Elder Law and Special Needs Section

Event Overview

Thursday, January 15, 2026

1:30 PM – 6:00 PM – CLE Program
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Off-Site Reception

Join us for a two-credit, four-part, Annual Update, addressing Medicaid and Elder Law updates, Special Needs Planning updates, Tax Law updates, and Legislative and Case Law updates. Medicaid Liens and Recovery will cover a credit and a half, recapping federal and state law and regulations, with suggested best practices for client interaction on this important issue. Our final one credit session, Compassionate Communication, discusses how attorneys can approach conversations with clients who may have experienced trauma with compassion, building a transformative, productive and meaningful professional relationship with the client.

Highlights and Objectives:

• It will be a wide ranging program reflecting the breadth of practice areas and experience in the dispute resolution and prevention field.

Elder Law & Special Needs Section Chair:

Richard A. Marchese, Jr., Esq., Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Program Chair:

JulieAnn Calareso, Esq, Gleason Dunn Walsh & O’Shea

Amy C. O’Hara, Esq, Littman Krooks LLP