Why You Should Attend

This program is designed for elder law practitioners, lawyers who represent elderly clients or younger clients with aging parents, and also for advocates interested in getting into this constantly evolving field. Faculty will discuss developing issues and review elder law fundamentals. The program will cover topics including Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning challenges, alternatives to guardianship, Veterans Affairs resources, and also will feature an interactive ethics session, in which the unique ethical issues faced by elder law attorneys will be considered using video hypotheticals.

What You Will Learn

A practical review of the Managed Long Term Care Medicaid home care application process
Update on new Medicare/Medicaid requirements for long term care facilities
Challenges for estate planners
Alternatives to guardianship
Unique ethical issues faced by elder law attorneys in an interactive ethics session
How to access Department of Veterans Affairs resources for elderly veterans
Who Should Attend

The 29th Annual Elder Law Institute is geared to general practitioners interested in the field and new elder law attorneys, as well as experienced elder law attorneys who would like a review and update on important elder law topics.

Cost: $495*

*Scholarship Available
PLI's Scholarship/Financial Hardship Policy: Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are available to pro bono attorneys, judges, judicial law clerks, law professors, attorneys 65 or older, lawyers, law students, librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations or government agencies, and unemployed attorneys and others with financial hardships.