The agenda will be released shortly for this spring’s Elder Law and Special Needs Symposium, which will be provided by webcast. When the Symposium planning began, the Elder Law Section Council had been hoping that life would be sufficiently normal for everyone to gather together for fellowship and to trade war stories in addition to receiving some great education. Obviously, things have not returned to normal yet, and we will have to look forward to an in-person symposium next year.

In the meantime, Brian Lawler and Marjorie Brown have put together a great slate of CLE presentations for this year’s Symposium that will cover law changes and hot topics and will give you engaging sessions for ethics and technology credit. To gear the Symposium to the broad range of experience in the elder law bar, part of the program will be broken into two tracks: a beginner’s track to cover more basic concepts essential to building an elder law practice and an advanced track to cover some of the more difficult practical and legal issues attorneys face.

Please keep your eyes open for e-mails about Symposium registration, and please note that the program will be on March 4 and March 5 this year, not the customary end-of-February date.

Also, please note that scholarships may be available to defray some of the cost — more information to come.

And, for those who missed it, the 2020 Elder Law Basics program is available on demand from the NCBA. The presentations by Brian Lawler, Andrew Atherton, Kathleen Rodberg, and Victor Garlock will help build a good foundation for beginners. Natalie Miller’s presentation on ethical issues in representation and Marjorie Brown’s presentation on cultural competency are valuable for experienced practitioners as well as beginners. And Bob Mason’s presentation on tax rules for trusts is well worth the time even for attorneys with significant experience working with trusts. The Basics program is available as a full program or as individual sessions on the NCBA website.

January 20, 2021/by ElderLaw