Elder Law Basics - Shifting Our Perspectives to Our Elders
July 2015
Elder Law Basics - Shifting Our Perspectives to Our Elders
Program Highlights:
- Overview of the Ever-Evolving Area of Elder Law and How It Intersects with Other Practice Areas
- Understanding Powers of Attorney and Other Advance Directives
- What to Expect on Guardianships / Conservatorships: Appointment is Only the Beginning
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Medicare/SSDI
- Medicaid/SSI/Special Need Trusts and Disability Trusts
- Ethics—The Big 4: Client, Competence, Communication and Conflicts
Program Description:
Aging isn't just a biological process -- it's also a legal, financial and cultural one. Different cultures have different attitudes and practices around aging and death, and these cultural perspectives can have a huge effect on our experience of getting older. While many cultures celebrate the aging process and venerate their elders, in western cultures, where youth is idolized and preserved at all costs, the elderly are commonly removed from the community and relegated to hospitals and nursing homes. Physical signs of human aging tend to be regarded with distaste, and aging is often depicted in a negative light in popular culture, if it is depicted at all. Has the western fear of aging kept our elders from living full lives? Is it time to change our perspective? We as a profession and society may have to shift our perspective and our attention as the American population ages. The Elder Law Basics Seminar is not only for you if you are new to elder law, it is for you if you practice law at all, because there is not a practice area that elder law does not touch.
Agenda:
8:30 – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 am
What is Elder Law, What Does an Elder Law Attorney Do and How Does Elder Law Affect Your Practice?
Overview of Elder Law Areas of Practice; The Intersection of Elder Law with Other Practice Areas; An Ever-Evolving Practice
Presented by Marco D. Chayet, Esq., Chayet & Danzo, LLC, Denver, CO, Program Chair
9:30 – 10:20 am
Understanding Powers of Attorney
Medical Powers of Attorney; Financial Powers of Attorney; Other Advance Directives; Colorado’s Uniform Power of Attorney Act; Proxy Statute
Presented by Richard E. Romeo, Esq., Vincent, Romeo & Rodriguez LLC, Louisville, CO
10:20 – 10:40 am
Networking Break
10:40 – 11:30 am
Guardianships / Conservatorships
Differences in Protective Orders and Required Findings; What to Expect at the Hearing; Reporting Requirements: Appointment is Only the Beginning
Presented by Arlene S. Barringer, Esq., Glatstein & O’Brien LLP, Denver, CO and Casey L. Williams, Esq., Tolison & Williams, LLC, Brighton, CO
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Estate Planning and Administration
The Basic Ingredients in an Estate Plan; Use and Misuse of Revocable Living Trusts; Testamentary Trusts and Their Use; Special Situations
Presented by Bradley J. Frigon, Esq., Law Offices of Bradley J. Frigon LLC, Englewood, CO
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Medicare/SSDI
Presented by John J. Campbell, Esq., Law Offices of John J. Campbell PC, Denver, CO
2:30 – 3:20 pm
Medicaid/SSI/Special Need Trusts and Disability Trusts
Presented by Tammy Conover, Esq., Conover Law LLC, Greenwood Village, CO
3:20 – 3:40 pm
Networking Break
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Ethics
The Big 4: Client, Competence, Communication and Conflicts
Presented by Christine J. Law, Esq., Christine J. Law, Attorney LLC, Denver, CO
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $349.00 |
| CBA Member | $299.00 |
| CBA Elder Law Section Member | $269.00 |
| CBA Trust & Estate Law Section Member | $269.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $249.00 |
| New Lawyer - CBA T&E or Elder Law Section Member; in practice 5 yrs or less | $249.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS---ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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Sponsor Information
- Elder Law Touches Every Practice Area!
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Powers of Attorney and Estate Planning