Plan for the Future with Our Skilled Estate Lawyers in Louisville, KY

Chris Emison

Since 2003, Chris' focus has been on representing clients in estate planning, probate, and real estate matters. Through her years of experience in both probate and estate planning matters, she is able to plan her clients' estates to minimize the time, expense, and publicity of probate. Plus, during times of difficult decision-making and grief, after the passing of a loved one, she is able to provide her clients with compassion and skill in guiding them through the process.

Chris also helps her clients with Medicaid asset protection through both advanced Medicaid planning and crisis Medicaid planning. She has helped many clients in protecting their assets from the costs of long-term care. There are also many ways to assist veterans and their families with obtaining Veteran Benefits. With her training and familiarity with these programs, she is able to help clients maximize their benefits under Medicaid and VA programs.

Jane Schmidt

Jane Schmidt focuses her practice on Elder Law - helping seniors save money with Veterans Benefits and careful estate planning to avoid the extremely high cost of nursing home care. She also prepares wills and other estate planning documents, such as the powers of attorney and living wills.

Jane is a Louisville-based attorney licensed in Kentucky and Georgia. She is a graduate of The College of William and Mary (B.A.), Georgia State University (M.B.A.) and Georgia Law School (J.D.) Jane is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association's Elder Law Section as well as Elder Counsel, Wealth Counsel, and Elder Law Answers.

CHERYL BRUNER

Cheryl concentrates her practice on elder law and asset protection, combining traditional estate and gift planning with today's elder estate planning tools to minimize the financial impact of elder care, rehab, and long-term nursing home costs. Working all throughout the state of Kentucky, she prepares irrevocable asset protection trusts, revocable living trusts, wills, durable power of attorney (financial and medical surrogacy), and living wills. For many individuals and families, an asset protection trust is an essential component of an elder estate plan to preserve the tradition of passing down an inheritable asset. Cheryl also prepares gun trusts to give firearms owners peace of mind related to inheritance or transfer of their property.

Cheryl obtained her law degree from the Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D. 1995). She is admitted to the bar in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the United States District Court, W.D., and E.D. Ky., the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Cheryl's bar memberships include Elder Counsel, Wealth Counsel, the Kentucky Bar Association, and the Louisville Bar Association.
 
Cheryl's husband, Bart Bruner, is a teacher and football coach at St. Xavier High School. They have two adult children and are members of St. Michael Catholic Church, where they've spent many years of active participation. Cheryl previously served as a member of the Parish Council, School Advisory Board, Capital Campaign Leadership Team, Summer Picnic Co-Chair, and Girl Scout Troop Leader. She and her husband volunteer at the Cathedral of the Assumption daily lunch program with a group of friends.

Cheryl is an active civic volunteer as well. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Greater Louisville, just completing her second term as Chair of the Annual Giving Campaign. Cheryl is also a board member of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation.

A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, Cheryl keeps close ties with friends there and doesn’t pass an opportunity to enjoy some Owensboro-style barbeque.

Contact Cheryl at 502-230-9119 or by email at cbruner@pittemison.com.

Annie Golemboski

Annie grew up in Oldham County, Kentucky and attended Xavier University, where she obtained her undergraduate degree in social work (B.S.S.W., 2014). After college, Annie spent a year of service in Guyana, South America, as a social worker at an HIV clinic, and at St. John Bosco Orphanage. 

After returning to Kentucky, Annie worked for 3 years at Elder Law of Louisville as a Client Manager. There, she learned the complexities of elder law and the role that a well-prepared estate plan plays in helping clients and their families navigate difficulties during their senior years.

Realizing her passion for helping others, Annie pursued a law degree at Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2022), and was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in October, 2022 and the Indiana Bar in January, 2023.