Contra Costa Lawyer – January 2021 The Bar Association Issue

2021 Elder Law Training Series

Presented by the CCCBA Elder Law Section and the CCCBA Education Committee Seven consecutive Wednesdays, January 27 – March 10, 2021, 5:30 pm on Zoom Elder/Estate Planning & Probate Section Members: $150 series/$30 individual program Law Students $50/$10 | CCCBA Members $200/$40 | Non Members $300/$50 Register - cccba.org/attorney-events This online series will provide practitioners with a reliable and over-arching “how to” when working with elders. The comprehensive programs examine various areas of law that elders in particular face and how to properly analyze the facts, understand the specific area of law, and apply the best course of action for the individual elder. Importantly, this series concentrates on the limitations that elders deal with both physically and mentally and ensures the practitioner can understand/recognize the limitations, appreciate the daily struggle many elders are faced with, yet provide the excellent advocacy that this vulnerable class of individuals deserve. #1 Intake January 27 - 5:30 - 7:30 pm

#4 Benefits and Resources February 17 - 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Speakers: Jill Judson - CSC Fiduciaries Inc. Jane Moore Attorney TBA

Speakers: Kathy Schofield - Schofield Law Group Brian O’Toole - Brian O’Toole Law Office

0.50 hours Elimination of Bias and 1 hour General MCLE Credit

#2 Capacity and Competency February 3 - 5:30 - 7:00 pm

0.5 hours Elimination of Bias and 0.5 hours General MCLE Credit

Speaker: Dr. Eric Freitag - Mt. Diablo Memory Care #3 Guardian Ad Litem, Conservatorships, POAs, Private Fiduciaries February 10 - 5:30 - 7:30 pm 1.5 hours General MCLE Credit

Speakers: Terence Murphy - Attorney Mediator Kathryn Korn - Korn Law Group Craig Judson - Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson

1 hour General MCLE Credit

#5 Elder Abuse: Physical and Financial February 24 - 5:30 - 7:30 pm

1 hour General and 0.5 hours Legal Ethics MCLE Credit

Speakers: Kostantine Demiris - Demiris Law Firm Carolyn Cain - Cain, Cain & Housman Jill Henderson - Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County #6 Substantive “Other” Law March 3 - 5:30 - 7:00 pm

#7 How to Prepare your Case in Trial/Mediation March 10 - 5:30 - 7:30 pm 1.5 hours General MCLE Credit

Speakers: Hon. Susanne Fenstermacher - CCC Superior Court Hon. Virginia George - CCC Superior Court Retired Judge/Mediator - TBA #8 Bonus Session - The Day-toDay Logistics of Being an Elder Law Attorney – Pointers from the Pros Date TBD | FREE Speakers: Panel of distinguished elder law practioners