Ashley S. Kagey graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2020, magna cum laude, where she was an honors scholarship recipient and received Certificates of Merit in Torts I, Torts II, Contracts II, and Criminal Procedure. In law school she was the Managing Editor of the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review and an intern at the Sixty Plus Estate Planning Clinic. Ashley focuses her law practice on probate and trust administration, probate litigation, Medicaid planning, elder law, estate planning, and guardianships and conservatorships, including for minors. Ashley is a member of Probate and Estate Planning and Elder Law and Disability Rights sections of the State Bar of Michigan. She is a board member of the Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council, and a member of the Probate Section of the Ingham County Bar Association. She frequently presents on topics involving Medicaid Planning, Elder Law, and Probate issues. Ashley is originally from Okemos and completed her undergraduate degree at Michigan State University. She lives in Okemos with her husband and three daughters.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
- Probate Litigation
- Elder Law
- Long Term Care Planning
Education
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 2020
- Eastern Michigan University, M.S., Exercise Physiology
- Michigan State University, B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science
Professional Honors and Associations
- State Bar of Michigan, Admitted May 2020
- Probate and Estate Planning Section, 2020
- Elder Law and Disability Rights Section, 2020
- Family Law Section
- United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
- Ingham County Bar Association
- Probate and Trust Law Section, 2020 – Present
- Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council
- Board Member, 2023 – Present
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Elder Law Certificate recipient
Presentations & Seminars
- Medicaid Eligibility: Urban Legends and Spooky Myths, presented at NBI Medicaid Planning Nightmares, October 2024
- Legal Ethics Nightmares in Medicaid Planning, presented at NBI Medicaid Planning Nightmares, October 2024
- Applying for Medicaid – The Four Eligibility Requirements, presented at NBI Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid, August 2024
- Applied Legal Ethics, presented at NBI Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid, August 2024
- Ethics, presented at NBI Michigan Probate Process From Start to Finish, December 2023
- Sale of Property and Distributions, presented at NBI Michigan Probate Process From Start to Finish, December 2023
- Estate Planning, presented to the Women Leading Change – Personal and Financial Wellness Group, April 2022