By Eric J. Einhart, Esq.
Closing physical office locations, re-opening offices and getting back to work in non-virtual settings was a significant challenge to our practices.
By Faith Boettger and David M. Goldfarb, Esq., CAE
Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the underlying weaknesses of our long-term care (LTC) system in the most tragic of ways.
By Audrey Ehrhardt, Esq., CBC
The post-pandemic landscape provides a variety of readily available teleconferencing platforms. While many were there before the start of 2020, the solutions they provide to all users were nowhere near as seamless or integrated into daily operations
By Jana R. McCreary, LLM
Our duties to our clients to protect their private and confidential information do not change even if our communication method does. Those duties, however, probably don’t increase either—even if some new challenges arise.
By Faith Boettger
78 NAELA members, family and friends, divided onto 15 teams to match wits against each other
By Fern J. Finkel, Esq., Tammy R. Lawlor, Esq., Pauline Yeung-Ha, Esq., and Scott Silverberg, Esq.
This chart will serve as a valuable reference tool for attorneys to use in cross-border Medicaid planning for their clients with interests in multiple states.
By Erica Asbell, Esq.
This pandemic has forced people to re-evaluate their lives in more ways than we can count. For many people, it has raised the issue of end-of-life decisions and estate planning in the event that the person catches COVID-19.
By Judith D. Grimaldi, CELA, CAP
Elder law attorneys now need to be camera ready as video personalities...are you ready for prime time?
By Wendy Shparago Cappelletto, Esq., CAP
In order to establish a good working relationship with Adult Protective Services agencies, it is essential to understand how these agencies are structured and regulated.
By Shannon James, Esq., and Heather Voorn, CELA, CAP
As Wendy Cappelletto starts her
year as NAELA’s 33rd President
in the midst of a pandemic, this
year promises to be anything but
“normal.”
By Jennifer L. VanderVeen, CELA, 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. Nominations must be received no later than October 9, 2020.
By Mark T. Johnson, CELA, and Barbara S. Hughes, Esq., CAP, Fellow
WINAELA provides its members with state-specific education, networking opportunities, and advocacy on matters important to their clients.
By NAELA Publications
Thank you message to the 2020 NAELA Annual Conference Planning Committee and announcement of 2020 Awards
By H. Amos Goodall Jr., CELA
It is helpful to think of a CCRC as a place where elders go to live with supports rather than an institution they enter to die.
By Jennifer Balmos, Esq.
More than anything, the term green burial reflects a spectrum of options that all seek to minimize environmental impact of the body’s disposition.
By Wendy Shparago Cappelletto, Esq., CAP
The past several months have been challenging, and we are all experiencing a new normal in both our personal and professional lives.
By David M. Goldfarb, Esq., CAE
The COVID-19 crisis in long-term care facilities has cut short too many lives and left others traumatized by long periods of isolation.