VAELA 2013 Unprogram Documents
The following documents are available for viewing as PDF files.
NOTE: To download a single ZIP file that contains a copy of all the PDFs listed below, click here (approx 70MB).
General Event Files:
- Handout Introduction
- UnProgram Agenda
- Sponsors and Exhibitors List
- Continuing Legal Education Credit Information & Forms
- UnProgram Evaluation Form for Friday, Feb. 22, 2013
- UnProgram Evaluation Form for Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013
- Biosketches, Speakers and Facilitators
- Table of Contents, Friday Presentations Handouts
- Table of Contents, Saturday Presentations Handouts
Friday Presentation Handouts:
- Hot Topics in Washington (Presenter: Alfred Chiplin, Jr., Esq.)
- Hot Topics in Washington
- Medicare – Recent Challenges and Changes, PowerPoint Slides
- US v Commonwealth of Virginia and the Olmstead Decision: Expanding Opportunities for Community Integration of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (Presenters: Aaron Zisser, Esq. and Kyle Smiddie, Esq.)
- Considerations for Elder Law Attorneys
- Brief History and Background
- Olmstead Syllabus
- DoJ Findings Letter
- Virginia Complaint
- DBHDS Settlement Factsheet
- Virginia Settlement Agreement
- Virginia Consent Order
- Report of the Independent Reviewer on Compliance with the Settlement Agreement
- Capacity Evaluations in Close Cases: A Neuropsychologist’s View (Presenter: Scott Bender, Ph.D.)
- UnProgram Discussion: NMP Litigation Supreme Court of Virginia, In re: Estate of Jeanne F. Drakulich, Petition for Appeal
Saturday Presentations Handouts:
- Adult Guardianship: Role of Litigants Who Contest Guardianship (Facilitator: Anne Heishman, Esq.)
- Basics of Administering Special Needs Trusts (Facilitator: Elizabeth Gray, CELA)
- Conflicts of Interest as an Ethical Issue in the Elder Law Practice (Facilitator: Robert Bullock, CELA)
- Conflicts of Interest Outline: The Elder Law Crisis
- Rules of Professional Conduct
- Whose Decision Is It Anyway? Identifying the Medicaid Planning Client
- Fickett v Superior Court of Pima County
- Ethical Issues for Elder Law Attorneys – David L. McGuffey, CELA
- Handbook for Using Durable Financial Power of Attorney
- Adapting Unitary Principles of Professional Responsibility to Unique Practice Contexts: A Reflective Model for Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in Elder Law – Joseph A. Rosenberg, Esq.
- Dealing with the Commissioner of Accounts: Ethical Issues and Fiduciary Compensation (Facilitators: Elizabeth Wildhack, Esq., Ken Labowitz, Esq., Kimberly Pinchbeck, Esq.)
- Ethical Issues in Fiduciary Administration – John H. Rust, Jr.
- Best Practices Before Your Local Commissioner of Accounts
- Drafting Effective Guardianship/Conservatorship Orders (Facilitator: Margaret O’Reilly, CELA)
- Domestic Asset Protection Trusts and Decanting (Facilitator: Rhonda Miller, Esq.)
- Hospital Discharge Issues (Facilitators: Veronica Williams, Esq., Alfred Chiplin, Esq., Shervonne Banks)
- Challenging Notices of Discharge – A Medicare Discussion
- Challenging Involuntary Notices of Discharge in Hospital Settings: Top Ten Practice Pointers
- Intersection Between Family Law and Elder Law (Facilitator: Phoebe Hall, Esq.)
- Issues with Special Needs Trusts: Drafting and Administration (Facilitator: Elizabeth Gray, CELA)
- Litigating Undue Influence/Capacity Cases (Facilitator: James McConville, Esq.)
- Outline
- Medical Evaluation of Decision Making Capacity – Gary H. Oberlender, M.D.
- Kiddell v Labowitz
- Weedon v Weedon
- Parish v Parish
- Making an Elder Law Practice More Efficient (Facilitators: Andrew Hook, CELA, Sandra Buhr)
- Medicaid Planning for the New Elder Law Attorney (Facilitator: Susan Jean, CELA)
- Medicaid Planning Strategies (Facilitator: Timothy Palmer, CELA)
- My Favorite Apps: Technology and the Practice of Law (Facilitators: Olivier Long, Esq., Yahne Miorini, Esq.)
- PACE Program: What is it, and What Does it Mean for our Clients? (Facilitator: Elizabeth Bircher, Esq.)
- Probate and Administration of an Estate (Facilitator: Rhona Levine, Esq.)
- Overview
- Appendix
- Primer on Virginia’s Mandatory Outpatient Treatment Procedure (Facilitator: Shawn Majette, Esq.)
- Role of the GAL for Adults After the Order is Entered (Facilitator: Ron Feinman, Esq.)
- Special Needs Transition Issues: Aging Out of School-Based Services (Facilitators: Loretta Morris Williams, CELA, Joanne Marcus, Tia Marsili)
- Issues in Transition: What Happens When a Special Needs Child Turns 18
- Checklist, Transition Planning for Children with Special Needs
- Trustee Liability and the Uniform Prudent Investor Act (Facilitators: Paul Hartley, Esq., Martin Radinsky, Glenn Verity, James McConville, Esq.)
- The Uniform Prudent Investor Act Outline
- Code of Virginia
- Surcharge Litigation Case Outline
- Virginia Cases
- Update on Elder Housing Issues in Virginia (Facilitator: Edward Zetlin, Esq.)
- Update on Elder Housing Issues in Virginia (part 1)
- Update on Housing Issues for the Elderly & Disabled (part 2)
- Using Trusts in Medicaid and Veterans’ Asset Protection Planning (Facilitators: Evan Farr, CELA, Christopher McCarthy, CELA)
- Veterans Benefits for the New Elder Law Attorney (Facilitator: Christopher McCarthy, CELA) Understanding Aid and Attendance: Conflicts Between Planning for Veteran’s Disability Pension and Planning for Medicaid
- Wearing Your HR Hat: Hiring and Keeping the Right Staff (Facilitators: Cammie Hauser, Melanie Lee, Esq.)
- Outline
- How to Hire and Maintain a Championship Team Powerpoint Slides
NOTE: To download a single ZIP file that contains a copy of all the PDFs listed below, click here (approx 70MB).