2024 Elder and Disability Law Symposium
Date: Sep 10, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, and Online
Member Price: $195
Non-Member Price: $244
Section Price: $183
Areas of Law: Elder & Disability Law
Earn up to 7.1 credits, including 1.0 in Ethics and 0.6 in Diversity! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Gary Mazart, Esq.
- Schenck Price Smith & King, Florham Park
- Crystal West Edwards, Esq., CELA
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman, PC, Morristown
Presenters
- Nicol D. Bell, Esq.
- Edward Wacks & Associates, Whippany
- Sean Benoit, Esq.
- Director of Litigation, Community Health Law Project
- Melanie R. Costantino, Esq.
- The Law Offices of Melanie R. Costantino, Hackensack
- Erika Kerber, Esq.
- President/Executive Director, Community Health Law Project, Lakewood
- Constantina Koulosousas, Esq., CELA
- The Wacks Law Group, LLC, Whippany
- Lauren S. Marinaro, Esq.
- Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg Marinaro LLC, Clarkis a Partner in Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg Marinaro, LLC in Clark, New Jersey, and focuses her practice in elder and disability law matters including estate planning, guardianship, Medicaid Asset preservation planning, Medicaid fair hearings, estate administration, and estate and fiduciary litigation. She has also been an Accredited Veterans Attorney (pension benefits).
Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Ms. Marinaro is Past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Elder & Disability Law Section and has been President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys New Jersey Chapter (NAELA-NJ). She is a member of NAELA’s Board of Directors and is Co-Chair of the NAELA Public Policy Steering Committee. She has lectured for ICLE, NAELA and at county and state bar events on topics including elder law case updates, New Jersey power of attorney issues, psychiatric advance directives and the Medicaid Global Options for Long-Term Care programs. She has also lectured on developments in Olmstead-related case law, mental health parity, and Medicaid home and community-based services for married couples at national conferences.
Ms. Marinaro received her B.A. and M.P.A.P. from Rutgers University, and her J.D. and LL.M. in Elder Law from the University of Kansas School of Law.
(9/23) - Sarah G. Townsend, Esq.
- Schneck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park
- Jordan Wassel, Esq.
- Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park
- Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, Esq., CELA
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman, Morristown
- Shirley B. Whitenack, Esq.
- Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park
- Kerri Wright, Esq.
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC, Morristown
- Jacqueline Yarmo, Esq.
- Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg Marinaro LLC, Verona
The annual symposium is a unique program for every elder and disability law attorney. You’ll get an update on case law and legislation, earn ethics credit and hear from a panel of experts on various subjects – from Medicaid to trusts and tax issues. These practical discussions will cover beginner to advanced topics and tidbits for every practitioner.
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 | Introductory Remarks - Gary Mazart, Esq. and Crystal West Edwards, Esq., CELA
- 9:05 | Case Law and Legislative Update - Melanie R. Costantino, Esq.
- 9:45 | Ethics: Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity - Shirley B. Whitenack, Esq.
- 10:35 | Fiduciary Powers: How to appoint, direct and control (Guardianships, Conservatorships, POAs and Directives) - Constantina Koulosousas, Esq., CELA and Nicol D. Bell, Esq.
- 11:25 | Break
- 11:30 | DEI: Invisible Disabilities and Practice Management - Crystal West Edwards, Esq., CELA and Kerri Wright, Esq.
- 12:05 | Lunch
- 12:50 | Community Health Law Project - Erika Kerber, Esq. and Sean Benoit, Esq.
- 1:20 | Corporate Transparency Act - Deirdre Wheatley-Liss, Esq., CELA
- 2:10 | Medicaid Mysteries: An overview of eligibility rules for adults in the community - Lauren S. Marinaro, Esq. and Jacqueline Yarmo, Esq.
- 3:00 | Break
- 3:05 | Trust Taxation for the Elder and Special Needs Practitioner - Gary Mazart, Esq.; Sarah G. Townsend, Esq. and Jordan Wassel, Esq.
- 3:55 | Questions and Closing Remarks - Gary Mazart, Esq. and Crystal West Edwards, Esq., CELA
- 4:00 | Adjourn
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