Faculty
Planning Committee:
Benjamin M. Adams
Adams & Woodrow, S.C.
Neenah
Terry L. Campbell
Moertl, Wilkins & Campbell, S.C.
Milwaukee
Iris M. Christenson
Christenson Johnson LLC
Fitchburg
Jeffrey J. Drach
Drach Elder Law Clinic LLC
Wausau
Margaret W. Hickey
Becker, Hickey & Poster, S.C.
Milwaukee
Barbara S. Hughes
Christenson Johnson, LLC
Fitchburg
Heather B. Poster (also presenting)
Becker, Hickey & Poster, S.C.
Milwaukee
Kate Schilling (also presenting)
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources
Madison
Daniel J. Walsh
One Law Group, S.C.
De Pere
Carol J. Wessels (also presenting)
Wessels Law Office LLC
Mequon
Heather A. Wilson
Hill Glowacki LLP
Madison
Presenters:
Helen Marks Dicks
AARP – State Issues Advocacy
Madison
Jon L. Fischer
McCarty Law LLP
Appleton
Roy Froemming
Froemming Law Office
Madison
Andrea Gage-Michaels
Legal Action of Wisconsin
Green Bay
Mark T. Johnson
Christenson Johnson LLC
Fitchburg
Ryan J. Long
Law Office of Sturgul & Long
Hurley
Charles P. Sabatino
Director - Commission on Law and Aging
American Bar Association
Washington D.C.
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Welcome & Introduction
Iris M. Christenson
8:35 a.m. : Case Law/Administrative/Fair Hearing Decisions Update
Jon L. Fischer, Ryan J. Long
9:25 a.m. : Supported Decision-Making
Supported decision-making agreements offer a new tool for individuals with a disability to have an advisor formally recognized for various aspects of their personal and financial affairs.
- Learn the scope and options of supported decision-making
- Understand the relationship of a supported decision-making agreement with powers of attorney and guardianship
- Delve into the details of the statutory form for an agreement, along with attorney-drafted supplemental documents
- Gain expertise in advising individuals, their supporters, and entities asked to honor supported decision-making agreements.
Kate Schilling, Mark T. Johnson
10:25 a.m. : Break
10:40 a.m. : Working with Older Clients with Diminished Capacity: What’s a Lawyer to Do?
Charles P. Sabatino
11:40 a.m. : Lunch (on your own)
12:55 p.m. : Working with Older Clients with Diminished Capacity: What’s a Lawyer to Do? (continued)
Heather Poster, Charles P. Sabatino
1:55 p.m. : Panel Discussion: An Introduction to the Uniform Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction Act (UAGJA)
- UAGJA concepts in jurisdiction of guardianships, including home state, significant connection, and special jurisdiction
- Transfer of guardianship from another state to Wisconsin under the UAGJA
- Transfer of guardianship from Wisconsin to another state under the UAGJA
- Registering out-of-state guardianships using the UAGJA
- Ways in which Wisconsin’s UAGJA differs from the uniform UAGPPJA
Roy Froemming, Carol J. Wessels
2:55 p.m. : Break
3:10 p.m. : The Older Americans Act: What is it, What Does it Cover, & How Does it Affect My Clients?
- Understand the significance of OAA
- Brief discussion of its current funding status
Helen Marks Dicks
3:40 p.m. : Elder Rights Project Overview
- Learn more about this project designed to provide free legal services to victims of elder abuse in Wisconsin
- Understand the process for referring clients to the Elder Rights Project
- Discover how to spot signs of abuse & when you should refer your client for assistance
Andrea Gage-Michaels
4:10 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Review recent legislative, administrative, and case law changes
- Find out how to determine diminished capacity in a client and what actions to take
- Delve into the ethical implications of working with clients with diminished capacity
- Understand how the supported decision-making agreement works with POAs and guardianships
- Explore Wisconsin's recently passed Uniform Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction Act (UAGJA)
- Learn more about the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the Elder Rights Project (in Wisconsin
- Elder law attorneys
- Estate planning lawyers
- Guardians ad litem for adults
- Probate practitioners
- Health law attorneys
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