February 22, 2011 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

A Continuing Legal Education Seminar for attorneys, sponsored by Iowa's three Volunteer Lawyers Projects, and paid for, in part, by Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino. Presented live in West Des Moines, Iowa, and broadcast as a webinar to attorneys throughout the state of Iowa.

AGENDA

8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Check-In

9:00 - 10:15 AM
Medicaid Eligibility for Nursing Home and Other Long-term Care
Scott Hartsook, Attorney at Law, Iowa Legal Aid

Learn the Medicaid rules for paying for long-term care, including income and resource limitations, Miller Trusts, spousal protections, and estate recovery.

10:15 - 10:25 AM
Break

10:25 - 11:00 AM
VA Aid and Attendance Benefits
Phyllis Pearson, Attorney at Law, Pearson Bollman Law

Discover the great benefits provided by the VA to help Veterans and their spouses pay for long-term care expenses.

11:00 - 11:10 AM
Q & A Period about Medicaid and VA Benefits
Phyllis Pearson & Scott Hartsook

11:10 - 11:15 AM
Break

11:15 - 12:15 PM
Dealing with Debt on a Fixed Income
Fred Nelson, Attorney at Law, Iowa Legal Aid

Learn about the rules that creditors must follow when collecting credit card, medical, and other debts.

3 hours State and Federal CLE is anticipated.

Registration Fee:

$60 for members of a Volunteer Lawyers Project

$85 for non-members

Click here for secure online registration and payment.

Locations for this seminar:

• Simpson College, West Des Moines Campus Century Building II, 1415 28th Street, Suite 250, West Des Moines, IA

• Webinar option.

Materials for this seminar will be delivered to all webinar participants electronically, and will be available on-site for those attending in West Des Moines.

Sponsored by Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, and the following Volunteer Lawyers Projects:

Iowa Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyers Project
Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Pro Bono Project of the Scott and Clinton Counties

For information on how to become a member of Iowa's Volunteer Lawyers Projects, click here.

AFTER THIS EVENT, SEMINAR MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THIS CALENDAR PAGE

• Free access after the event to seminar presentation videos and handouts will be accessible to members of the probono.net/iowa Civil Law Practice Area.
  

• Links to seminar materials (video and handouts) can be found here on this event's calendar page after the seminar has concluded.