Kristin Steckbeck Bilinski

Kristin Steckbeck Bilinski

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 18 years

Probate Lawyer at Fort Wayne, IN
Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Guardianship ... +2 more

803 S Calhoun St Suite 100, Fort Wayne, IN

About Kristin

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 30%

Wills & trusts, advance directives (financial and health care powers of attorney, living wills, funeral planning directives).

30%
Probate 30%

All aspects of estate administration, including probate, small estate affidavits, life insurance and retirement benefit claims.

30%

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Licenses

Licensed in Indiana for 18 years

State: Indiana

Acquired: 2007

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Bilinski Law Office, LLC

803 S Calhoun St Suite 100, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802-2305

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Posted by Don | August 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Employment & Labor

Excellent, hard working and very professional!

I work for a mid sized company in Ft. Wayne. I was assigned by the company to deal with a very challenging personnel situation involving the family of an employee that passed away due to cancer. I searched for an attorney in the area that had a particular set of skills and found Kristin. Kristin w...as professional, very intelligent and always on time. She dealt with the extreme complications of the situation that we were involved in very well. Kristin did an excellent job controlling her costs and 100% of her billing required no challenges. I have been involved with many attorneys in my life. Kristin was absolutely the best. - Don

Posted by Ed | December 06, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

A top-notch and compasionate lawer

Although Ms. Bilinski has been my attorney for only two months I feel highly qualified to write this review. The short and sweet version of this review can be read in the review title. I hired her for estate planning and for a guardianship case. In our first meeting she clearly stated her costs.... For the estate planning it was flat fee while for the guardianship case she quoted me a maximum amount with the possibility of it being less. At the beginning of the meeting she gave me a list or organizations that would do the work for free or at a reduced cost. She was not trying to lose business, but rather she wanted to make me aware of lower cost alternatives. How many attorneys/businesses would do that?!?!? Everything was proceeding smoothly, however a situation arose in which I needed to establish guardianship over family member much sooner than I thought. I e-mailed her in the evening and she promptly called me back within 20 minutes. We talked and she got the ball rolling and within less than 48 hours I had a court hearing to establish guardianship. Throughout the whole, crazy and emotional 48 hour period she kept me calm and led me through each step. She is now continuing to work with me on estate planning with an establishment of a special needs trust. I have absolute confidence in her. It is with the highest level of enthusiasm that I recommend her

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Managing Attorney, Bilinski Law Office, LLC

Associations

2016 - Present

Benjamin Harrison American Inn of Court

Barrister

2016 - Present

Allen County Bar Association

President-Elect

2014 - Present

Allen County Bar Association

Board of Directors

2008 - Present

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Mentor Family Coordinator

2007 - Present

Indiana State Bar Association

Member

2007 - Present

Allen County Bar Association

Member

Education

2007

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2004

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2018

Round Table Discussion

Technology for Solos & Small Firms

2018

Probate Update

Electronic Signatures: Wills, Trusts, & Powers of Attorney

2017

Special Needs Trusts Basics

Special Needs Trusts Basics

2017

Digital Estate Planning

Digital Estate Planning

2016

Northeast Indiana Guardianship Council

Guardianship Ethics

2016

Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana

Special Needs Trusts

2016

Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana

Guardianship Basics

2014

National Business Institute

Trusts 101 - Ethical Considerations

2014

Indiana Tech Law School

Estate Planning and Administration: Basic, Practical Knowledge That Traditional Law School Courses Won’t Teach You

2014

Allen County Bar Association

Advance Directives 101

2014

Allen County Bar Association

Ethical Issues When Representing a Fiduciary Client

2013

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum

Ethical Matters in Representing the Fiduciary

2012

National Business Institute

Being Thorough to Close the Estate Without a Hitch

2009

National Business Institute

The Probate Process from A to Z: The Initial Filing

Publications

2015

Fort Wayne Business People Magazine Do You Really Know Who Your Beneficiaries Are?

2012

Fort Wayne Business People Magazine The Importance of Advance Directives

2009

Fort Wayne Business People Magazine Probate is Not a Dirty Word: You May Not Need a Living Trust

Languages

English

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