Monday, November 7th and Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Doubletree Lisle and Live Webcast
DAY ONE
Moderator: Heidi E. Dodd, Dodd & Wambold, O’Fallon&
8:15 - 8:50 Registration Opens/Log into the webcast via your account at www.iicle.com
8:50 - 9:00 Welcoming Announcements
9:00 – 10:00 Illinois Elder Law Case Law and Legislative Update 2022
Get up to date on new cases and Illinois legislation.
Linda M. Strohschein, Strohschein Law Group, LLC, St. Charles&
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 -11:15 Back to the Future: Electronic Wills, Notarizations, and the Illinois Trust Code
Do laws passed in 2021 still have your head spinning? This provides a condensed review and update on: Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act, Amendments to the Illinois Notary Public Act; and Amendments to the Illinois Trust Code
Reetu Pepoff, Northern Trust, Chicago
Ray Prather, Prather Ebner LLP, Chicago
11:15 - 12:15 Tax Planning for the Elderly: You Really Don’t Want to Miss This
It’s time to get back to the basics. This session will review every tax we can find that affects the elderly in a format that is easy to remember and entertaining.
Ben A. Neiburger, Generation Law Ltd., Elmhurst &
Krystian Seebert, Generation Law Ltd., Elmhurst
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00 Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law
Learn how the recently established commission will work with the Illinois Supreme Court to address a variety of legal issues affecting seniors in Illinois and across the nation.
Kerry R. Peck, Peck Ritchey, LLC, Chicago&
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 - 3:15 Annual Judges’ Panel
(1 Professional Responsibility pending approval)
Learn from the judges themselves what they think practitioners should know – and what they want to see in their courtrooms.
Moderator: Hon. Jack Fleming (Ret.), DDV Law, Ltd., Orland Park, Oak Brook & Chicago
Hon. Daniel R. Degnan, Circuit Court of Cook County, Probate Division, Guardianship
3:15 – 4:15 Diversity and Inclusion in Elder Law & Estate Planning Panel
(1 Diversity & Inclusion Professional Responsibility pending approval)
Jacqueline Boyd, The Care Plan, Chicago
Jasmine H. Chen, Sandberg Phoenix, St. Louis
DAY TWO
| TRACK A (Benefits) | TRACK B (Guardianship)
|
9:00 – 10:00
| Nuts and Bolts of Medicaid Applications | Preparing for a Guardianship Trial-Part 1
Ray J. Koenig III, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago & |
10:00 – 10:10 | Break | Break |
10:10-11:10
|
Financing Long-Term Care without Medicaid
Guy Matthews, Eckell, Sparks, Levy, Auerbach, Monte, Sloane, Matthews & Auslander, P.C., West Chester, PA
| Preparing for a Guardianship Trial-Part 2
Sarah M. LeRose, Law Office of Leonard J. LeRose, Jr., Ltd., Chicago |
11:10 – 11:20 | Break | Break |
11:20-12:20
|
Non-Penalized and Advanced Medicaid Planning |
Post Appointment Administration
Marcie Hefler, HeflerLichtenberg, Chicago
|
12:20 – 1:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
1:00 – 2:00
| Disability Benefits Under the Social Security Act: What an Elder Law Attorney Needs to Know |
Divorce in Guardianships
Katherine Maloney, Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol, Plainfield
|
2:00 – 2:10 | Break | Break |
2:10 – 3:10 | Nursing Home Residents Rights in the NHCA and Beyond
|
Attorneys’ Fees in Guardianship and Probate Litigation |
3:10 – 3:20 | Break | Break |
3:20 – 4:20 | Estate Planning for People with Diminished Capacity |
GAL and Court Appointed Attorneys for the |
Monday, November 7th and Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Doubletree Lisle and Live Webcast
DAY ONE
Moderator: Heidi E. Dodd, Dodd & Wambold, O’Fallon&
8:15 - 8:50 Registration Opens/Log into the webcast via your account at www.iicle.com
8:50 - 9:00 Welcoming Announcements
9:00 – 10:00 Illinois Elder Law Case Law and Legislative Update 2022
Get up to date on new cases and Illinois legislation.
Linda M. Strohschein, Strohschein Law Group, LLC, St. Charles&
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 -11:15 Back to the Future: Electronic Wills, Notarizations, and the Illinois Trust Code
Do laws passed in 2021 still have your head spinning? This provides a condensed review and update on: Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act, Amendments to the Illinois Notary Public Act; and Amendments to the Illinois Trust Code
Reetu Pepoff, Northern Trust, Chicago
Ray Prather, Prather Ebner LLP, Chicago
11:15 - 12:15 Tax Planning for the Elderly: You Really Don’t Want to Miss This
It’s time to get back to the basics. This session will review every tax we can find that affects the elderly in a format that is easy to remember and entertaining.
Ben A. Neiburger, Generation Law Ltd., Elmhurst &
Krystian Seebert, Generation Law Ltd., Elmhurst
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00 Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law
Learn how the recently established commission will work with the Illinois Supreme Court to address a variety of legal issues affecting seniors in Illinois and across the nation.
Kerry R. Peck, Peck Ritchey, LLC, Chicago&
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 - 3:15 Annual Judges’ Panel
(1 Professional Responsibility pending approval)
Learn from the judges themselves what they think practitioners should know – and what they want to see in their courtrooms.
Moderator: Hon. Jack Fleming (Ret.), DDV Law, Ltd., Orland Park, Oak Brook & Chicago
Hon. Daniel R. Degnan, Circuit Court of Cook County, Probate Division, Guardianship
3:15 – 4:15 Diversity and Inclusion in Elder Law & Estate Planning Panel
(1 Diversity & Inclusion Professional Responsibility pending approval)
Jacqueline Boyd, The Care Plan, Chicago
Jasmine H. Chen, Sandberg Phoenix, St. Louis
DAY TWO
| TRACK A (Benefits) | TRACK B (Guardianship)
|
9:00 – 10:00
| Nuts and Bolts of Medicaid Applications | Preparing for a Guardianship Trial-Part 1
Ray J. Koenig III, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago & |
10:00 – 10:10 | Break | Break |
10:10-11:10
|
Financing Long-Term Care without Medicaid
Guy Matthews, Eckell, Sparks, Levy, Auerbach, Monte, Sloane, Matthews & Auslander, P.C., West Chester, PA
| Preparing for a Guardianship Trial-Part 2
Sarah M. LeRose, Law Office of Leonard J. LeRose, Jr., Ltd., Chicago |
11:10 – 11:20 | Break | Break |
11:20-12:20
|
Non-Penalized and Advanced Medicaid Planning |
Post Appointment Administration
Marcie Hefler, HeflerLichtenberg, Chicago
|
12:20 – 1:00 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
1:00 – 2:00
| Disability Benefits Under the Social Security Act: What an Elder Law Attorney Needs to Know |
Divorce in Guardianships
Katherine Maloney, Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol, Plainfield
|
2:00 – 2:10 | Break | Break |
2:10 – 3:10 | Nursing Home Residents Rights in the NHCA and Beyond
|
Attorneys’ Fees in Guardianship and Probate Litigation |
3:10 – 3:20 | Break | Break |
3:20 – 4:20 | Estate Planning for People with Diminished Capacity |
GAL and Court Appointed Attorneys for the |
Program Date | 11/7 & 11/8 |
Program Date | 11/7 & 11/8 |