Special Needs Trust Committee

The Special Needs Trust Committee provides support and information to trial lawyers with clients who have special needs. These special needs clients may require a trust in order to preserve eligibility for public benefits such as Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income.

For practitioners needing information about special needs trusts, contact one of the following committee members:

Kristen Lewis Denzinger, Esq.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Promenade II, Suite 3100
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3592
(404) 815-3640
FAX (404) 815-6940
kldenzinger@sgrlaw.com

Stephanie F. Goff, Esq.
Stephanie F. Goff, P.C.
2475 NorthWinds Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, Georgia 30004
(770) 777-7640
FAX (770) 777-7642
stephaniegoff@bellsouth.net

Practitioners can also order a copy of the Special Needs Trust Handbook, prepared by the Georgia Special Needs Trust Alliance for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. The Georgia Special Needs Trust Alliance is a consortium of professionals offering the trial lawyers of this state the services necessary to fully advise and serve their clients’ needs. The Alliance is composed of special needs trust attorneys, financial planning specialists, and trust administrators. The Special Needs Trust Alliance offers a “turn-key” approach so that a telephone call to any of the professionals within the Alliance will take care of your client’s special needs, from advising the client about the necessity of a special needs trust, to creating a special needs trust, and ensuring the future administration of the trust. To order a copy of the Special Needs Trust Handbook, at no charge, contact:

Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Attention: Greg Zienowicz, Second VP—Investments
Investment Management Specialist/Financial Consultant
Financial Planning Specialist
5565 Glenridge Connector, Suite 1900
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
(404) 459-3868
(800) 825-7171
FAX (404) 459-3838
gregory.j.zienowicz@smithbarney.com