About Misty Clark
Misty Clark Vantrease is an attorney licensed in Kentucky who practices elder law at Kentucky ElderLaw, PLLC. She represents older adults, their families and the professionals who serve them. Her work covers planning for care, estate matters and the legal issues that arise as people age.
She is admitted to the Kentucky bar and has built a practice centered on the needs of seniors and their families. After completing her legal education she chose to remain in Kentucky to practice, where she has handled matters that range from routine estate documents to contested guardianship proceedings. She counsels on practical steps families can take to protect assets and meet long-term care needs.
Her day-to-day work includes drafting wills, powers of attorney and advance directives. She prepares Medicaid and long-term care planning strategies, helping clients understand eligibility rules and timelines. She has experience guiding families through probate, the administration of estates and the appointment of guardians or conservators when capacity is in question.
Clients and collaborating professionals rely on clear communication and careful documentation. Vantrease aims to explain complex rules in plain language. She works with physicians, financial advisers and caregivers to assemble the information needed for applications, appeals and court filings.
She also advises veterans and their families about benefits that can offset care costs. That work often involves coordinating benefits planning with estate planning so that decisions about income, assets and care are made in light of both legal and practical realities. When disputes arise, she can pursue or defend claims in court, though much of her practice emphasizes preventive planning to reduce the likelihood of litigation.
Outside individual client files, she consults with institutions and community organizations about elder law compliance and best practices. That side of her work involves policy review, form drafting and staff training on legal issues that affect residents and clients served by long-term care providers.
At Kentucky ElderLaw, PLLC, Vantrease handles a mix of transactional and contested matters. She splits time between client meetings, drafting legal documents and representation in courts and administrative hearings. Her current practice focuses on elder law, estate planning, Medicaid planning and guardianship matters.
