2021 VAELA UnProgram
September 24 - September 25
Kingsmill Resort
Williamsburg, VA
MCLE Teaching Certification Form
GAL Continuing Education Certification Form
Sessions Approved for Continuing Education Credit
Friday, September 24, 10:15 am - 12:30 pm
Advance Care Planning: The Physician’s Perspective: Updated 09.20.21 presented by Gabriella Miller, MD, HMDC & Thomas Miller, MD, FHM
Legislative & Public Policy Update Materials (from the 06.17.21 Webinar by the VAELA Public Policy Committee) Added 09.27.21
Saturday, September 25, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1. A Sauterne Look at the Virginia Uniform Trust Decanting Act, 2021 - R. Shawn Majette, Esq. & Yahne Miroini, Esq., LLM
2. ABLE accounts since their Inception: A Tool that Keeps getting Better - Ann M. Green, Esq.
3. Allowances & Other Family Claims Against the Estate - Kimberley A. Murphy, Esq.
4. Fundamentals of a Pooled Special Needs Trust - Karen Konvicka, J.D. & Joanne Marcus, MSW
5. Issues & Problems When Funding Irrevocable Asset Protection Trusts - Evan Farr, CELA, CAP, & Ari Sommer, Esq.
6. How the Elder Law Attorney Can Help the Person Injury Attorney - Karen Konvicka, J.D. & Joanne Marcus, MSW
7. How to Handle Creditors in Estate Administration/Issues in Estate Administration - Timothy K. Palmer, Esq.
8. IEPs and Guardianship - Lisa Fagan, Esq.
9. Introduction to and Implications of the SECURE Act - Yahne Miorini, Esq., LLM
10. Litigation for Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Kenneth Labowitz, Esq.
11. Malpractice Prevention in Elder Law - Joyvan Malbon-Griffin, Esq.
12. Recurring Issues Guardians ad litem Encounter in Guardianship/Conservatorship Cases, and How Not to be a Problematic GAL - Amy E. McCullough, Esq.
13. Resident Rights and Nursing Home Discharge - Margaret A. O’Reilly, Esq., CELA
Sample Notice of Discharge & Response Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Added 09.27.21
Sample Notice of Discharge Fairfax Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Added 09.27.21
14. Review of the Basics of VA Claims - Christopher M. McCarthy, Esq., CELA, CAP
15. Taxation on Death: Individual, Fiduciary, and Estate Tax Returns - Gretchyn G. Meinken, Esq.
16. Update on Changes for Filing Claims with the Dept. of Veteran Affairs (VA) - Harold H. (Bart) Barton, Esq.
Talking Paper on Veterans' Diseases Associated with Agent Orange
Camp Lejeune: Veteran and Family Health & Disability Benefits
17. Virginia Medicaid & Supplemental Security Income Eligibility for Business Owners – Andrew H. Hook, CELA, Emily Martin, Esq. & Rachel Snead, Esq.
18. What’s Left in the Estate Planning Toolbox under the Biden Administration? - Scott N. Alperin, Esq.
19. Fiduciary Fees: It’s All About the Benjamins - Anne Heishman, Esq., Foster Friedman, Esq., Melanie Lee, Esq. & Kimberly Pinchbeck, Esq.
COA 101 Added 09.27.21