through her family’s long-term care journey with her grandparents. Since graduating from UMKC School of Law in 2014, she has dedicated her legal career to advocating for older adults and individuals with disabilities. She spent seven years in private practice and several years as a Special Needs Trust administrator, experiences she now brings to her elder law, Medicaid planning, and special needs planning work at Complete Estate & Probate Law.
Maureen is licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri and is actively involved in the elder law community. She volunteers with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), participates in the Association of Women Lawyers, and serves as an adjunct professor at UMKC School of Law. She has been named a SuperLawyers Rising Star four times.
In her free time, Maureen enjoys being outdoors with her husband and two children.
Guest appearance on:
- Long-Term Care, Broken Down: The Three Levels of Care and What They Cost w/ Elder Care Attorney Maureen Lester
- Applying Elder Law: Care Planning, Medicaid, and Family Coordination w/ Elder Care Attorney Maureen Lester
- What Elder Law Really Is (And Why Estate Planning Alone Is Not Enough) w/ Elder Care Attorney Maureen Lester