About The Kabb Law Firm

Kabb Law is an Elder Law and Care Firm in Beachwood, OH, specializing in the needs of local senior citizens and veterans.

We’ve spent years helping Cleveland-area seniors and service veterans take care of their legal issues and plan for long-term care. We help clients lay the foundation to live safely and with the dignity they deserve.

Our team has seasoned experts on staff to help you or your loved ones get the benefits you need and deserve.

The Kabb Law Firm takes a holistic, full-service approach to every case we handle. We have the staff in house to help you through every step of the process you’re going through.

We’re the first elder law firm in Northeast Ohio to have a full-time social worker and public benefits coordinator on staff making us an Elder Law and Care Firm.
These professionals have the qualifications and the experience to help you plan for your long-term care, and to help you access the benefits you’re eligible for but might need help to apply to get.

In addition to our care and public benefits coordinators, we have a team of experienced attorneys to help you with your legal issues.

While we specialize in long-term care issues for seniors, we have the expertise we need to help you with many of the most common issues that affect seniors and veterans.

These include:

Planning for the future can get complicated for seniors. If you live in the Beachwood, OH, area and you think you might need professional help with legal issues particular to seniors and veterans, callcontact or visit Kabb Law to consult with our team.

We can help you plan, fund and enjoy a safe and comfortable retirement, get the benefits you deserve and take care of your assets as part of a comprehensive estate plan that gives you peace of mind.

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Meet Our Team

Kabb Law is an Elder Law and Care Firm in Beachwood, OH, that specializes in the needs of local senior citizens and veterans.

Rachel A. Kabb-Effron, Esq. - Certified Elder Law Attorney

Rachel A. Kabb-Effron, Esq., CELA

Attorney

Rachel is the owner of the firm and has been since 2001. She holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati and a law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation and the Ohio State Bar Association.

Rachel is a member of the adjunct faculty at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and also serves on the adjunct faculty of Case Western Reserve University. In her spare time, she enjoys theatre, performing stand-up comedy, and singing with Chorale Arts Cleveland.

She has been married to her husband since 1996 and has two daughters. One is an attorney with the practice, and the other is working on her marketing major at Kent State University while also contributing to the firm.

Kenneth S. Kabb, Esq.

Of Counsel

Ken is of counsel with the firm and was its founder in 1984. Following a career as a mechanical and medical engineer, he earned his law degree from Cleveland Marshall Law School in 1969. Ken has been helping veterans win compensation from the VA for over 12 years and is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Veterans Advocates. Ken holds a Private Pilots License as well as a Coast Guard 100 ton Masters license and NRA firearms instructor certification. He established the North Coast Sailing School which closed after seven years so he could go off cruising. His sailing adventures included a three year voyage from Cleveland, Ohio to Venezuela and return via Bermuda, Tortola the Caribbean, Bahamas and east coast of the United States.

Trudie Effron

Esq

Trudie is a licensed attorney in the State of Ohio.  Trudie started her coursework at the University of Cincinnati in Engineering but then switched to Political Science and  graduated with honors.  The University of Akron conferred Trudie a Juris Doctor, cum laude.  Trudie interned at the Smucker company and also another law firm.  She handles our probate cases as well as our estate plans.  When not working, Trudie is spending time with her fiancé, Wittney.  Trudie also loves CrossFit.

Michelle Murphy

BA, MSW, LSW

Michelle is a Masters Level Licensed social worker with a wide variety of experience.  Before coming to the Kabb Law Firm, she worked at Women’s Safe Inc. in Chardon, Communicare Health Service in Chardon and for a Hospice company.  Her Bachelors degree was conferred by Hiram College and her Masters was conferred by the University of Akron.  When not working, she spends time with her funny and animated grandson.

Jen Mitri

Medicaid Specialist

Jen has worked with the senior population as an Activities Assistant, and as a Moving Specialist. She has a degree in Theater and has lived in Maryland and Alaska. She is married and has one son, Gabe, and two dogs, Hugo and Coyote.

Joi Gresham

Probate and Medicaid paralegal

Joi is our Probate and Medicaid paralegal.  She has worked at several law firms and collection firms.  She has her Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Lakeland Community College and has an Associates degree from the same.  She attended the McSTEM high school and knows about Robotics.  She loves journaling and spending with family.

Lynn Gullicks

Veterans Paralegal

Ollie

The New Office Dog

Ollie enjoys long walks on the beach, swimming, sailing and pina coladas. He likes to snuggle with his navy-blue blanket and play with his orange ball. He will gladly accept love and scratches from anyone and everyone. He is on probation with the H.R. department for stealing the lunches of co-workers and for napping during work hours.

Jake

The Office Dog, R.I.P

Jake was our office dog.  His primary job was to check on the employees and clients all day.  Secondly he was able to find any rays of sunlight in the office.  He loved destroying toys and eating as well as bugging people for food. We miss you Jake

Kaylee Fenrich

Front office manager

Kaylee is our intake and front office manager.  She attended Kent State.  She worked at another law firm. She is from Newberry, Ohio and enjoys puzzles, and spending time with  her family and labradoodle, Chief, (not necessarily in that order).

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