Catherine Anne Seal is the senior member in the law firm of Kirtland & Seal L.L.C. in Colorado Springs. She is a member of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section where she serves as chair of the Surrogate Decision Making Committee. She is a past-chair of the Probate Section of the El Paso County Bar Association, and is a past member of the Judicial Performance Commission for the Fourth Judicial District of Colorado. She is the Public Administrator for the Fourth Judicial District, serving El Paso and Teller Counties. Ms Seal received her B.B.A. degree with honors from Colorado State University and a M.S. Degree from the University of Colorado - Denver. She received her law degree from the University of Colorado Law School and holds a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs. She is the first person ever awarded an LL.M. degree in Elder Law from the Stetson University College of Law. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, where she is vice-chair of the Guardianship Section. She is President of the Colorado Chapter of NAELA, and is one of only ten attorneys in Colorado designated a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Her practice is concentrated in the area of elder law, protective proceedings, probate, business and real estate law.