Elder Law

Elder Law : It’s Not Just About Wills – Patch

With the myriad of challenges and changes faced by older adults, it can be beneficial to turn to knowledgeable professionals who can not only offer sound advice but also provide wise counsel about the benefits, costs and choices in planning … Continue reading

Senior Signals: Elder law attorney talks about Medicaid planning – New Britain Herald

Ten years ago, my grandmother became ill and needed nursing home care. I wish I had heard of you then. She lost everything she owned to the nursing home in 18 months. Now my father is ill and I don’t … Continue reading

Senior Protection Officer – Reliefweb.int

The Senior Protection Officer, under the supervision of the Country … Group chaired by UNHCR • Prepare and conduct training workshops on Displacement Related Law (Human Rights Law, IHL, Refugee Convention(s), etc.) as well as Interview Techniques …

Attorney Maria Baler: 5 considerations in planning for your vacation home – Daily News Transcript

Attorney Maria Baler is an estate planning and elder law attorney and a partner with the Dedham law firm of Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC. She is also a director of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder … Continue reading

Groups hope to stop Wisconsin’s voter ID law – Post-Crescent

Supporters say the law will prevent fraud. Opponents counter there’s few documented cases of wrongdoing in Wisconsin. They also say certain groups — minorities, senior citizens, students and the poor — are likely to face bureaucratic …

Eaton Rapids Senior Center to offer book sale this weekend – Lansing State Journal

Elder Law will be here on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to talk about estate planning. Activities this week include: Tuesday, Feb. 7: 8:30 a.m., leave for Mary Maxims; 9-10 a.m., exercise; 10 a.m., advisory council meeting; 10:15 a.m., Wii Bowling …

Amy S. O’Connor was named a shareholder at McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams PC – Albany Times Union (blog)

Amy S. O’Connor was named a shareholder in the Capital Region law firm on January 1. She practices in the firm’s Trusts, Estates and Elder Law Practice Group. O’Connor is a member of the Albany County Bar Association, Capital District … Continue reading

Changing scene – Post-Star

Mahoney became a principal in the law firm effective Jan. 1. Mahoney joined Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes in 2003 as an associate attorney. Her areas of practice include trust and estate administration, trust and estate planning …

Senior officials praised bureaucrat for phony Sun News citizenship ceremony – Toronto Star

acting senior communications adviser for the department’s Ontario office, in an email obtained under Access to Information laws by The Canadian Press. LeBlanc is the bureaucrat who, according to the emails, recruited six of her colleagues to participate …

Senior Indiana official convicted of perjury, fraud – YAHOO!

Under Indiana law, any public officer convicted of a felony must be removed from office. White’s conviction was expected to spur efforts by Democrats to have him replaced as secretary of state by the man he defeated in 2010, Vop … Continue reading