Carol Sikov Gross Esquire, CELAPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Sikov and Love, P.A. - Partner, since
September 1, 1985 | |
| phone | 412-567-1236 877-897-8025 (Toll Free) |
| fax | (412) 261-1455 |
| Email Me | |
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
- 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





















