Better assist individuals with special needs and their families by getting up-to-date on sophisticated topics including government benefit and waiver programs, ABLE, special needs trust drafting and tax implications, Section 8 housing, using pension plan funding for SNTs, Social Security, the Uniform Trust Code, trust administration issues and more!

This year’s IICLE® Special Needs Institute offers you direct instruction from seasoned special needs law practitioners about new laws and cases. Each session will provide practical takeaways to enhance your practice. Government officials from the Social Security Administration and the State of Illinois will provide insight about how they review special needs trusts. Register today!

Learn about more nuanced aspects of SSI, SSDI, Medicare, Medicaid, and waiver programs to better protect your clients' benefits and programs.

Understand when should you use a (d)(4)(A) first party special needs trust versus using a third party SNT or a pooled first party SNT or an ABLE Account. Originally presented as part of Special Needs Law Boot Camp, available in its entirety as P1901-19U.

Learn about topics such as spenddown and the ABLE Act, also learn about the unique challenges of representing special needs clients and their families. Originally presented as part of Special Needs Law Boot Camp, available in its entirety as P1901-19U.

Learn everything you need to know about drafting third party special needs trusts. Originally presented as part of Special Needs Law Boot Camp, available in its entirety as P1901-19U.

Learn about various models, legal documents, and estate planning measures that practitioners may utilize to assist in successful implementation of the discussed alternatives. Originally presented as part of the 14th Annual Elder Law Short Course, available in its entirety as P9007-18U.

Familiarize yourself with the UTC and proposed Illinois legislation, and learn how this change in the law could impact your practice. Originally recorded as part of the 3rd Annual Special Needs Institute, available in its entirety as P9016-18u.

Understand several NEW drafting tips you’ll want to follow to keep YOUR trusts from being successfully contested. Originally recorded as part of the 3rd Annual Special Needs Institute, available in its entirety as P9016-18u.

Learn about the basics of SSI, SSDI, Medicare, Medicaid, and waiver programs, and how to best protect your clients’ benefits. Originally presented as part of Special Needs Law Boot Camp, available in its entirety as P1901-19U.