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The 2010 Elder Law Conference began with registration and a
breakfast snack and the distribution of conference materials early on Friday morning, August
6, 2010.
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Ben Thomas Cole, II, Executive Director of NMRLS opened the
program with THE WELCOME. |
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SOURCES OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR
THE ELDERLY, A Panel Discussion which featured:
La'Verne Edney, Esq., General Counsel of The Mississippi
Volunteer Lawyer's Project, and
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Amanda Glover Evans, Esq., Director of the NMRLS Mississippi Taxpayer Assistance Project, A Low
Income Taxpayer Assistance Project (LITC), and |
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Catherine V. Kilgore, NMRLS
Elder Law Project Director and program coordinator. |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES AFFECTING THE
ELDERLY, A Panel Discussion which featured:
Ruby White, Esq., NMRLS Litigation Director, and |
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Alsee McDaniel, Esq., Managing
Attorney, NMRLS Greenville Office. |
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YES YOU CAN! - POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS
AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, was presented by:
Richard A. Courtney, CELA,
Frascogna Courtney, PLLC |
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The conference broke for lunch at noon and
prepared for the Luncheon Speaker. |
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Catherine V. Kilgore presented the Luncheon Speaker |
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Lafayette County attorney David O.
Bell, who is also a local award-winning author and Lafayette
County Justice Court Judge, read his short story, Buried Bones,
an allegory on end of life decisions, at the luncheon.
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HOW HEALTH CARE REFORM IS AFFECTING MEDICARE
was presented by
Richard A. Courtney, CELA, Frascogna Courtney, PLLC |
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HOW HEALTH CARE REFORM IS AFFECTING MEDICAID
was presented by
William H. Mounger,
SAAG,Mississippi Office of the Attorney General/Medicaid |
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The audience was enthralled by the presentations. |
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THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TO SOLVE
ISSUES INVOLVING SENIOR CITIZENS
was presented by
Barry K. Jones, Esq., LL.M. (Taxation), C.P.A., Accredited Estate
Planner, Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway.
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ETHICS IN ELDER LAW: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR
ATTORNEYS AND SOCIAL WORKERS
was presented by
T.H. Freeland IV, Esq., Freeland & Freeland |
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At the conclusion of the
conference, the participants lined up the receive their
appropriate CLE Credit Certificates.
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photos by Kenneth J. Franklin
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