Kelly Zinser
Founding Partner in Olenicoff & Zinser, PC, Real Estate Broker, Founder of Playa Properties and Mom
Kelly has 14 years of legal experience working at large law firms and as Vice President and General Counsel of an Investment Advisor. Her inspiration for opening her own law practice and for focusing on bankruptcy, estate planning and probate came when she started a family of her own. Becoming a mom gave her a fresh perspective on how to effectively provide legal and financial support to both individuals with relatively simple needs as well as to those with dynamic family situations requiring more complicated legal analysis and strategy. Kelly’s holistic approach enables her to discover what is important to her clients so they will have a custom legal solution to meet their needs.
In addition to her 14 years of legal experience, Kelly has the real world experience of negotiating short sales with lenders or coaching clients through loan modifications. As a real estate broker, Kelly has assisted numerous families in need. Whether you are facing bankruptcy or need an estate plan, real estate is likely to be one of your biggest assets. Kelly can help you look at your options to see what your best path will be.
Kelly is the member of three state bars: California, Illinois and Missouri. Kelly takes her ongoing legal training seriously. She stays up to date on various strategies or trends in the law through continuing legal education. Kelly is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. She is also a member of the Orange County Bar Association, in particular OCBA's Trusts & Estates and Solo & Small Firm sections. Kelly graduated with honors from Tulane Law School and with honors from her undergraduate program at Washington University in St. Louis. At Tulane Law School, she was the Articles Editor of the Tulane Law Review. During law school, Kelly externed with the Honorable Morey L. Sear, Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Kelly happily lives and works in Orange County. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband and two adorable children, a preschooler and a toddler.
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Kim Leone Olenicoff
Founding Partner Olenicoff & Zinser, Entrepreneur, Inventor of Garment Guard, Orange County Native
A double USC Trojan, Kim passed the California Bar in 1999 and immediately began work at the prestigious law firm, Troop, Meisinger, Steuber & Pasich, where she and Kelly met. Kim understands that unexpected events can change a family’s situation because she lost her husband a few years ago. It is important that her firm takes care of people before they face a similarly stressful situation.
Not only is Kim a thoughtful attorney, she is also an inventor. Kim’s products, including Garment Guard [www.solutionsthatstick.com], sell internationally and have been featured on the Today Show, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Oprah Magazine and myriad others.
Kim has volunteered extensively in her community and overseas on projects such as providing SAT classes to low-income high school students (which the state of CA then took over), free legal services to children and teens, and potable water to communities in Nicaragua. Currently, Kim serves on the Board of the Ocean Institute [www.ocean-institute.org], a non-profit organization dedicated to hands-on education for K-12 students in marine science, environmental education and maritime history programs.
As one of the rare California natives, Kim grew up and currently resides in Orange County with her pal, Schooner (an Australian Shepherd). When Kim is not in Orange County, you can find her on her sailboat somewhere on the other side of the world!
