Sara Polinsky, Attorney at Law
Sara Polinsky has been practicing law exclusively in the areas of Estate Planning and Elder Law since 1998. She works with clients and families to create Living Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives and addresses issues of planning for incapacity, legal transfers of property to protect assets and minimize tax consequences and benefits planning for long term care, including eligibility for State Medi-Cal Long Term Care benefits. The goal of the firm is to provide clients with a comprehensive plan for their Estate and/or Long Term care planning needs.
Sara conducts numerous seminars throughout the year on topics such as: “Estate Planning 101,” “Planning for Incapacity,” “Planning for Long Term Care,” “How to Avoid the Financial Devastation of Nursing Home Care,” and “The Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes People Make.” Sara also volunteers several hours each month working with various Senior Centers throughout Los Angeles County to provide free monthly Legal Clinics to the members of those communities.
In 2004, Sara co-founded and is on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization called Make A Senior Smile, Inc. The mission of Make A Senior Smile is to enhance and celebrate the lives of seniors and to acknowledge their contributions to society through the years, so that they will know they are needed and appreciated. To date, the organization has successfully raised funds and has been able to fulfill many “smile” requests for seniors.
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“Sara Polinsky is one of the most honorable and trustworthy attorneys I know. Sara has been a trusted advisor to my clientele for over 17 years!”
Debbie, Glendora, CA
INTERESTS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Founder, Make A Senior Smile, Inc. (a non-profit organization)
- Founder and Speaker, “ELDERCARE EXPERTS PANEL”
- Speaker, YWCA of San Gabriel Valley Annual Women of Achievement Conference- 2010 and 2011
- Speaker, USC EMERITI Wellness Symposium- Legal & Financial Panel
- Participant, CARERESOURCESLOCATOR.COM
- Member, California Advocate for Nursing Home Reform Legal Network
- Member, California State Bar, Trusts & Estate Section
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section
- Member, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section
- Provide free legal consultations for families through the USC-Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Recipient, Caregiver Service of the Year Award, L. A. Caregiver Resource Center
- Recipient, Community Service Award, CA Parks & Recreation Society, District 13
- Recipient, The Ruth L. Harper Volunteer Award, City of Glendora
- Recipient, County of Los Angeles Commendation in recognition of dedicated service to the community
- Recipient, Commendation for outstanding volunteer service to city of West Covina
- Recipient, Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis
- Recipient of numerous Volunteer in Action awards from City of Arcadia, City of Azusa, City of Glendora and City of Duarte,