Kathleen Overton

Ms. Overton has more than 17 years of experience advocating for those with special needs and navigating the state and federal agencies formed to help the disabled and elderly. At Paths Law Firm, her practice focuses on helping the elderly qualify for nursing home Medicaid, creating estate plans to protect beneficiaries, as well as a lot of time planning and forming businesses. Ms. Overton also enjoys helping clients form non-profit organizations and obtain 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. After attending law school at the University of Oklahoma, She began representing clients before the Social Security Administration. Eventually, her practice switched to federal court appeals and she spent years representing clients before the Eastern and Western District of Missouri, the District of Kansas, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Overton has since focused her practice on estate planning and elder law after watching clients struggle to find ways to financially care for loved ones with special needs or aging parents.