By Ron M. Landsman, Esq., CAP, Fellow
NAELA filed an amicus brief and argued in support of the appellants in Hegadorn v. Michigan Dept. of Human Services Director. Michigan Supreme Court approves the use of a trust for the sole benefit of a community spouse as a valid way to set aside as
By Julie E. Childs, JD, LLM Elder Law
The Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) has useful online resources available to elder law attorneys. EJI's mission is to support and help to coordinate the Department of Justice's enforcement and programmatic efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect, and f
By Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
CFP Board is the professional body for financial planners that issues the Certified Financial PlannerTM and CFP® certification marks.
By Kevin Urbatsch, Esq.
(Sign-in required) Is every attorney who drafts a special needs trust required to obtain the Social Security Administration’s permission to be paid or risk going to jail?
By Jennifer L. VanderVeen, CELA, CAP, Fellow
Educating your client’s agents helps your client, his or her agent, and builds your practice. Here are some tips.
By Wendy Shparago Cappelletto, CAP, and David Godfrey, Fellow
Jen brings passion, integrity, and enthusiasm to everything she does.
By Letha McDowell, CELA, and Wesley E. Wright, CELA
Full of old-west-themed entertainment,
shopping, and museums, Fort Worth was
the perfect city to host this year’s Annual
Conference.
By Eric J. Einhart, Esq.
Reviews on Trusts Workshop and Estate Planning Malpractice and Ethics:
Cautionary Tales and Practical Implications
By Josh Ard, Esq.
Most elder law attorneys have little training and little experience in counseling clients about medical debt. There are certain things we ought to know and communicate to clients,
preferably to avoid problems before they arise.
By April Hill, CELA, CAP
Peer review ratings help your practice and prepare you for becoming a member of the
Council of Advanced Practitioners.
By Crystal West Edwards, CELA, and Valerie B. Geiger, Esq.
What better place to sharpen your elder and special needs law practice toolkit than Washington, D.C.?
By Jennifer L. VanderVeen, CELA, CAP, Fellow
I look forward to using this forum to keep you updated on what is going on with NAELA leadership and how we are working to maintain and strengthen our status
By Michael J. Amoruso, Esq., CAP, Fellow
On behalf of the NAELA Nominating Committee, I invite you to consider serving on the Academy’s Board of
Directors, or consider nominating
a colleague.
By David M. Goldfarb, Esq., CAE
NAELA’s advocacy, like Captain
Planet, requires our members to combine their own “special powers” to form
a whole that is greater than its parts.