Volume 32 Issue 4

20 Questions and 20 Answers from the NAELA 5-Year Trust Lunch & Learn Webinar

By  Donna Jackson, LLM, Mark T. Johnson, CELA, Leonard E. Mondschein, LLM, CELA, CAP, and Meghan M. Teigen, Esq.
On July 23, 2020, NAELA hosted a Lunch & Learn webinar entitled 5-Year Trusts Benefits, Pitfalls, and Solutions.

Book Review: Getting Started with Advanced Directives

By  Jennifer Balmos, Esq.
Getting Started with Advanced Directives is just as its title suggests – a comprehensive guide to assist a practitioner who may be new to estate planning or elder law.

Affordable Care Act Oral Arguments: Supreme Court May Uphold ACA

By  Erica Asbell, Esq.
On November 10, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments to determine if the Court should overturn the entirety of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

NAELA Foundation Hosts Night of Laughter, Inspiration, and Competition

By  Faith Boettger
Participants enjoyed comedy show featuring Derrick Tennant as well as The Great Cake Competition results.

Guardianships During COVID-19: Perspectives From NAELA Practitioners

By  James Owen, Esq.; Meredith Grocott, Esq.; Shirley Whitenack, CAP, Fellow; Shannon D. Taylor, Esq.; and Audra Simovitch, Esq.
COVID-19 has caused the shutdown of courts across states and has forced state and local courts to change their court procedures and protocols to prevent the spread of the virus.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Embodied the Tenets of NAELA

By  Eric J. Einhart, Esq.
No United States Supreme Court Justice has embodied the core tenets of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys more so than Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

In Memory of: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Embodied the Tenets of NAELA

By  Eric J. Einhart, Esq.
No United States Supreme Court Justice has embodied the core tenets of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys more so than Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

20 Questions and 20 Answers from the NAELA 5-Year Trust Lunch & Learn Webinar

By  Donna Jackson, LLM, Mark T. Johnson, CELA, Leonard E. Mondschein, LLM, CELA, CAP, and Meghan M. Teigen, Esq.
On July 23, 2020, NAELA hosted a Lunch & Learn webinar entitled 5-Year Trusts Benefits, Pitfalls, and Solutions.

Together: NAELA Members Making a Difference in Their Communities

By  Eric J. Einhart, Esq., and Jennifer Balmos, Esq.
During the pandemic, elder law attorneys are making a difference in their communities.

2021 NAELA Annual Conference March 24–26/Virtually

By  Brenna Galvin, Esq., and Beth McDaniel, CELA
NAELA has decided to move our 2021 Annual Conference to a fully online virtual experience that will take place on March 24–26, 2021.

Featured Member Rick Courtney, CELA, CAP, Fellow

By  Professor Rebecca C. Morgan, CAP, Fellow
Family Man, Friend, Attorney, and Leader - All of these words describe Rick Courtney in any interaction you may have with him.

Representing the Slighted Beneficiary

By  Richard A. Courtney, CELA, CAP, Fellow
This article outlines certain types of trustee misfeasance and malfeasance

Special Needs Trusts Disbursement Process

By  Joanne Marcus, MSW
This article provides information about pooled special needs trusts, the disbursement procedure, and recommended best practices

CAPsules: Return of Gifts in Medicaid Planning

By  Frank L. Buquicchio, CELA, CAP
Gifts made during the look-back period will need to be reviewed and analyzed, in conjunction with the Medicaid applicant’s current assets and income, to determine if a return of some or all of the transferred assets is recommended.

Special Needs Planning: Administrator-Managed Prepaid Debit Cards

By  Stephen W. Dale, Esq., and Peter Wall
These debit cards give trustees oversight and control of transactions and the SNT beneficiary the ability to make purchases independently.

President's Message: Working Together in the New Normal

By  Wendy Shparago Cappelletto, Esq., CAP
As I write this, we are eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic with no clear end in sight.

NAELA Foundation Responds to COVID-19 Crisis

By  Faith Boettger and David M. Goldfarb, Esq., CAE
In March, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the underlying weaknesses of our long-term care (LTC) system in the most tragic of ways.

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