Yale University, B.A., 1982
Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1989

State of New York, 1990

Ms. Kline joined Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP in 2007 and is Of Counsel with the firm.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Kline was a Partner in the law firm of Pearis, Kline & Barber, LLP.  Ms. Kline concentrates her practice in the area of elder law, including wills, trusts, estates, estate planning and advising clients about Medicaid and other methods of paying for nursing home care.

Ms. Kline is a member of the Broome County and New York State Bar Associations.  She serves on the Board of Directors of the Broome County Bar Association. She is the Director of Yale University’s Alumni Schools Committee (District No. 1203) which interviews students who apply to the school, and past President of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of the Broome County Public Library.  Ms. Kline is the author of the article “Totten Trusts: Dilemmas, Concerns and Suggested Solutions,” Vol. 9, No. 1 National College of Probate Judges and Boston University School of Law Probate Law Journal, 1989.