Allison K. Comstock practices real estate law, estate planning and administration, and elder law. She represents businesses and individuals in a wide variety of real estate matters including acquisitions, sales and leasing of commercial and residential properties, tax-deferred like-kind exchanges, and in the development of commercial property, residential subdivisions and common interest communities. In addition to her real estate practice, Allison advises individuals in connection with their estate and wealth transfer planning and during the process of probate and trust administration.

Experience:

• Represents commercial developers in coordinating complex projects including contract and lease negotiation, establishing restrictive covenants, and on infrastructure and traffic issues.

• Advises clients concerning like-kind real estate exchanges, including reverse exchanges and construction of improvements in a 1031 exchange.

• Counsels condominium developers in the formation of condominium ownership documents, and in the practical steps involved in the eventual transfer of control to owners associations.

• Assists realtors, buyers and sellers in residential real estate transactions.

• Represents local hospital in real estate acquisitions, leases, and expansion efforts.

• Counsels small business owners concerning formation of limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations, including buy-sell and shareholder agreements.

• Develops and implements estate plans for individuals and families, including wills, various trusts, intra-family loans, and gifting of interests in limited liability companies and partnerships.

• Assists individuals with guardianships and various elder law matters, including special needs trusts and asset planning.

• Represents banks and individuals in their roles as personal representatives and as trustees of various trusts, including inter-vivos trusts and irrevocable life insurance trusts.

Business & Professional Affiliations:

• Evansville Bar Association, Real Estate Section, Probate, Elder Law & Guardianship Section, and Women In Law Committee

• Board of Directors, Evansville Estate and Financial Planning Council
  (Board Vice President)

• Indiana Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Elder Law Section

• American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Community/Civic Affiliations:

• Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville, Director

• YWCA of Evansville, Director

• Vanderburgh Community Foundation, Past President, Vice President and Secretary; Spirit of Giving Awards Committee Chair

• Women's Fund of Vanderburgh County, Founding Advisory Board Member

• A Network of Evansville Women (ANEW), Member, Former Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary

• Junior League of Evansville, Sustaining Member

• Evansville-Vanderburgh County Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, Former Member

• United Way of Southwestern Indiana - 2005 Campaign Cabinet Member

• IMPACT Christian Health Center, Inc., Former Director, Past Secretary

• Athena Committee, Former Member

• Leadership Evansville Graduate, 1997

Honors & Awards:

• Metropolitan Evansville Chamber of Commerce Athena Award Finalist, 2005

• Leadership Evansville Celebration of Leadership Award Nominee, 2007

• Junior League of Evansville, recognition for pro-bono legal services provided, January, 2002

• American Jurisprudence Award, Bankruptcy Law

Publications & Seminar Presentations:

• "Estate Planning for Your Business" article - The Indiana Auctioneer magazine, Summer 2010 issue

• "How to Protect Your Family Using Advance Directives", Long Term Care Seminar presenter

• "Estate Planning Considerations for Real Estate Professionals", continuing education seminar for the Indiana Auctioneers Association District 5

• "What Women Should Know for Financial Security", A Network of Evansville Women meeting presentation

• "Principled Negotiations", University of Evansville Executive MBA Class guest lecturer

• "What is Estate Planning and What Does it Do for You?", Life Planning 101 Seminar Series

• "Estate Planning Concerns for Your 50's and 60's", Life Planning 101 Seminar Series

• "Estate Planning Concerns for Your 70's and 80's", Life Planning 101 Seminar Series

• "Condominiums and Planned Unit Developments", Evansville Bar Association Seminar

• "Condominiums, Planned Unit Developments and Neighborhood Associations", Lorman Educational Services Seminar

• "The New Property Tax Regulations for Real Property Assessment", "Reassessment and the New Property Tax Regulations", Lorman Educational Services Seminar

• "Hot Tips For New Real Estate Agents", Evansville Titles Seminar

• "As Our Parents Age", Panelist, Fifth Third Bank Women's Financial Group

• "Issues in Buying and Selling Your Home", Panelist, Fifth Third Bank Women's Financial Group

• "Civil Rights Issues in Selling & Leasing", Evansville Area Association of Realtors Seminar