By David W. Silver Looking for another way to market your elder law and estate planning practice? Divorce attorneys can be a great referral source of potential clients who find themselves in need of updating their estate plans. One method of encouraging divorce attorneys to refer your firm to their clients is to give them […]
By Andrew Atherton This article was originally published on the Elder & Special Needs Section blog. [Editor’s note: We appreciate the substantial contributions of John H. Griffing of Griffing Leazer, PLLC in Gastonia and Kathleen R. Rodberg of McGuire Wood & Bissette in Asheville in preparing this post for timely publication. Please look for a […]
By Kathleen Rodberg [Editor’s Note: This is the second of two posts related to North Carolina’s COVID-19 emergency legislation. For information regarding emergency witnessing and notarization requirements, please see the previous post.] The current COVID-19 public health crisis has presented numerous novel issues to elder and special needs law attorneys—particularly in the area of guardianships. […]
By Andrew Atherton [Editor’s note: We appreciate the substantial contributions of John H. Griffing of Griffing Leazer, PLLC in Gastonia and Kathleen R. Rodberg of McGuire Wood & Bissette in Asheville in preparing this post for timely publication. Please look for a separate post by Kathleen R. Rodberg on guardianship changes shortly.] [Additional Writer and […]
By John R. Potter This blog updating the status of the Jimmo v. Sebelius was drafted in December for publication in January but was preempted by the SECURE Act. The goal of these Elder Law blog posts is to raise awareness about significant issues elder law attorneys might want to consider or investigate further. We […]
By Shirley Diefenbach NCBA Elder and Special Needs Law Section CLE Scholarship Program The North Carolina Bar Association Elder and Special Needs Law Section (NCBA-EL) recognizes that, although the public perceives lawyers to be among the most affluent members of society, in fact many attorneys struggle to make ends meet, need to pay off large […]
By John R. Potter After months of sitting in committee in the Senate, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) has been added to one of the year-end appropriations bills and passed by Congress. Particularly with the change in required minimum distribution rules, the SECURE Act represents a significant change in […]
By Shirley M. Diefenbach The North Carolina Bar Association Elder and Special Needs Law Section has established a scholarship program for CLE program tuition for NCBA-Basics of Elder and Special Needs Law Program, to be held on Oct. 10 at the Bar Center. The scholarship will pay no more than 100% of the lowest NCBA […]
By David W. Silver We had a successful Elder & Special Needs Law Symposium in Pinehurst in February. Thank you to the CLE committee who put the program together (Kara Gansmann, Nicki Applefield Engel, and Nancy Mayer). If you were not able to attend, the materials can be acquired through the NCBA CLE. I have […]
By Kathleen Rose Rodberg By now most of you have heard about changes to North Carolina’s estate recovery program and may even have clients facing uncertainty in the wake of these changes. This blog article will bring you up to speed on the developments so far and things to keep in mind while assisting with […]