Description "The goal of this Video Leadership Seminar is to provide lawyers with essential information for handling elder law cases. The DVD is viewable on any computer or iPod (that supports video) and features 20 minutes of live video with Steven M. Cohen of Cohen & Oalican, LLP sharing his knowledge of and experience with legal issues that affect elderly clients. The Video Leadership Seminar provides invaluable advice on working with special considerations involved in elder law cases. Topics covered in the Video Leadership Seminar include:
Legal issues that affect elderly clients
An overview of typical elder law cases
Using experts to build a case
Handling issues surrounding Medicaid, nursing home care, health care proxies, and homestead declarations
Samples of the types of questions answered in the Video Leadership Seminar include:
What are the legal issues of greatest concern to elder clients?
What influence has the elder legal needs had on the lawyer s client base? What trends or changes are emerging as this population group grows?
What are the most difficult legal issues for elder clients to understand? What are the common misconceptions? How are these dispersed?
When urgency is important, for example a property dispute, what practices are used to get the problem under control quickly? What strategic framework do you apply to urgent situations?
What are the most important financial considerations when strategizing with a client?
What experts or consultants are brought in to round out the legal strategy? How does this improve the quality of the strategy?
What legal strategies have been used on behalf of elderly clients? Which are most successful? Why?
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