Elder Law And Special Needs Section Fall 2022 Meeting

Wednesday, October 26^th, 2022

5:00 – 11:45 p.m.                  Exhibitor Setup (Exhibitors Only)                  

                                              Iroquois Room

Day 1: Thursday, October 27^th

 7:00 a.m.                              Breakfast

 9:00 a.m.                              Check in & Exhibitors            

10:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.          Executive Committee Meeting & Luncheon  

1:00-1:20 p.m.                    Welcoming Remarks                                             

                                              CLE Program Introduction

1:20 – 2:45 p.m.         I. Panel on Advising Parents of Young Adults with ID/DD

                                   1.5 Areas of Professional Practice

 This panel will discuss the challenges that families, advocates, and the court system face when young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities reach the age of majority as well as the tools and procedures available to families as well as the state of the current law in New York around Article 17-A, the recently enacted Supported Decision-Making legislation and Advance Directives.

Break 2:45- 3:00 p.m.

3:00 - 4:50 p.m.                    II. Attorneys as Fiduciaries Ethical Issues | 2.0 Ethics

4:50 p.m.                               Adjourn

6:00 - 9:30 p.m.         Welcome Reception and Dinner

Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Plaques

                                               *Please be sure to RSVP for this event as part of registration

Day 2 - Friday, October 28 

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.         Breakfast and Committee Meetings

8:00 a.m.                    Check in and Exhibitors

8:30 am.                     General Session

8:45.- 9:00 a.m.         Day Two Introduction 

                                  Elder Law & Special Needs Section Chair

                                  CLE Program Introduction           

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.         I. Judge’s Panel | 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice

 Continued discussion from the Judges on considerations and approaches related to attorneys as fiduciaries, considerations around young adults with developmental disabilities, and Article 17-A reform.

9:50-10:00 am           Break

10:00-10:50 a.m.       II. Special Needs Update | 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice

                                   Panelists will discuss the New York Law that extended Child Support to age 26 for Adult Children with Special Needs from the perspective of both the matrimonial attorney and special needs attorney perspective. In addition, there will be discussion by the recent Supreme Court Decision in Gallardo v. Marstiller.

10:50-11:00 a.m.       Break

11:00-11:50 a.m.       III. Humanized Lawyering | 1.0 Law Practice Management

Lawyers as individuals, leaders, and employers are undergoing profound shifts not only in terms of substantive practice but also the ways in which we train, practice, employ and live. Presentation will focus on the emerging trends, the most recent data and the post-pandemic lessons that are being identified and contextualized into the lives of lawyers. Topics include the most recent data on lawyer wellbeing, what conclusions are being drawn about law culture and individual lawyers, as well as new practice techniques developed in direct response to the changes in our world. The program provides techniques for identifying and employing self-care for self and teams to create sustainable, humanized environments for lawyers to thrive - not just survive.

12:00 -1:00 p.m.        Lunch

1:00 -1:50 p.m.          IV. The role of a Court Appointed Guardian or Health Care Agent in the inpatient psychiatric setting and the Interplay of Article 81 and Article 9 | 1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

Discussion of standards for admission to a psychiatric facility, how and under what circumstances can medication be administered to an objecting patient, the role of a Court Appointed Guardian or Health Care Agent in the inpatient psychiatric setting and the Interplay of Article 81 and Article 9.

1:50 p.m. -2:00 p.m. Break

2:00- 2:50                  V. Discussion of the Proposed Regulations relevant to the Special Needs and Elder Law Practice, the Special Needs Trust Act of 2022 and Drafting Considerations for Retirement Benefits

                                   1.0 Areas of Professional Practice

2:50 p.m.                               Adjourn