For members of ABA Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Committee Solo Small Firm Division and ABA Solo ElderLaw Committee GP Solo Small Firm Division
From Kenneth Vercammen, Esq., Chair, Edison, NJ
A reminder, the next ABA Law and Aging Networking call is October 15, 2018Monday at 2:00 PM Eastern.
Quarterly ABA Law and Aging Networking Call
October 15, 2018
2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern time
Call in number:
866-646-6488
Conference code: 864 935 2408
The Goal of these calls is to provide a forum for ABA Entities to talk about programs, publications, or policy in age related issues:
Topics for October:
National Aging and Law Conference
Senior Lawyers Division Programs and Publications
Transition from COLA-COLA-AGING-AND-LAW-NETWK@mail.americanbar.org<mailto:COLA-COLA-AGING-AND-LAW-NETWK@mail.americanbar.org> to ABA Connect Communities template
Home page for Community
Coming events
New email address for networking americanbar_colalawandagingnetworkingne@ConnectedCommunity.org<mailto:americanbar_colalawandagingnetworkingne@ConnectedCommunity.org>
Launch date - TBD - Soon.
Some Names are starting to load into the new ABA Connected Community system, a couple of you have likely received two copies of this message. The ABA will move to that system as soon as all of the email addresses sync.
If you log onto your ABA member profile, and look at My Communities you will see it listed. The notes from the July call are in the library (and attached.)
These calls are open to ABA Members and Staff with an interest in developing programing, policy or publications on issues relating to aging and law. Please share this message with colleagues who may want to participate and encourage people to email me to be added to the invitation list (david.godfrey@americanbar.org<mailto:david.godfrey@americanbar.org>.)
David Godfrey
Senior Attorney
American Bar Association
Commission on Law and Aging
1050 Connecticut Ave NW #400
Washington, DC 20036
202-662-8694
Prior call notes:
Call Summary
July 9, 2018
2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern time
Our goal is to provide a forum for ABA Entities to talk about programs, publications, or policy in age related issues:
ABA Policy Proposals in development for ABA Annual Meeting
Upcoming training on age related topics or issues
Publications
Other planned programing on age related topics or issues
Upcoming highlights:
· National Aging and Law Conference 2018, October 25-26th, Alexandria, VA
Detailed Agenda is online,
Registration is open – 52 people have registered so far with a goal of 300.
· Separate skills based pre-conference on the 24th– COLA fall commission meeting on October 24th, at the host hotel.
· COLA quarterly webinar series is done for the fiscal year, I am always looking for issues and speakers.
· Policy resolutions:
· The Commission’s is a joint resolution with SIL stating:
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association supports in principle the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons and encourages the United Nations, operating through its Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing or similar process, todraft a convention on the rights of older persons, considering the
Organization of American States Convention as an instructive precedent.
Long history to get here, builds on existing ABA policy in urging moving forward with drafting. SIL is co-sponsoring. Family Law is supporting. SLD – is likely to support.
· Status of the Commission on Law and Aging
o Proposal was to zero out, resulting in an 85% cut in general revenue. We do have an endowment that will hold us for at least a couple of years. Seeking creative ideas on sustainability.
- New smartphone app for storing one’s advance directives and related medical information, called Mind Your Loved Ones. This is a new revamped version of the app we previously distributed that was called My Health Care Wishes. The ABA’s name will be on the app and it will be sold on a subscription basis. Bulk sales to law firms will be available to enable them to give free download codes to clients. The regular price will be $3.99 for one-year subscription.
- Hartford Foundation funded project to develop an advance care planning tool for lawyers that better aligns the way lawyers and clinicians support advance care planning. Will result in a set of principles, a lawyer’s checklist, and a compilation of resources. Likely available in September.
SLD is seeking two additional seats in the House, due to size and number of new activities that SLD is undertaking. 1/3 of the paid membership of ABA is in SLD.
SLD, Jack – draft report from Opioid summit, 30 pages, will be reported at the ABA Annual Meeting in August. Follow up steps, series of policy proposals will be developed for mid year and following annual.
Emily – Webinar on closing your law firm, this Wednesday. Annual meeting Pickering award Thursday.
Kenneth Vercammen
ABA Estate Planning, Probate and Trust and Elder Law Joint Committee Meeting Thursday, October 25, 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM.
round table discussion Free to attendees
Frances Marion Hotel 2018 YLD & GPSolo Fall Conference: Tradition Meets Innovation
Presented with ABA Young Lawyers Division
Francis Marion Hotel
Charleston, SC
Ideas to be discussed:
-BUILDING THE MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE PLANNING PRACTICE
A Lawyer’s Guide toCreating a Winning Estate Planning Practice
Ethically Building Your Practice using free and low-cost online methods
1. Website specific http://www.njwillsprobatelaw.com
2. Blog https://njprobate.blogspot.com
3. Facebook Law Office
4. LinkedIn- post articles, events
5. Google+ aka Google Plus
6. Twitter
7. YouTube
8. Avvo Legal rating
9. JD Supra
10. Justia Lawyer Directory:
11. Yelp for Business Owners
Dear GPSolo Leaders:
The Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Committee and Elder Law Joint Committee Meeting during the 2018 YLD and GPSolo Joint Fall Conference in Charleston, SC has been scheduled for Thursday, October 25, 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM. All committee meetings will be conducted on Thursday, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to enjoy programming on Friday and Saturday. Due to limited time and space some committee meetings may have been scheduled for thirty minutes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/242233059820155/
These calls are open to ABA staff and Members with an interest in developing programing, policy or publications on issues relating to aging and law. Please share this message with colleagues who may want to participate and encourage people to email me to be added to the invitation list (david.godfrey@americanbar.org.)
For ABA staff with access to Personify Committees, the Committee name is COLA-AGING-AND-LAW-NETWK and the list id is ZZ572696. Please feel free to add and remove members and staff as assignments change. You can also email changes to David.Godfrey@Americanbar.org
Next Call – October 8th, 2:00 PM Eastern time.
