Kristen M. Lewis

Kristen M. Lewis is Counsel in the Tax Section at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

She has extensive experience in estate planning and wealth protection, trust and estate planning and administration, guardianships, fiduciary matters, “special needs trusts,” and charitable giving techniques.

Ms. Lewis received her B.A. degree in French and political science, with highest honors, from Wellesley College in 1981. She earned her J.D. degree from Cornell Law School in 1984.

Ms. Lewis has been a frequent lecturer and author on personal planning opportunities, with special expertise in planning for disabled or “special needs” beneficiaries. She is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the American Bar Association, the New York Bar Association Elder Law Section, the State Bar of Georgia Fiduciary Law Section, the Georgia Planned Giving Council, the Philanthropic Advisors Leadership Institute and the Academy of Special Needs Planners. Ms. Lewis is also a Co-Chair of the Long-Term Care, Medicaid and Special Needs Trusts Committee of the Elder Law, Disability Planning and Bioethics Group of the Probate and Trust Section of the ABA. She is admitted to practice law in both New York and Georgia.

Ms. Lewis is a former Trustee of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, a member of the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Inc., and serves as a volunteer trainer for Canine Assistants, which raises and trains certified service dogs for recipients with disabilities. She is an active member of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, and serves as an annulment Case Sponsor with the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.