2025 Elder and Disability Law Symposium
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $244
Non-Member Price: $305
Areas of Law: Elder & Disability Law
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 6.7 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.0 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 1.0, NJ General: 5.7). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 5.5 |
| PA CLE: | PA Ethics Credit: 0.5, PA Substantive Credit: 4.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
Keynote
Moderator
- Gary Mazart, Esq.
- Past Chair, Elder and Disability Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
Schenck Price Smith & King, Florham Park - Crystal West Edwards, Esq., CELA
- Past President, New Jersey Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Porzio Bromberg & Newman, PC, Morristown
Presenters
- Beth L. Barnhard, Esq.
- Office of the New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Trenton
- Julie L. Cross, Esq.
- Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP, Paramus
- Rahil Darbar, Esq.
- Porzio, Bromberg & Newman PC, Morristown
- Kaitlin Hackett, Esq.
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., Morristown
- Alicia Hutchinson, Esq.
- Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg Marinaro, LLC, Clark
- Linda F. Johnson, Esq.
- Senter, Stephenson, Johnson, PA, Fuquay-Varina
- Elizabeth M. Shea, Esq.
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., Morristown
- Ryann Siclari, Esq., CELA
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., MorristownCertified as an Elder Law Attorney by the ABA-accredited National Elder Law Foundation, is counsel to Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. in Morristown, New Jersey, where she concentrates her practice primarily in elder and disability law, including long-term care, government benefits planning and advocacy, estate and trust administration, and estate planning. She counsels the aging and disabled or their families regarding the goals of having sufficient health care coverage, the ability to age in place and preserving assets against possible long-term care costs.
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nAdmitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Ms. Siclari is also a Veterans Administration Accredited Attorney. She is Past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, where she has also served as Roundtable and Legislative Coordinator, and is a former Trustee of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). She has lectured on elder law topics to attorneys and community organizations.
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nMs. Siclari received her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Widener University School of Law, where she was Styles Editor of The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law and the recipient of the Dean’s and Outstanding Service Awards. She received her LL.M. in Elder Law, with Distinction, from Stetson University College of Law.
n(9/23) - Sarah G. Townsend, Esq.
- Schneck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park
- Jordan Wassel, Esq.
- Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park
NJICLE's Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium is a unique program for every elder and disability law attorney. You’ll get an update on case law and legislation, earn ethics credits, and hear from a panel of experts on various topics from Medicaid to trusts and tax issues. These practical discussions will cover beginner to advanced topics and tidbits for every practitioner.
This year's agenda:
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9:00 | Introductory remarks
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9:05 | Case law and legislative update - Beth L. Barnhard, Esq.
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9:45 | Fiduciary powers: how to appoint, direct and control - Kaitlin Hackett, Esq.
- Guardianships, conservatorships, POAs and directives -
10:35 | Medicaid mysteries and methodologies - Ryann Siclari, Esq., CELA
- How to guide to apply for various Medicaid programs -
11:25 | Break
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11:35 | Social security law demystified for the elder law practitioner: practical guidance for non-SS practitioners - Alicia Hutchinson, Esq.
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12:05 | Featured Presenter: NC Living Probate - Linda F. Johnson, Esq.
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12:35 | Lunch
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1:15 | DDD from A to Z - Crystal West Edwards, Esq., CELA and Elizabeth M. Shea, Esq.
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2:05 | Practical considerations for probate and fiduciary litigation - Rahil Darbar, Esq.
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2:55 | Break
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3:00 | One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Select areas impacting tax and other planning for seniors and individuals with disabilities - Sarah G. Townsend, Esq.; Gary Mazart, Esq.; Jordan Wassel, Esq. and Julie L. Cross, Esq.
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3:50 | Closing remarks and Q&A - Gary Mazart, Esq. and Crystal West Edwards, Esq., CELA
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4:00 | Adjourn