About Us

Niki Piskuric joined our firm in November 2020 as a Senior Attorney.  A native of Lee’s Summit, Niki graduated from Lee’s Summit High School with an International Baccalaureate degree. Niki went on to graduate from the University of Missouri at Columbia in May 2001 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Economics and Political Science. 

Niki stayed at Mizzou and completed her Juris Doctorate in 2004.  In 2010, Niki co-authored “Chapter 18: Construction and Interpretation of Wills and Trusts” in the 5th edition of the Missouri Estate Administration published by the Missouri Bar Association.  Niki is a member of the Kansas And Missouri chapters of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).  She is also a council member of the Kansas Women’s Attorneys Association (KWAA) where she has previously served as Treasurer and Secretary.  Niki is licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri. 

Niki currently lives in Overland Park, KS with her husband and son.

Michael joined SELG in 2017 as our Community Liaison Director and is our representative who graciously and adeptly maintains and fosters our firm’s presence in the Senior Care community in Johnson County and surrounding areas of the KC metro. Born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in California, Michael has earned three Master’s Degrees in the fields of Education and Theology. Most recently, Michael served as Hospice Chaplain in both Chicago and Kansas City. He has been married to his lovely wife, Vicki, for 10 years, and in their free time, they enjoy spending time at Table Rock Lake. Michael is also a skilled fisherman, chef, and maker of beer & wine. His love of people, especially the elderly, makes him a true blessing to our firm.​

Sara joined SELG in February, 2018 as a Community Education Liaison for the Northland with the goal of bringing awareness of our firm’s presence in the Senior Care community. She predominantly serves Clay, Platte, and Ray counties. Sara has lived in the Northland for the past 35 years and grew up in rural, northern Missouri. She is a retired Family and Consumer Sciences teacher where she taught in the Liberty and the North Kansas City School Districts. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in education at Northwest Missouri State University and a Master’s Degree in Social Gerontology from the University of Central Missouri. She has a passion for working with the senior adult community. During her teaching career, she integrated intergenerational education with teens and senior adults. She also taught courses on healthy aging and the family life cycle. Her experience in education is also bringing awareness to the community of Special Needs and the protections that our firm provides this population. She has been married to her husband, Tom, for 29 years. They do not have children but have two fur babies that they dearly love. Sara also teaches five yoga classes a week, enjoys walking for fitness and an occasional game of Pickleball with her neighbors. She and her husband enjoy time with family and are the sole caregivers for her 95 year old mother. Sara loves her association with the firm and has a sincere desire to introduce the Northland community to the services that SELG provides.​

Jude is originally from Northwest Arkansas. He got his undergraduate degree in Spanish and English as a Second Language, and has since spent his career in multiple nonprofit fields including emergency state care for children and youth, assisted living and direct care of adults with mental disabilities, and international empowerment and sustainability initiatives. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2017 and joined the team in March 2020 as a Legal Assistant. In his free time, Jude enjoys local live music, the outdoors, and volunteering with his local nonprofit community, Kansas City Oasis. 

Andrea joined the staff in our Hutchinson office in 2018 as a Legal Assistant. Raised in New Mexico, Andrea moved to Hutchinson, a place she has made home for her & her daughter. After earning an Associates degree in Applied Management & Small Business Marketing from Hutchinson Community College, she worked as both an office assistant and chiropractic assistant where she shared both her administrative skills as well as her commitment to caring for the wellness of others. Andrea has been a stay-at-home mom to her daughter and has lived in many different cities around the country. She loves all types of crafts and is talented at sewing and jewelry making.

Cindy Wyckoff joined the Shepherd Elder Law Overland Park, KS office in October 2018 as their Receptionist who likes to make you feel welcome and at home as soon as you walk through the door.
She is a native and was born/raised locally in the southern Johnson County Kansas town of Stilwell. As a daughter of a World War II veteran/Purple Heart recipient, Cindy has a special place and passion in her heart for veterans. She also enjoys working with elder clients because she learns so much from them when they share their stories and the history of their lives. Their stories and history are so important for us to learn because you have to know where we’ve been to get to where we are going in life. Cindy is married to her wonderful and supporting husband of 10 years as well as being a proud Mom of her grown son. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with family/friends, their two Corgis Sugar and Spice as well as go to the local Drive-In Theatre when in season. Cindy feels blessed to be a part of our firm.