Learn to minimize the number of times you will utter the words, “if only I had known …” by learning about Medicaid eligibility rules and much more! Originally presented as part of the 15th Annual Elder Law Short Course, available in its entirety as P9007-19U.

Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Elder Law Short Course by learning about important topics including dealing with difficult POAs/guardians, litigating nursing home cases, and maximizing Medicare benefits. Hear about the newest cases and statutes and hear from a panel of Guardianship Judges about what you can do better in their courtrooms. Get practice tips about effective law office management, law firm succession strategies, keeping seniors and adults with disabilities in the community and removing a bad POA or guardian. Other topics to be covered include: planning with retirement benefits, the new VA pension rules, special needs trusts, Medicaid appeals, mental health commitments and much, much more!

The IICLE® 16th Annual Elder Law Short Course (virtual edition) will allow you to get up to date on the newest laws (including the Illinois Trust Code and the SECURE Act) affecting your practice. Get practice tips by watching a mock restoration or Medicaid appeal hearing. Learn more about employment issues facing your clients, integrating technology effectively into your practice, understanding revised CMS rules and other nursing home issues, preventing financial exploitation, and many other crucial topics. Register today!

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!

This popular annual program for Illinois estate planners combines two full days of advanced estate and trust planning education from the top legal minds in the state with an unprecedented opportunity for professional networking. Topics covered this year include the new Section 199A qualified business interests deduction, the new Illinois Uniform Power of Appointment Act, estate planning with the increased federal exemption under the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, the generation-skipping transfer exemption, trustee compensation, family business succession planning, and much more!

This practical resource helps practitioners serve the needs of persons no longer able to make decisions for themselves.

This handbook gives practical advice and tips for attorneys advocating for the needs and interests of elderly clients.

Learn about the latest developments involving unusual assets such as cryptocurrency: how clients can own, titling issues, transfer issues for gifting and at death, and cybersecurity concerns. Originally presented as part of the 62nd Annual Estate Planning Short Course, available in its entirety as P9004-19U.

Learn steps you can take during the planning process to maximize the chance that an estate plan will be successfully defended should a disgruntled beneficiary attack the deceased client’s estate plan after the key witness, the client, has left the scene. Originally presented as part of Estate Planning for the 99%, available in its entirety as P1904-19U.

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.