NAELA News Volume 28 Issue 3

Passive and Active Social Media Marketing for Lawyers

By  David Godfrey, Esq.
A client for whom you have recently prepared an estate plan comes back to see you to seek your advice because she has recently been appointed as personal representative of her great uncle's estate pursuant to his last will and testament.

Practice Success: The Millennial Impact

By  Tom Weede, Esq.
If the demographers are right, the millennial generation will be a force to be reckoned with for decades to come

CAPsules: Portability and Basis

By  Hyman G. Darling, CELA, CAP
The President’s budget proposal for 2017 could change estate tax rules.

Update on DeCambre v. Brookline Housing Authority

By  NAELA Publications
NAELA members Ron Landsman, Esq., CAP, and Emily Starr, CELA, wrote an amicus brief on the case, with assistance from NAELA member Gregory Wilcox, CELA.

2016 NAELA Annual Conference

By  Julie M. Fiedler, CELA, and Letha Sgritta McDowell, CELA
The 2016 NAELA Annual Conference was held in Denver, Colo., April 14-16.

Essentials Practicum Workshop: Learning Through the Life of a Client

By  Tom Weede, Esq.
During this one-day intensive, participants applied their knowledge by working through the different stages of a client’s life.

Practical Ethics Opinion: Block That Commission

By  Guest Columnist Lawrence Fox
We continue the conversation started at the Kruse Ethics Lecture at this year’s Annual Conference, which focused on the ethics of selling ancillary services to clients.

Call for NAELA Board Nominations

By  Shirley B. Whitenack, Esq., CAP
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.

Featured Member: NAELA's 29th President Catherine Anne Seal

By  Michael Kirtland, CELA, CAP
Catherine Anne Seal, CELA, CAP, NAELA Fellow, became NAELA’s 29th President on June 1, 2016.

Practice Management: Update on Video Conference Technology

By  Guest Columnist Tom Caffrey
Video conferencing technology is having a dramatic impact on how some elder law firms operate their practice.

Guardianship/Conservatorship Section: Guardianship Reform Efforts

By  Catherine Anne Seal, CELA, CAP
There are two different interest groups both working toward guardianship reform, guardianship professionals and family advocates.

Public Policy: Think Tanks Suggest Improvements to LTSS Financing

By  Morris Klein, CELA, CAP
A spate of policy papers have been written suggesting that both public and private resources can be better utilized to help individuals pay for LTSS.

President's Message: You Don't Have to Know All the Right People

By  Catherine Anne Seal, CELA, CAP
Little did I know some 20 years ago that I’d find myself as president of NAELA. Back then, I was simply seeking a path to a personally satisfying legal career. It wasn’t part of my original goals to become president.

Executive Director's Message: Time to Reconnect

By  Peter G. Wacht, CAE
Traditionally summer is the time to take a break, slow things down, and catch up on what was put to the side during the first half of the year.

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