Sections
Exclusively Offered to NAELA Members...
...Nine Sections For Substantive Networking
Once you join NAELA, you have the opportunity to participate in nine distinctive Sections, providing information and networking capabilities specific to your practice and areas of interest. For a minimal yearly fee, you will receive articles, cases, newsletters and other publications related to the specific topic of your chosen Section. As a member of the Section, you will be responsible for sending articles or other documents to share with your fellow Section members. Special meetings to discuss substantive issues are held at all NAELA educational meetings.
You may join NAELA online and specify the Sections of your choice on the application form.
Benefits and Financing Section
The focus of Benefits and Financing Section is to ensure that all members know what is available in terms of benefits to ensure that their clients have all the financial support that is available to them so they can remain independent. This includes identifying and understanding the benefits (public as well as private), planning, accessing and coordination of the various benefits, and client advocacy.
Annual Fee: $60.00.
Guardianship/Capacity Section
This Section explores the issues related to the legal adjudication of capacity, the administration of guardianship estates, and the guardian's fiduciary liability as well as the attorney's fiduciary liability in the guardianship process. Through case law and other related materials, Section members network by sharing information and by meeting at NAELA events. Annual Fee: $60.00.
Health Care Section
The Health Care Section is committed to providing education and support to NAELA attorneys for their efforts to advocate for and assist clients to protect patients' rights and obtain increased access to health care, including palliative care and other health care which will lead to improved quality of life. Annual Fee: $60.00.
Practice Development/Management Section
As an elder law attorney, how do you promote your firm and the services you offer? Learn proven marketing tips and strategies from NAELA's membership and experts in the field. The Practice Development/Management Section publishes its own newsletter, News You Can Use and provides actual samples of brochures, publications and other marketing tools which have proven to be effective to members of the Section. Annual Fee: $60.00.
Tax Section
The purpose of this Section is to keep members advised on significant tax developments impacting elder law, trusts and estates and related practice areas and to develop a "user friendly" forum for NAELA's active tax practitioners and for those NAELA members interested in developing their practices to include tax related matters. Annual Fee: $60.00.
Trusts and Special Needs Trusts Section
Keep yourself up-to-date on the latest cases involving trusts and related matters. Section members will share cases and analysis of cases they have been involved with as well as other articles on developments dealing with Trusts. Annual Fee: $60.00.
Advocacy/Litigation Section
This section addresses the interests of members who are involved in all types of advocacy and litigation efforts as part of their Elder Law Practice. Annual Fee: $60.00.
Special Needs Law Section
The Special Needs Law Section focuses on the many aspects of special needs law, including many areas you either may have forgotten or never have known. The Section will develop a Best of NAELA series on special needs law as well as a telephonics series. Learn the latest in special needs law from the experts. Annual Fee: $60.00.
Young/New Attorneys Section
The Young/New Attoneys Section focuses on the smooth integration into NAELA of young attorneys and/or those who are new to Elder Law. The criteria for this Section are that you be 35 years old or younger or that you have been practicing Elder Law for less than ten years. If you have suggestions for how to make the transition easier for others or if you are the one who is looking for a smooth transition into Elder Law, this Section needs you!!
No Annual Fee.