Kathryn Gapinski

Kathryn Gapinski is a Portland attorney and founder of Gapinski Law, LLC who focuses on estate planning, estate administration, and elder law. Her firm also handles probate, trust administration, simple estate proceedings, special needs planning, and guardianships and conservatorships. She has concentrated on these areas since 2012, helping clients plan for incapacity and death and manage legal responsibilities after a loved one dies.

Gapinski earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2004 and a juris doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in 2008. She has been licensed to practice law in Oregon since 2009. Her education and probate-related background support work that requires careful document preparation, attention to family and fiduciary responsibilities, and practical guidance through court and administrative processes.

Before focusing on estate planning and elder law, Gapinski represented low-income clients in family law matters as a staff attorney at St. Andrew Legal Clinic. She also worked as a clerk in the Clackamas County probate court. Those roles provided experience with family needs and court procedures that connects directly with probate, guardianship, conservatorship, estate administration, and planning for vulnerable or aging clients.

Kathryn Gapinski combines estate planning with hands-on experience in probate-related court work and public-interest family law. Her practice is designed to help individuals and families organize plans, administer estates and trusts, address special needs, and navigate guardianship or conservatorship issues. By focusing on estate planning, administration, and elder law, she provides clients with practical guidance on important decisions involving assets, care, fiduciary duties, and future planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gapinski Law, LLC
• Member, Oregon State Bar

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• University of Wisconsin
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Michigan
  Bachelor’s Degree

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