February 2015

Bernard A. Poskus, Esq., has practiced law since 1978, with most of his practice being devoted to representation of the elderly, the disabled, and those persons who are otherwise disadvantaged. Bernie started his private practice in 1989, and since then, has litigated numerous issues concerning probate and Medicaid law, has lectured frequently on legal issues concerning the elderly and disabled to both professional and lay audiences, and has published several articles regarding these issues.

Mr. Poskus has devoted a substantial amount of time to public service, including having served on Governor Roy Romer's Commission of Life and the Law, and the Boards of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, and Total Longterm Care, Inc. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and has chaired its Public Policy Committee since 1997. In 2005, Mr. Poskus was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.  He was further honored by the National Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association when, during its 21st Annual Public Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., it awarded him its 2009 Maureen Reagan Outstanding Advocate Award for his twenty years of service as an educator and spokesperson.