Volume 29 Issue 1

NAELA Delegation to Amsterdam

By  Judith Grimaldi, CELA, CAP
The NAELA Delegation to the Netherlands visits the government run Dementia Village

Volunteer for a NAELA Committee

By  Abby Matienzo, NAELA Staff
Have you considered joining one of NAELA’s many committees and task forces? Little to no experience is needed to join some committees.

CAPsules: Stripping Gains and Shaving Taxes

By  Robert A. Mason, CELA, CAP
Squeezing capital gains taxation from trusts to beneficiaries.

Featured Member: Jerold E. (Jerry) Rothkoff, Esq.

By  Amy Acheson, Esq
Jerry Rothkoff's advocacy-based vision of "elder care law" serves as an optimistic and reassuring model for those involved in this field.

A Tribute to Elder Law: Advocacy According to Springsteen

By  Jerold E. Rothkoff, Esq.
Jerry Rothkoff, this month's featured member, waxes poetic about elder law with some help from Bruce.

NAELA Annual Report: NAELA Is Working for You

By  NAELA Publications
During the past year, NAELA’s focus has been on improving and enhancing member value

Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Care: Answer to Question No. 1

By  Lauren S. Marinaro, Esq.
The nursing home Minimum Data Set screening brings elder law dilemmas into focus.

Member Value: NAELA Releases MS Video Series

By  NAELA Publications
The new “Legal and Care Planning for People with Multiple Sclerosis” video series is intended to help people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and their families understand the complex legal and planning issues that they face.

The Litigation Front: Another Chance to Be a Hero or Heroine

By  John William Callinan, CELA, CAP
The NAELA Litigation Committee, in coordination with the NAELA Foundation, wants to work with NAELA members to protect the rights of our clients through litigation, when all else has failed.

2017 Advanced Elder Law Review

By  Edwin M. Boyer, Esq., CAP, Fellow
The Advanced Elder Law Review and VA Accreditation preconference programs will help you advance your skills.

Sixth Circuit Rules Against Retroactive Coverage for Medicaid Assisted Living Services

By  Eric M. Carlson, Esq.
Medicaid coverage gap was the result of living in an assisted living facility rather than a nursing facility.

In Advocacy Short Conversations Can Lead to Big Things

By  David Michael Goldfarb, Esq.
NAELA member Jessica Kruse goes to Washington.

January 2017 President's Message

By  Catherine Anne Seal, CELA, CAP
On December 13, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law, which includes the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, a top NAELA priority.

Executive Director's Message: What Drives NAELA?

By  Peter G. Wacht, CAE
The traditional association saying “No money, no mission” certainly comes to mind when considering the question.

Jan/Feb/Mar 2017

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