The 2012 Senior Law Day will be held in Denver on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This annual event is put on by the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) and is co-sponsored by the Elder Law and Trusts & Estates Sections of the CBA, along with CBA Continuing Legal Education.
You can register for the Denver Senior Law day here.
This annual educational seminar presents a number of diverse programs relevant for seniors in Colorado. Attendees will get important and useful information on many issues facing our growing senior citizen population. If you are a senior, an adult child with a senior parent, or a caregiver, this is one day you cannot afford to miss!
Workshop topics include:
• Aging in Place – Maintaining Your Independence at Home
• Adult Protection and Elder Abuse
• Assisted Living and Nursing Home Issues
• Avoiding Court and the Legal System: Mediation and Conflict Resolution
• Consumer and Investment Fraud Prevention
• Dealing with Trusts & Trustees
• DNR Orders, Advance Directives, and End of Life Issues
• Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts & Your Property
• Disposition of Final Remains
• Hanging Up the Car Keys for Good
• Hospice, Palliative Care, and Other End of Life Issues
• Illness and Death of a Significant Other
• Lifelong Learning and the Aging Brain
• Planning For Your Pets
• Powers of Attorney , Guardianship & Conservatorship
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Medicaid
• Medicare 101
• Trust Planning for Individuals with Disabilities on Public Benefits
• Reverse Mortgages
• Social Security
• Taking Care of Your Pets and Pets Taking Care of You
• The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s
• VA Benefits
• What to Do When Someone Dies
• The Village Movement and Your Community: Neighbors Helping Neighbors to Age in Place
Like many of my estate and elder law attorney colleagues, I am proud to be a legal sponsor of this worthwhile event. If you can’t attend the Denver Senior Law Day, there are other opportunities:
In Boulder County (Longmont) on Saturday, August 11- register here
In Larimer County (Fort Collins) on Saturday, August 11- register here
If you can’t make it to a Senior Law Day but are interested in looking at the 2012 Senior Law Handbook, chock full of 33 Chapters (many on new topics including . . . Facebook!) click here
Don’t forget that the CBA website at www.cobar.org has lots of helpful information for the public. Check it out!