Elder Law And Special Needs Section Fall 2021 Meeting

Fall Meeting – Day 1

Thursday, October 28, 2021

4.0 MCLE Credits in Areas of Professional Practice

AGENDA 

9:00 a.m. – 5:10 pm

Registration – Grand Ballroom Foyer

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Executive Officer’s Meeting – Tarrytown Room

10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Executive Committee Meeting and Luncheon – Westchester Ballroom

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exhibitors and Coffee – Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

GENERAL SESSIONS – Grand Ballroom 

1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. 

Opening Remarks, Announcements, Chair’s Update

Deepankar Mukerji, Esq., Elder Law & Special Needs Section Chair

Deepankar Mukerji PLLC, White Plains, NY

1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Overview of the Legislative Process (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Speaker: 

Eden Forsythe, Esq.

Vice President of Policy and Legal Affairs

Empire Justice Center

Albany, NY

2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Break 

2:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Best Practices in Special Needs Planning (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

The panel will discuss various special needs planning practices related to trust drafting options, distributions, administration, and trustee selection.

Panelists:

Bernard A. Krooks, Esq.

Littman Krooks LLP

White Plains, NY

Cora A. Alsante, Esq.

Hancock Estabrook, LLP

Syracuse, NY

Amy C. O’ Hara, Esq.

Littman Krooks LLP

White Plains, NY

3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

Break

3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Mental Health, Legal Issues and Legal Standards: The Intersection of Article 81 and Article 9 (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Panelists:

Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq.

Abrams, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP

New Hyde Park, NY

Lisa D. Herman, Esq.

Mental Hygiene Legal Service

2nd Department Appellate Division

NYS Supreme Court

Orangeburg, NY

4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Break

4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Elder Law Update 2021 (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Speaker:

Britt N. Burner, Esq.

Burner Law Group, P.C.

New York, NY

6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Cocktail Reception & Dinner – Harvest on Hudson Restaurant, 1 River Street, Hastings-on-Hudson

Please indicate your entrée selection when registering (beef, fish and any dietary restrictions), and if you require transportation to the Dinner from the Hotel and/or transportation from the Dinner back to the Hotel. Buses will depart hotel starting at 6:15 p.m. Parking available at Restaurant. Restaurant is a six-minute walk to Metro North Train Station.  Harvest on Hudson has taken the following covid precautions: Merv 13 filters on air filtration system and Capsr (Continuous Air & Surface Pathogen Reduction) units installed throughout restaurant. 

Fall Meeting – Day 2

Friday, October 29, 2021

6.0 MCLE Credits: 4.0 Areas of Professional Practice,1.0 in Ethics, 1.0 in Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias

AGENDA

8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Registration and Exhibitors – Grand Ballroom Foyer 

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. 

Continental “Grab & Go” Breakfast – Grand Ballroom Foyer 

Stop by, grab a bite and visit our Exhibitors

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

GENERAL SESSIONS – Grand Ballroom 

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. 

Opening Remarks, Sponsor Acknowledgements

Program Co-Chairs:

Lindsay V. Heckler, Esq., Center for Elder Law and Justice, Buffalo, NY

Laura M. Brancato, Esq., Littman Krooks LLP, White Plains, NY

9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 

Fair Hearing 101  (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

This program will explore the procedural and substantive rights of an Appellant in a Fair Hearing, while providing practice tips to assure the development of a favorable record.

Speaker:

Moriah R. Adamo, Esq.

Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP

New Hyde Park, NY

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

Be Cyber Aware, Be Cyber Secure (1.0 Credit in Ethics)

Speaker:

Amy B. Goldsmith, Esq.

Tarter, Krinsky and Drogin LLP

New York, NY

10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Break 

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Bellin v. Zucker (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Denial of the Right to Appeal Initial Personal Care Service Determinations: Due Process Implications and Statutory Protections

Speaker:

Aytan Y. Bellin, Esq.

Bellin and Associates LLC

White Plains, NY

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Attorney Luncheon – Westchester Ballroom

1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

A Community Response to Elder Abuse: Identifying and Addressing Elder Abuse and Exploitation (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Speaker:

Nicole K. Parshall, Esq.

Center for Elder Law and Justice

Buffalo, NY

2:20 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

Medicare Appeals: Turning Insurance into Access (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Learn to identify coverage problems and become familiar with the various appeals processes that can help your clients get coverage for the care they need. 

Speaker:

Casey E. Schwarz, Esq.

Medicare Rights Center

New York, NY

3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Diversity and Inclusion: Client Counseling Considerations in Representing LGBTQ Clients in Advance Planning  (1.0 Credit in Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias)

Speaker:

Roberta J. O’Toole, Esq.

Law Office of Roberta J. O’Toole

Kenmore, NY

4:00 p.m.

Adjourn