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End of Life Decision Making by Guardians: Conflict between Article 81 and the FHCDA
Roseanne Beovich, Esq. Almost two decades into the twenty-first century, it is easy to take for granted our rights to self-determination in the context of our own personal health care. As a […]
Continue readingMedicaid and Elder Law CLE Presentation
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017 – 2:15pmLocation: Lawline StudiosTopic: Melissa Negrin-Wiener is presenting a Continuing Legal Education program concerning Medicaid & Elder Law. It will be recorded and live webcasted in the Lawline Studios in Manhattan.
Continue readingPromissory Notes — Know What You Don’t Know
April 2016 Jennifer B. Cona It is commonly understood that when a person enters a nursing home, she/he can still preserve some assets and engage in last-minute asset protection planning, albeit on […]
Continue readingWebinar “The Continuing Viability of Clayton Trusts”
Paul Hyl, Esq.Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – 5:30pmLocation: Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP300 Garden City Plaza, Fifth FloorGarden City, NY 11530 Topic: Paul Hyl, Esq. Partner of Cona Elder Law PLLC will be speaking at […]
Continue readingElder Care and Estate Conflicts: Which Mediation Model is Best?
November 2015Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq. Alternate Dispute Resolution Mediation is a process designed to bring about agreement or reconciliation between opponents in a dispute. Although the goal is to reach a settlement […]
Continue readingApostilles or Affirmations: Recent Legislative Changes to CPLR 2106
July 29, 2015 By Christopher C. Haner A major victory was won for the trusts and estates Bar with the recent legislative amendments to CPLR 2106, but the time for celebration must […]
Continue readingBlending Attorney Values With Client Demands and Demographic Realities
May 4, 2015 By Jennifer B. Cona Running a law firm is like running any other business. Law firms must balance client demand for legal services with attorney demand for quality of […]
Continue readingHoftstra University Presents: A Spoonful of Sugar, Ethics and Practice: Will it Help the Medicine go Down?
Date: Friday, October 24, 2014 – 8:00am to 12:00pmLocation: Hofstra UniversityDavid S. Mack Hofstra Student CenterMultipurpose Room EastHempsteadCost: $25RSVP: Cona Elder Law’s, Adam Kahn, Esq. will be moderating the session entitled “The Ethics and […]
Continue readingSpreading the Risk: Managed Medicaid Home Care
May 2013 By Jennifer B. Cona, Esq. The advent of Medicaid Managed Long Term Care has long been in the making in New York State. As Elder Law attorneys, we braced for […]
Continue readingMedicaid and Promissory Notes: The Challenge Continues
February 2012by Jennifer B. Cona, Esq.Asset protection planning via a promissory note has now been employed for several years in the Medicaid context. The technique has been modified over the […]
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