Volume 31 Issue 4

Becoming a CELA Can Transform a Career

By  Aimee Stern
Is becoming a Certified Elder Law Attorney, or CELA as it is called, worth it? That’s a question many elder law attorneys ask. They know that the test is difficult, it takes time to prepare for the test, and many who take it don’t pass the first tim

IRA Distributions

By  Hyman G. Darling, CELA, CAP, Fellow
The IRS is giving charitable donors a significant benefit in not paying taxes on distributions from IRAs. Making a charitable contribution to the NAELA Foundation directly from an IRA can benefit donors who are at 70-1/2 years or older.

Designating Trusts as Beneficiaries of Retirement Benefits

By  Mark D. Munson, CELA, CAP
Helping your clients make the right decisions when designating beneficiaries for an IRA.

Featured Member: Twyla L. Sketchley, JD, BCS, A Passion for Protecting Elders

By  Audrey Ehrhardt, Esq., CBC
Twyla Sketchley’s passion for elder law started early. Growing up, she was mentored by the great aunt for whom she was named. As a teenager, she was often asked to assist the elderly women who lived on the ranches where her parents worked as ranch me

Modernizing Laws and Combatting Exploitation in Florida

By  Twyla Sketchley, JD, BCS
Elder law attorneys in Florida are taking the lead to combat elder exploitation and making their state safer for seniors.

Jacobsen Trusts: Oklahoma's Natural Progression of d4A Trusts

By  Sara Murphy Bondurant, JD
Learn how Oklahoma Lawyers for Children set up a pilot program to educate pro bono trustees to serve children with special needs in the foster care system. Your state can too.

Chapter Spotlight: Oklahoma NAELA Chapter, More Than OK. We're Great

By  Stephanie Alleman, Esq.
The Sooner State organized one of the newer NAELA chapters with a focus on state-specific elder and special needs law topics. Learn how they got started.

An Overview Implementing Jimmo v. Sebelius

By  Center for Medicare Advocacy
More than six years after the Settlement’s approval, the Center still regularly hears from Medicare beneficiaries and providers about problems with its implementation.

President's Message: NAELA Delegation to the UK

By  Jennifer L. VanderVeen, CELA, CAP, Fellow
Members of the NAELA Delegation have a once-in-a-lifetime experience traveling through London and Scotland.

Administrative Law Is Having a Moment

By  David M. Goldfarb, Esq., CAE
Administrative Law is having a moment due to the number of politically charged actions by the Administration on a range of issues from the 2020 Census to immigration.

Oct/Nov/Dec 2019

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