J. Katherine Scott

Associate Attorney
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Phone: 401-455-3500
Fax: 401-455-0648
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J. KATHERINE SCOTT is an associate attorney at Mignanelli & Associates, Ltd. Ms. Scott graduated summa cum laude receiving a B.S. degree from Fort Hays State University, in Hays, Kansas, before receiving her J.D. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1989. Ms. Scott is admitted to the bars of Rhode Island and California (inactive), as well as in the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Scott is a member of the Elder Law subcommittee of the Probate and Trust Committee of the Rhode Island Bar Association.

Ms. Scott primarily practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Guardianships and Estate Settlement, as set forth below. Ms. Scott frequently lectures on various topics concerning estate planning and estate settlement.

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning for taxable and non-taxable estates

  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Special Needs Planning
  • Estate planning for same-sex couples

Elder Law

  • Long Term Care planning
  • Accredited by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Probate

  • Estate Settlement
  • Guardianships
  • Contested probate matters
  • Probate litigation

Trust Administration

Preparation of Federal and Rhode Island Estate Tax Returns

Trust Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Rhode Island
  • California (inactive)
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education

  • University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California
    J.D. - 1989
  • Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
    B.S. (summa cum laude)

Classes/Seminars

  • Lecturer, Estate Planning and Estate Settlement

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Rhode Island Estate Planning Council, Member
  • RI Bar Association, Probate and Trusts Committee and the Elder Law Subcommittee thereof.

OUR PRACTICE AREAS