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CHAIR: |
EVENTS |
William J. Gering
25 S Charles St, Fl 16
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 545-2455
Fax: (410) 244-4188
Email: wgering@mtb.com
Section Dues: $15 per year |
Meeting
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12 Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Annapolis, MD
Meeting on Accountable Care Organizations
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 12 Noon – 1:30 pm
MSBA Headquarters, Baltimore, MD |
DOCUMENTS |
Elder Law Newsletter:
Fall 2011: Issue 2  |
2010/2011 ANNUAL REPORT:
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This Section held its annual legislative meeting in Annapolis
and has actively monitored a variety of bills of interest to
Section members, who participate in the legislative process
by providing testimony before the legislature and attending
workgroups and commissions as well as monitoring and
responding to regulations issued by the state agencies that
may affect seniors, nursing homes, continuing care retirement
communities and assisted living facilities. It offered a
range of elder law courses, including “MD Uniform Adult
Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
(MD UAGPPJA),” “Medical Assistance Planning,” “Hot
Topics in Elder Law” and a course designed to give attorneys
the opportunity to become accredited for the preparation,
presentation and prosecution of claims for veterans’ benefi ts
before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Section
also organized its annual free, statewide legal clinic for
seniors on Law Day, partnering with local aging agencies and
senior centers, where volunteer attorneys answered questions
and provided assistance to seniors in preparing Health Care
Power of Attorneys and Living Will/Advance Directive forms.
It continues to consider the feasibility of expanding its reach
to include certain disability law issues, helping to launch and
support the new Special Needs Law Study Group; assists
with the printing costs of brochures developed by Legal
Aid to provide consumers with information about nursing
home discharge proceedings and related topics; and plans
to assist with the printing costs of an updated handbook
about guardianship. |
Members may join the following committees by contacting the Section Council
members listed below: |
- Legislative - Lawrence Adashek, Chair
- Publications - Nomiki Weitzel, Chair
- Website, Nomiki Weitzel, Chair
- CLE - Jason Frank,
Chair
- Section Meetings - Leslie Fried, Jennifer Goldberg, Camilla McRory, and Karren Jo Pope-Onwukwe
- Long Term Care Medicaid Denial Program - Jeff Myers,
Chair
- Annual Meeting Planning Committee - Leslie Fried and Larue G. Lennon
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PURPOSE:
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The purposes of the Elder Law Section are
To bring together members of the Maryland State Bar Association interested in Elder Law;
To promote the continuing legal education of the bar in Elder Law;
To sponsor Elder Law publications for the benefit of the bar and the public;
To work on a cooperative basis to improve the law and promote the interest of the public
and the members of the bar in Elder Law; and
To promote the delivery of free or reduced fee legal services to the low income elderly. |
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SECTION INFORMATION: |
Section dues are $15.00 annually.
Join Online or contact the MSBA at msba@msba.org to join the
Section. |
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