Katie E. Finnell

Attorney, Member

Katie E. Finnell joined Bluegrass Elderlaw, PLLC in January 2017 as an Associate after spending several years as a sole practitioner. She joined the firm as a member in 2020. Katie graduated from the University of Kentucky and earned her law degree from Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law. She is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Fayette County Bar Association. She earned her LLM (legal masters degree) in Estate Planning and Elder Law from Western New England University in 2016. Katie is the past CLE Committee Chair as well as the President of the KY Bar Association Elder Law Section.

Katie serves as Board Chair of The Kentucky Conference for Community and Justice, a nonprofit organization operating a AmeriCorps VISTA Network. Katie services as Chair of a judicially appointed Citizens Foster Care Review Board as well as a member of the CFCRB Legislative Committee. Additionally, Katie is a board member of Life Plan of Kentucky as well as Ashland Terrace.

EDUCATION

  • University of Kentucky, B.A. in Marketing

  • Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law, J.D.

  • Western New England University, L.L.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Commonwealth of Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Kentucky Bar Association

    • Elder Law Section - Chair Elect

  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

  • Kentucky Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

  • Fayette County Bar Association

  • Fayette County Bar Womens’ Law Association

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Plantory, Board Chair

  • Dementia Friendly Lexington

  • Leadership Lexington, Class of 2020

  • Citizens Foster Care Review Board, Board Chair

  • Citizens Foster Care Review Board Legislative Committee

PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

  • The ABCs of Elder Law: An Elder Law Primer. Kentucky Bar Association, Kentucky Law Update 2019. Prepared and presented with Mary Ellis Patton.

  • Pre-Planning Issues in Elder Law Matters. Updates from the Capitol, June 2019. Prepared and presented with Mary Ellis Patton and Amy E. Dougherty.

  • The Probate Process From Start to Finish, NBI August 2019.

  • Building Your Practice; Identifying & Training Referral Sources; Effective Intake Methods; Designing a Consultation that Gets You Hired. Kentucky Bar Association, 2018 Elder Law Mid-Winter CLE Seminar.