NAELA News Volume 22 Issue 4

Featured Member: R. Shawn Majette - The Magician

By  Edward E. Zetlin, Esq.
I first met Shawn Majette, this month’s featured member, in the late 1980s when Garey Eakes, an early NAELA President, told me, “There is a private attorney in Richmond who is practicing Elder Law but doesn’t know it.

Involuntary Civil Commitment and the Inescapable Wetness of Light

By  R. Shawn Majette, Esq.
When our friend and NAELA News Editor-in-Chief Ruth Ratzlaff asked me to write a “little article” about civil commitment for NAELA News, “just a couple of pages,” of course I was flattered.

The Magical 2010 NAELA Elder and Special Needs Law Annual Meeting

By  Wendy Sheinberg, CELA
The problem with speaking Disney is that the Disney spirit is everywhere, and after a while even a native-born New Yorker becomes a little Disney-fied.

The New CLASS Act

By  Morris Klein, CELA
The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act — the CLASS Act — is a significant long-term care initiative included in the health care legislation Congress enacted last spring.

Find a Job, Fill a Job at the NAELA Career Center

By  Audrey Heidt, Esq.
The current economic climate is especially difficult for law students and recent law school graduates and employers have an ever-increasing pool of applicants from which to choose.

What Happens to a Pending Claim When the Veteran Dies?

By  Victoria L. Collier, Esq.
Like a great law school question — it depends!

President's Message: Our Members, Our Clients

By  Ruth A. Phelps, CELA
Most important to our members is our clients. Our members worry that a client will never walk through the door.

Executive Director's Message: Skimboarding Isn’t for Everyone

By  Peter G. Wacht, CAE
In July I spent some time at the beach with my family.

Aug/Sep 2010

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