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The conference includes topics of interest
and legislative updates for lawyers, social workers, students,
academicians, and those interested in elder care issues. The
morning session begins with a presentation on Predatory
Lending Issues Affecting the Elderly by Amanda Glover
Evans, Esq., who is the Director of the NMRLS Mississippi
Taxpayer Assistance Project, a Low Income Taxpayer Assistance
Project (LITC). This session provides information on current
consumer scams targeting the elderly, including identity theft,
payday lending, tax rebate scams, housing scams, and other
important information. Next will be a presentation on The
Vulnerable Persons Act Update: The Roles of Adult Protective
Services and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Edna C. Clark,
Program Administrator Senior, MDHS/Division of Aging and Adult
Services, will present on the role of Adult Protective Services,
and Treasure R. Tyson, Esq., Special Assistant Attorney
General, Office of the Mississippi Attorney General, will
present on the Role of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. This
topic will include a discussion of the Mississippi Vulnerable
Persons Act, responsibilities of caregivers, reporting
requirements, and the responsibilities of Adult Protective
Services and the Office of the Attorney General. The next
session, Update on Health Care Reform: Nailing Jell-O to a
Tree, will be presented by Richard A. Courtney, Esq.,
CELA. Mr. Courtney practices with the Jackson law firm of
Frascogna Courtney, PLLC. He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney
by the ABA-accredited National Elder Law Foundation. His
practice is limited to elder law, estate planning, trusts and
trust administration, special needs planning for persons with
disabilities, nursing home and disability rights, guardianship,
and probate related litigation.
All conferees are invited to a luncheon on the first floor
of the Law Center in Room 1115.
The first session after lunch will be a presentation on
"The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing; How can We Protect Elderly Wards
in Mississippi Conservatorships? The Panelists include
Barry K. Jones, Esq., LL.M. in Taxation, C.P.A., and
Accredited Estate Planner, who practices with the Jackson,
Mississippi law firm of Wise Carter Child and Caraway in the
areas of estate planning, health law, and elder law; David L.
Calder, Visiting Professor and Supervising Professor of the
Guardian Ad Litem Clinic at the University of Mississippi School
of Law; Catherine V. Kilgore, Esq., Elder Law Project
Director at North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, and Judge
Edwin H. Roberts, Jr., Eighteenth Chancery District of
Mississippi. The next session will be A Safe and Decent Home:
Practical Problem-Solving for Low Income Renters, by
Desiree Hensley, Assistant Professor, Director of The Civil
Legal Clinic, and Supervising Professor of the Low Income
Housing Section at the University of Mississippi School of Law
and Carol Gish, Esq., Housing/Fair Housing Director, West
Tennessee Legal Services. The afternoon session will end with a
session on Ethics: The Lawyer’s and the Social Worker’s Roles
Related to End of Life Decisions by Tom Freeland, Esq.
and Joyce Freeland, Esq., who have a general practice
in Oxford, Mississippi with the Freeland and Freeland Law Firm.
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