2023 VAELA UnProgram

Thursday, March 9 - Friday, March 10

Williamsburg Lodge

310 South England Street

Williamsburg, Virginia

This will be a modified UnProgram as VAELA returns to two in-person events in 2023.

Agenda

Guest Speaker Sponsor Krause Financial

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Basics Seminar:

  • 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Basics of Estate Planning - Jennifer Crane, Esq., AEP®, & Elizabeth Gray, Esq., CELA, CAP Approved for 1.0 MCLE and 1.0 GAL (adults) credit.

  • 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Introduction to Medicaid Matters & Basic Resource Protection in Long Term Care Crises - Ari Sommer, Esq. Approved for 1.0 MCLE and 1.0 GAL (adults) credit.

  • 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm A Primer on Estate Administration in Virginia - Gretchyn Meinken, Esq. & Xue Connelly, Esq. Approved for 1.0 MCLE and 1.0 GAL (adults) credit.

  • 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm The Basics of Special Needs Planning in the Context of Estate Planning - Jennifer Crane, Esq., AEP®, & Elizabeth Gray, Esq., CELA, CAP Approved for 1.0 MCLE and 1.0 GAL (adults) credit.

Advanced Seminar

  • 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Digital Forensics & Data Discovery in Litigation - Patrick Siewert, Esq. Approved for 2.0 MCLE and 2.0 GAL (adults) credits.

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Welcome Reception (Registered Attendees & Spouses Only - RSVP Required) Sponsored by Atlantic Coast Mortgage & Cumberland Trust

Friday, March 10, 2023

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:30 am Hospice Care: How Medicare Regulation Defines Guardian and Patient Roles and Rights - Barbara A. McCann BSW, MA Approved for 1.5 MCLE and 1.5 GAL (adults) credits

10:30 am – 10:45 am Break/Visit Sponsors & Exhibitors

10:45 am – 12:15 pm What Was I Thinking!—Ethical Issues When an Attorney Serves as a Fiduciary - Neal L. Walters, Esq. Approved for 1.5 MCLE (Ethics) and 1.5 GAL (adults) credits

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch Sponsored by Members Trust Company & West Financial Services

1:15 pm – 1:30 Break/Visit Sponsors & Exhibitors

1:30 pm – 2:30 Solo & Small Firm Foundations For Growth: Practical Tips To Help You Take Better Care of Yourself & Your Clients - Denise Gamez, Atticus

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break/Visit Sponsors & Exhibitors

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Solo & Small Firm Foundations For Growth: Practical Tips To Help You Take Better Care of Yourself & Your Clients continued - Denise Gamez, Atticus

Agenda as of 01.24.23 and subject to change.

Continuing Education Credit: The 2023 UnProgram has been approved for MCLE and GAL (adults) continuing education credits as shown on the agenda above.

Please note the Cancellation Policy.

VAELA thanks the following for their support of the 2023 UnProgram!

Sponsors

Krause Financial Services Members Trust Company

Atlantic Coast Mortgage West Financial Services

Cumberland Trust


Exhibitors

Commonwealth Community Trust Independent You

DocuBank Lighthouse Senior Care

ElderTree Care Management Minnesota Lawyers Mutual

GeroPartners Quinn’s Auction Galleries

Golden Pond Elder Care Strategies Signature Estate & Investment Advisors

The Arc of Northern Virginia The Key