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Carol Sikov Gross Esquire, CELA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sikov and Love, P.A. - Partner, since September 1, 1985
phone 412-567-1236
877-897-8025 (Toll Free)
fax (412) 261-1455
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As one of the few Certified Elder Law Attorneys in Western Pennsylvania, Carol Sikov Gross offers her clients unparalleled experience in dealing with the important issues that affect senior citizens and their families.

Ms. Sikov Gross is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation as authorized by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, one of approximately 450 certified elder law attorneys in the country. She is a 2013 Super Lawyer as well as one of the Best Attorneys in Pennsylvania as selected by her peers.  Ms. Sikov Gross was chosen as an American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Fellow in 2012.   

Ms. Sikov Gross is a partner in the Pittsburgh law firm of Sikov and Love, P.A. She received her B.S., her M.B.A. and her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Sikov Gross served a clerkship with the late Honorable Glenn E. Mencer of the United States District for the Western District of Pennsylvania before joining Sikov and Love.

In 1998, Ms. Sikov Gross became the founding Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), serving in that position for 3 years. Ms. Sikov Gross is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She is a past President of the University of Pittsburgh Law Alumni Association. She serves as the Vice Chair of the Council of the ACBA Probate and Trust Law Section. Ms Sikov Gross is on the Council of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Elder Law Section as well as on the Council for the Pennsylvania Association of ELder Law Attorneys. Ms. Sikov Gross has been a Trustee for the Allegheny County Bar Foundation. She has also served on the Council of the PBA Probate and Trust Law Section and as Chair of its Fiduciary Services for the Aged and Infirm Committee.

Ms. Sikov Gross served as the Treasurer of the Senior Action Coalition; a non-profit corporation formed in 1999 and designed to educate and to help protect senior citizens and their families from financial fraud. She also developed and implemented the "Very Important Papers" Project for the Elderly for the ACBA in 1991, which, through the services of volunteer attorneys has educated an estimated 34,000 elderly people and their caregivers at over 700 presentations since 1991. 

Ms. Sikov Gross has spoken for the ACBA, the PBA, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pittsburgh Paralegal Association and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Older and Wiser Program of the Neighborhood Legal Services Association as well as at numerous locations around Allegheny County.

Ms. Sikov Gross received approval to practice before the Veterans Administration in 2009 and attended continuing legal education on VA matters.

Areas of Practice:
Estate Administration
5% Advance Directives for Health Care (Living Wills)
5% Guardianships
10% Long Term Care Planning
10% Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
5% Orphans' Court Litigation
5% Powers of Attorney
5% Special Needs Trusts
25% Elder Law
20% Probate and Estate Administration
10% Estate Planning
Litigation Percentage:
10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation, Authorized by the Supreme Court of PA


Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1984
U.S. Federal Courts, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1996
Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Managing Editor


University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
M.B.A.


University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: University Scholar


Published Works:
Writer, Pittsburgh Legal Journal


Writer, Pennsylvania Lawyer


Chapter of Powers of Attorney and Advance Directive for Health Care Declarations (Living Wills) in Estate Planning in Pennsylvania, PBI


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Allegheny County Bar Association


Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Association


Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute


Lecturer, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants


Lecturer, Pittsburgh Paralegal Association


Lecturer, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association


Lecturer, Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005 - Present


Lecturer, Osher Life Long Learning Institute, University of Pittsburgh


"Very Important Papers" Project for the Elderly for the ACBA, 1991 - Present


Older and Wiser Program, Neighborhood Legal Services Association


Estate Planning in Pennsylvania - Powers of Attorney & Living Wills, 2004


Estate Planning in Pennsylvania - Powers of Attorney & Living Wills, 2007


Lecturer, Annual Elder Law Institute, Annual Symposium, 1998 - Present


Lecturer, Annual Estate and Elder Law Symposium, 2000 - Present


Elder Law Update, PBI, 2006 - Present


Elder Law Update, 2008


Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Retreat, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1996


Private Insurance Solutions for the Elderly, PBI, 1997 - 2000


Estate and Financial Planning for the Elderly, 1999


Managing Your Client's Personal Injury Settlement, PBI, 1999


Lecturer, Sixth Annual Health Law Institute, 2000


Essentials of PA Practice, PBI, 2000


Making Sense of New Medical Assistance Estate Recovery Regulations, PBI, 2001


Dealing with a Client's Diminishing Capacity, PBI, 2001


General Practitioners' Update, PBI, 2001


Advising the Elderly in Crisis, PBI, 2004


Advising the Elderly in Crisis, PBI, 2007


Representing the Incapacitated Person, PBI, 2004


The Nuts and Bolts of Medicaid Planning, PBI, 2005


Fundamentals of an Elder Law Practice, 2006


Honors and Awards:
Named as a Best Lawyers in America in 2007 and 2008


Named as a PA Super Lawyer in 2006, 2007, 2008


Developed and Implemented the "Very Important Papers" Project for the Elderly for the ACBA, 1991


ACBA Young Lawyer of the Year, 1994


National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Week in August 2002


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), 1998 - 2001
Founding Chair, Elder Law Committee


National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Member


Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), Elder Law Section
Council Member


Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA), Probate & Trust Law Sections
Vice Chair


University of Pittsburgh Law Alumni Association, 2004 - 2005
Past President


Allegheny County Bar Foundation (ACBF), 2003 - 2007
Past Trustee


Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), Probate and Trust Law Sections
Past Council Member


Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA)
Past Chair, Fiduciary Services for the Aged and Infirm Committee


Senior Action Coalition
Past Treasurer


American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2012 - Present
Fellow


Past Employment Positions:
Judge Glenn E. Mencer, Law Clerk, August 15, 1984 - August 15, 1985


Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Epsilon Phi

Carol Sikov Gross is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

NAELA National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc
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Sikov and Love, P.A.
428 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1400
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Telephone: 412-567-1236
Telephone: 877-897-8025
Fax: 412-261-1455

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