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News

New Bill Could Throw a Monkey Wrench into Retirement Planning

10/21/21|  Story

As you may have heard, there is pending congressional legislation that could affect what self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can invest in and how large of a retirement one can build.
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CDC: People With Disabilities Want COVID-19 Vaccines, But Struggle to Get Them

10/19/21|  Story

People with disabilities are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, new research suggests, but it’s not because they are reluctant to do so.
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Ranking Lists Best Cities For People With Disabilities

10/4/21|  Story

What’s the best city in America for people with disabilities? A new ranking is designed to answer that question.
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5 Ways to Pay Long-Term Care in Retirement

9/30/21|  Story

Long-term care (LTC) is expensive. Even bottom-of-the-barrel care can break the average retirement income plan.
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Low Wages and Pandemic Gut Staffing Support For Those With Disabilities

9/29/21|  Story

Fears of contracting COVID-19 at work have made the caregiver staffing problem worse. Persistent low pay amid a tight US labor market makes it that much harder to attract workers.
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Updates

NAELA Celebrates National Estate Planning Week 2021

10/20/2021  Press Release
More than half of Americans, an estimated 56 percent, do not have an estate plan in place, making estate planning a critically overlooked component of financial wellness. This creates hardship, financial or otherwise, that can be diminished by advanc
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Now Accepting Powley Elder Law Award Nominations

10/18/2021  
Nomination deadline: May 28, 2021
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NAELA Celebrates Residents’ Rights Month

10/7/2021  Press Release
Attorneys Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities Honor Long-Term Care Residents
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NAELA Joins Broad Effort to Observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month

10/4/2021  Press Release
Nationwide Campaign Takes Place in October
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NAELA Comments on Toxic Conservatorships Hearing

10/1/2021  Press Release
This week, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing titled “Toxic Conservatorships: The Need for Reform.”
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Featured Member Volunteer



NAELA volunteers learn and share expertise, gain valuable leadership experience, and influence positive change in elder and special needs law. 



Tiffanny Sievers, Esq., Marion, Illinois

  • NAELA State Advocacy Committee (Illinois Ambassador)
  • Illinois NAELA Chapter Board
  • Past President — Illinois NAELA Chapter
  • Deficit Reduction Act Committee Chair — Illinois NAELA Chapter
  • Illinois NAELA Legislative Committee
  • Illinois NAELA Task Force Co-Chair for Committee Against Administrative Hearing Changes
  • Past speaker at Illinois NAELA UnProgram and national conferences
  • Co-Chair of the NAELA New/Transitioning Attorneys Section
“Being a committee member made me more successful, more mentally stable, and is something I would encourage anyone who practices elder law to do and meet new people at national conferences.”

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