Mitchell Ira Kitroser

Location: North Palm Beach, Florida
Phone: 561-721-0600
Fax: 561-616-0079
Email: E-mail Me
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A 1982 graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, Mr. Kitroser worked as an associate in a real estate practice and in civil litigation before taking a position as confidential law clerk for New York State Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Goldberg. He relocated to Palm Beach County in 1995, accepting a position as Assistant State Attorney with the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office. Mitchell Kitroser chose to focus his law practice on providing legal services geared to the specialized needs of today’s family.

Mr. Kitroser is a member of the Florida Bar, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), the Elder Law and Real Property and Trusts sections of the Florida Bar and the Florida State Guardianship Association. He is also admitted to practice law in both New York and Colorado. Mr. Kitroser is married with two children and is a resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Primary Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning, Will and Trust Creation
• Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Incapacity Planning
• Protecting the Elderly from Financial Exploitation, Fraud and Abuse
• Guardianship and Guardianship Litigation
• Probate & Trust Administration
• Special Needs Planning
• Business Succession Planning, Domicile Planning
• Will Contests and Inheritance Disputes, Probate and Trust Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Colorado
• Florida
• S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• US District Court of Eastern New York
• S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1989
• US Tax Court

Education

• St. John’s University School of Law, Jamaica, New York
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) – May, 1982
  • Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Criminal Law
• St. John’s University, New York, New York
  • A. cum laude– June, 1979
  • Honors: N.Y. State Regents Scholarship
  • Honors: St. John’s University Competitive Scholarship
  • Major: Mathematics

Professional Awards

• AVVO Top Rated Lawyer: 2019 and 2020
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Attorney: 2019 and 2020, for Highest Legal Ability and Ethical Standards

Recent Publications

• “If My Father Planned So Well, What Happened to All the Money?”, The CSA Journal, Vol 2, 2020
• “The Best Laid Plans…When Medicaid Planning Blows Everything Up and Why”, Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council Newsletter
• “Estate Planning for Families with Special Needs Children”, Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council Newsletter

Associations and Memberships

• AFAELA, Association of Florida Elder Law Attorneys
• National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Member
• Florida Bar, Real Property and Trust Law Section, Member
• Florida State Guardianship Association, Affiliate Member

Past Employment Positions

• Palm Beach County, Assistant State Attorney, 1995 – 2000
• Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard A. Goldberg, New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, Law Clerk, 1984 – 1995