Melissa Gotfredson

Melissa is the principal attorney at Gotfredson Law Office PLLC. Her practice focuses on estate planning and estate administration. Prior to law school, Melissa worked in the financial services and insurance industries.

Assets that Affect Financial Aid


May 6, 2013
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If you are a parent of a high school student who will be going off to college soon, or you are starting college yourself, there’s a good chance you’re thinking about applying for financial aid. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 66% of all undergraduates received some form of financial aid in 2007—08. […]

Rabbi Trusts: Not Just For Rabbis


February 8, 2013
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A rabbi trust is a type of non-qualified deferred compensation plan set up by an employer for the benefit of an employee.  Rabbi trusts get their name from a 1980 IRS private letter ruling that approved the use of these trusts. In that case, a congregation wanted to set up a trust for the benefit […]