<p style="text-align: justify;">Ms. Moccia concentrates her practice in every aspect of estate planning, from simple wills and powers of attorney to advanced tax planning involving revocable and irrevocable trusts and other sophisticated planning techniques.&nbsp; She also serves as counsel to family members serving as fiduciary for the administration of trusts and estates, which typically involves the preparation of fiduciary income tax returns.&nbsp; Ms. Moccia has expanded her practice as an elder law attorney, providing counsel to seniors and their families on matters ranging from Medicaid eligibility for long term care and federal benefits for veterans to petitions for guardianship and conservatorship.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Ms. Moccia contributes her time and talent to her community, currently serving on the Planned Giving Committee of St. Mary’s Home, and having volunteered as a Certified Mediator for the Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake Courts.&nbsp; As a Board Member of the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference, she served as the VSB liaison for various projects, including: Wills for Heroes, Docket Call publication, Pro Bono Commission, Children in the Law Commission, Professional Development Conference and the Professional Development Series.&nbsp; She previously served as a restoration project coordinator for the Norfolk Environmental Commission, a fund-raising organizer and volunteer for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, and a conflict resolution seminar trainer for The Dwelling Place and FORkids Shelter.</p>
<p><b>Education <br /> </b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;">University of Miami School of Law<br /> Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Estate Planning (2008)<br /> <br /> Regent University School of Law<br /> Juris Doctor (2007)<br /> <br /> The College of William and Mary<br /> Bachelor of Arts, Psychology<br /> Minor in Business Management (2003)</p>
<p><b>Practice Areas</b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Essential and Advanced Estate Planning <br /> Estate and Trust Administration</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Estate and Gift Taxation</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Elder Law</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Conservatorships/Guardianships</p>
<p><b>Admissions to Practice </b></p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">United States Tax Court</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Supreme Court of Virginia</p>
<p><b>Professional Recognition </b></p>
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<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Virginia’s Legal Elite for Taxes, Estates, Trusts, Elder Law (2014)</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Top Attorneys in Virginia Rising Star (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">AVVO Client’s Choice Award (2015)</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Accredited Attorney for the Department of Veterans Affairs (2010-2015)</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Certified Mediator (2007-2010)</p>
<p><b>Professional Affiliations</b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Virginia State Bar</p>
<p>- Board of Governors, Trusts and Estates Section (2012-2016)</p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: 0.5in;">- Vice Chair (2015-2016)</p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: 0.5in;">- Secretary (2014-2015)</p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: 0.5in;">- Newsletter Editor (2013-2014)</p>
<p>- Assistant Newsletter Editor (2012-2013)</p>
<p>- Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Conference (2011-2015)</p>
<p>- Professional Development Conference (Committee Chair 2009-2011)</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;">- Education Section Prelaw Mentor Program – Mentor (2012-2013)</p>
<p>American Bar Association (2009-2014)</p>
<p>- Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section</p>
<p>- Project Salute:&nbsp; Pro Bono Veterans Law Clinic</p>
<p>- Young Lawyer Ambassador</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council Member</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">St. Mary’s Home – Planned Giving Committee Member</p>
<p><b>Publications</b></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">An Overview of <i>Battley v.</i> <i>Mortensen</i>: The End of Domestic Asset Protection Trusts?</span>, Virginia State Bar Trusts &amp; Estates Newsletter, Spring 2012 (abridged version published in Wealthcounsel Quarterly, January 2012)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Taxation of Special Needs Trusts:&nbsp; Income, Gift and Estate Tax Considerations of Self-Settled and Third-Party Special Needs Trusts</span>, Virginia State Bar Trusts &amp; Estates Newsletter, Spring 2011</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Estate Planning Considerations for Blended Families</span>, Wealthcounsel Quarterly, July 2011</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Aspirational Standards of Conduct from NAELA:&nbsp; Meaningful Guidance on Ethics for the Elder Law Attorney</span>, Co-authored with Kevin B. Rack, Esq. for 17<sup>th</sup> Advanced Elder Law Seminar, Virginia CLE (September 2008)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Estate Planning Basics</span>, Co-authored with Nathan R. Olansen, Esq., CLE Materials for NBI Teleconference, December 2011</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fun with Trust Funding Formulae, Co-authored with Kevin B. Rack, Esq. for Virginia CLE, 30<sup>th</sup> Annual Trusts and Estates Seminar, October 2011</span></p>