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!

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

The ethical complexities of representing divorcing and/or ex-spouses in a professional and proper manner expounding on office procedures and protocol. Originally presented as part of the 2nd Annual Special Needs Institute available in its entirety as P9016-17.

Walk through the decision to draft a (d)(4)(A) first party special needs trust versus using a pooled first party special needs trust or an ABLE Account. Originally presented as part of the 2nd Annual Special Needs Institute available in its entirety as P9016-17.

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.

Understand all of those tricky tax considerations, such as Grantor Trusts, Qualified Disability Trusts, FEIN issues, and more. Originally recorded as part of the 3rd Annual Special Needs Institute, available in its entirety as P9016-18u.

Better assist attorneys representing 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, Social Security appeals, the Uniform Trust Code, trust administration issues and more!

Review recent school disciplinary reform legislation in Illinois as well as federal and state disciplinary protections for students with disabilities. Originally presented by the DuPage County Bar Association.