- Biography
Shelley Golde Dowell has focused her practice on estate planning and elder law since 2014. She assists her clients with Medicaid asset preservation planning, estate planning, probate and trust administration. She began her law career as a real estate attorney where she assisted clients with closings, title opinions, contracts, and forcible detainers. She is licensed to practice in Kentucky and Ohio.
Before and during law school, Shelley operated a medical opinion firm where she gained valuable business experience that she relies on when assisting her clients. Shelley is a trained mediator and utilizes that skill set in pro bono work within the community.
Shelley was named to Louisville Business First’s 2017 list of people to know in Law, and she has taught elder law at the Brandeis School of Law. She grew up in Louisville, is married to Paul, and has a daughter, Hadley. She enjoys watching documentaries, going to Disney World, and spending time with her friends and family.