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Aging in Place: Legal Strategies for Attorneys 2024 – Lancaster


  • City:Lancaster County Bar Association, 28 East Orange Street, ., Lancaster, PA, 17602
  • Start Date:2024-11-26 09:00:00
  • End Date:2024-11-26 12:15:00
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  • Level:Intermediate
  • Topics:Elder Law

This program is eligible for 3 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 3.6 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

This is a simulcast of a live webcast course, streamed live to a local site with faculty in remote locations. Please note: Walk-in registrations will not be accepted - you must register in advance.

Overview

This course is designed to equip attorneys with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist their clients in aging in place. Aging in place refers to the ability of older adults to live in their own homes and communities safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level. This course will cover a range of topics essential for attorneys, including legal, financial, and healthcare considerations.

Faculty

Julieanne Steinbacher, Esq.

Ms. Steinbacher is the founding shareholder of Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak, an elder care and special needs planning law firm established in 2002. The firm also offers its clients quality representation in litigation matters. Ms. Steinbacher is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation. She has a “Superb” AVVO Rating for attorneys and was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Ms. Steinbacher is a recipient of a 2015 Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Special Achievement Award, which recognized her dedication and commitment to the PBA’s Quality of Life /Balance Committee. She is the President of Estate & Long Term Care Planning, Inc., a company which provides continuing education for professionals in Pennsylvania and coaching for attorneys throughout the nation. Ms. Steinbacher has lectured extensively for Pennsylvania State University Tax Institutes and Tax Week, PICPA-Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Tax Practitioners-PA Chapter, Pennsylvania Society of Public Accountants, Elder Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting, Back to Basics, Tax Pro Seminars, and the University of Illinois. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was employed by AARP and as a geriatric social worker at Valley View Nursing Facility. As a gerontologist and former social worker, she has seen the devastating effect a lack of planning for long-term care needs can have. As an attorney, her goal is to provide a bridge between legal services and the aging network. In 2008, she developed The Elder & Special Needs Resource Center in Williamsport, which hosts frequent public seminars about issues affecting those who are aging. She has co-authored The Pennsylvania Trust Guide (Editions I and II), The Pennsylvania Special Needs Planning Guide, as well several books in a Protect Your Family series that inform people about planning for the second half of life.


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