Kim Boyer
Kim Boyer is a certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. She practices in the areas of elder law, estate planning, guardianships, and probates. She is the co-author of the book Alzheimer's and Dementia: A Practical and Legal Guide for Nevada Caregivers, published by the University of Nevada Reno Press. (To order a copy, visit www.unpress.nevada.edu or call 702.255.2000. The book is also available on www.amazon.com.) Ms. Boyer publishes a monthly newsletter addressing issues facing seniors and their families and is a frequent speaker on aging and elder law topics. She is Of Counsel with Durham Jones & Pinegar. To meet the Boyer Law Group, elder care team, click here. Or click here for further information on specialities within Ms. Boyer's elder law practice.
Education
University of San Diego School of Law - J.D., magna cum laude (1995)
- Order of the Coif
- American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Law
- Lead Articles Editor, San Diego Law Review (1993-1994)
San Diego State University - B.A., Mathematics, summa cum laude (1988)
Admitted to Practice
- Nevada
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court, District of Nevada
Articles
- An Overlooked Benefit for Elderly Veterans: Aid-and-Attendance
- 10 Most Common Health Mistakes Seniors Make
- Abuse of Powers of Attorney
- Avoid Medicaid Traps: When Child is a Caregiver
- Avoiding Fraud Against Seniors
- Avoiding Probate
- Do Not Resuscitate Identification
- Does An Inheritance Count for Medicaid?
- Domestic Relations Procedures for Providing Greater Financial Security
- Elder Exploitation Litigation in Nevada: A Model for Effective Recovery of Assets
- Enhancing the Quality of Life for People with Alzheimer's
- Financial Exploitation: Using NRS 159.091 to Recover Property
- Financial Milestones
- Give Your Heirs an Estate Map
- HIPAA Privacy Rules
- How to Protect Your Assets from Rising Nursing Home Costs
- I was told our income is too high for Medicaid: What can we do?
- Importance of Medicaid Planning from a Nursing Home Perspective
- Medicaid Asset Transfers
- Medicaid Division of Assets
- Medicaid Spend Down
- Nevada Supreme Court Rules on Medicaid Estate Recovery
- Five Durham Jones and Pinegar Attorneys Named in Super Lawyers Top 75
- Nevada Supreme Court Rules on Surrogate Consent
- New Medicaid Transfer Rules
- Power of Attorney v. Guardianship
- Simplifying Makes Life Easier for Alzheimer's Patients
- Successful Planning in Nevada Under New Medicaid Laws
- Summary of the Medicaid Rules in the Deficit Reduction Act
- The Basics of Medicaid: What You Can and Cannot Keep
- What is the five-year "look-back" and how does it work"
- A Snapshot of Four Legal Careers: The Advancement of Women in Today's Legal Field
- Durham Jones & Pinegar Merges With Nevada Law Firm Bolick & Boyer, Effective September 1, 2009
- Twenty-four DJP Attorneys Are Listed in the 2009 Edition of Mt. States Super Lawyers Magazine