The 3rd Annual Sonya L. Patterson Memorial Elder Abuse Symposium has gone virtual! This year's workshops will be held over 5 sessions. The program for the sessions will feature the following workshops and presenters. Materials will be made available to participants prior to the first session.

A total of 10.5 hours of MCLE credit is available for attending all Sessions:

Session 1: June 15th (11:00 am to 1:45 pm)
a. The Psychic Effect on Victims of Elder Abuse by Family and/or Caregivers- Dr. Nancy Needell, M.D., Weill Cornell Medicine        90 minutes  - 1.5 MCLE
b. Attorney Responsibility to Client’s Ward or Principal- Rick Goralewicz, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma        50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE

Session 2: June 22nd (11:00 am to 1:15 pm)
a. Financial Exploitation of the Elderly- Justice Scott Roland, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals with Elaine Dodd, Executive Vice President/ Fraud Division at Oklahoma Banker's Association and Jennifer Shaw, Oklahoma Securities Commission      50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE

b. Extreme Home Takeover: Dealing with the “Concerned Relative”- Katherine Pearson, Professor of Law at Dickinson Law        50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE
Session 3: June 24th (11:00 am to 1:15 pm)
a. Elder Abuse General Topic- Stacey Morey, Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, Chief of Consumer Protection Division        50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE
b. Experts: Identifying and Utilizing in Elder Abuse Litigation- Kara Vincent, Attorney, Barber and Bartz
50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE
Session 4: June 29th (11:00 am to 1:15 pm)
a. Domestic Violence and Seniors- Melissa Brooks, Staff Attorney at Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma and Gail Stricklin, Attorney at Law       50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE
b. Abuse in Institutional Settings- William Whited, State Long Term Care Ombudsman and Nicole Snapp-Holloway, Attorney at Maples, Nix and Diesselhorst    50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE
Session 5: July 1st (11:00 am to 1:15 pm)
a. Incompetency, Incapacity and Vulnerability- Mark Holmes, Attorney at Holmes, Holmes and Niesent, PLLC, Travis Smith, Attorney at Holmes, Holmes and Niesent, PLLC and Cathy Wood, Adult Protective Services         50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE
b. Isolation and Loneliness- Laurel Dinkel, LCSW, Norman, Oklahoma  50 minutes - 1.0 MCLE