Elder Law And Special Needs Section Fall 2021 Meeting
Join us live in Tarrytown at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center (formerly the Hilton Doubletree Tarrytown). MASKS ARE REQUIRED IN PUBLIC SPACES AND MEETING ROOMS AT THE HOTEL.
MCLE Topics include:
- Overview of the Legislative Process
- Best Practices in Special Needs Planning
- Mental Health, Legal Issues and Legal Standards: The Intersection of Article 81 and Article 9
- Elder Law Update 2021
- Fair Hearing 101
- Be Cyber Aware, Be Cyber Secure
- Bellin v. Zucker
- A Community Response to Elder Abuse: Identifying and Addressing Elder Abuse and Exploitation
- Medicare Appeals: Turning Insurance into Access
- Diversity and Inclusion: Client Counseling Considerations in Representing LGBTQ Clients in Advance Planning
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PLEASE NOTE: The cancellation policy for this live event is 7 days in advance of the Meeting.
Full Program and Speaker Information may be found under the Agenda Tab below.
Thank you to our sponsors!
- October 28, 2021
- October 29, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
- 8.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 10.0
- White Plains
- Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center
455 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
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
- Eden Forsythe, Esq., Empire Justice Center, Albany
- Amy C. O'Hara, Esq., Littman Krooks LLP, White Plains
- Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., Littman Krooks LLP, White Plains
- Cora A. Alsante, Esq., Hancock Estabrook, LLP, Syracuse
- Britt N. Burner, Esq., Burner Law Group, P.C., New York City
- Amy B. Goldsmith, Esq., Tarter, Krinsky and Drogin LLP, New York City
- Nicole K. Parshall, Esq.,, Center for Elder Law and Justice, Buffalo
- Aytan Y. Bellin, Esq., Bellin and Associates LLC, White Plains
- Moriah R. Adamo, Esq., Abrams, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP, New Hyde Park
- Kathleen Holt, Esq., Speaker, Center for Medicare Advocacy
- Roberta J. O'Toole, Esq., Law Office of Roberta J. O'Toole, Kenmore
- Lisa D. Herman, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Svc.,2nd Dept. Appellate Div., NYS Supreme Ct., Orangeburg
- Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq., Abrams, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP, New Hyde Park
- In-Person
- ELDFA21
- Elder Law & Special Needs Section