The September 2026 PridePlanners Knowledge Circle will be held on Tuesday, September 8th at 12 pm ET.
Guest speaker Angela Giampolo will be presenting, "LGBTQ+ Estate Planning."
Angela will lead an engaging and practical session focused on the critical role estate planning plays in protecting LGBTQ individuals, couples, and families. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience serving the LGBTQ+ community through Giampolo Law Group, Angela will walk attendees through the unique legal and planning challenges that LGBTQ clients often face, including relationship recognition, chosen family dynamics, parental rights, healthcare decision-making, inheritance planning, and legacy protection.
The session will highlight why traditional estate planning assumptions often fall short for LGBTQ clients and how advisors can help clients proactively address gaps before a crisis occurs. Angela will discuss core planning documents, common pitfalls, and real-world examples that demonstrate how thoughtful estate planning can affirm a client’s relationships, protect their wishes, and preserve their assets for the people and causes they care about most. The session is designed to equip advisors with greater awareness, practical language, and actionable strategies so they can better support LGBTQ clients in building estate plans that are legally sound, inclusive, and deeply personal.
Angela Giampolo is a nationally recognized LGBTQ+ attorney, advocate, and entrepreneur dedicated to empowering individuals and families through thoughtful estate planning. She is the founder of Giampolo Law Group, an LGBTQ+ owned firm that has served the LGBTQ+ community for nearly two decades. Angela is known for making the often-overwhelming estate planning process accessible, practical, and deeply affirming, helping LGBTQ+ clients protect their rights, relationships, and legacies.
Her advocacy extends beyond her legal practice. Angela created the Caravan of Hope, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that travels cross-country during Pride Month to provide pro bono legal services in 14 cities nationwide, and launched LGBTQ+ Pride Planning, an online platform designed to make affordable, automated estate planning more accessible to the LGBTQ+ community. She also co-hosts Table in the Back, a Philly-flavored podcast created with former Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, bringing candid conversations about politics, culture, and community to a broader audience.