NAELA News August, 1999 - National Academy of Elder Law ...

NAELA News ● August 1999
Members in the News
NAELA was mentioned in the following
publications:
● The Hartford Courant, in the May
9, 1999 issue, in the article “Find
Out What Those ’84 Shares Are
Worth.”
● Journal Star, in the May 24, 1999
issue, in the article “Older &
Wiser.”
● Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, in
the June, 1999 issue, in the article
“Why Medicaid Should Be a Last
Resort.”
● The Sante Fe New Mexican, in the
June 4, 1999 issue, in the article
“Discuss Elder Care Before It’s
Needed.”
● Sun Journal, in the June 6, 1999
issue, in the article “Good Care of
Elderly Is in the Planning.”
● Daily Southtown, in the June 13,
1999 issue, in the article “Planning
Another’s Finances.”
● Standard Observer, in the June 14,
1999 issue, in the article “People’s
Longer Life Expectancies Increase
Need for Assisted Living.”
● Winthrop News, in the June 16,
1999 issue, in the article “Longer
Life Expectancies, Assisted
Living.”
● The Progress, in the June 16, 1999
issue, in the article “Newly
Published Directory Lists Elder
Law Attorneys.”
● North Penn Life, in the June 17,
1999 issue, in “News Briefs.”
● The Herald, in the July 4, 1999
issue, in the article “Options for
Finding an Elder Law Attorney.”
Donna Bashaw, CELA, was quoted
in the June, 1999 issue of Parent Care
Advisor, in the article “When Should an
Elder Law Attorney Be Consulted?”
which also mentioned NAELA. She was
also quoted in the June 4, 1999 issue of
the Broward Daily Business Review, in
the article “Lawyers for Elderly, and Their
Caregivers, Find Increasing Reasons to
Cooperate,” which also mentioned Stuart
Zimring. The same article appeared in
the June 4, 1999 issue of the Palm Beach
Daily Business Review and the June 4,
1999 issue of the Miami Daily Business
Review. It also appeared on the Cal Law
website on May 24, 1999.
William J. Browning, CELA, was
mentioned in the June 21, 1999 issue of
The Columbus Dispatch, as the new secretary
of NAELA.
Nancy Busch was mentioned in the
May 29, 1999 issue of The Times News,
in the article “Elderly In the
Dark About Financial
Issues.”
R o b e r t
Clofine was
quoted in the Summer
1999 issue of Fortune
Magazine’s Technology
Buyer’s Guide in an article
dealing with estate planning information
on the internet.
Michael H. Erde was recently appointed
to serve as the chair of the Asset
Protection Committee of the Chicago
Bar Association for 1999-2000.
Ronald Fatoullah, CELA, was
quoted in the May 22, 1999 issue of
Newsday, in the article “Elderly Fear Liens
May Hang Overhead.”
Paul F. Fortunato was mentioned in
the May 26, 1999 issue of the Wilmington
Town Crier as a new NAELA member.
Laurence S. Graham, A. Frank
Johns, CELA, Bailey Liipfert, III, CELA,
Christine Sylvester and Jan Warner
were quoted in the June 2, 1999 issue of
The Chicago Tribune, in the article “A
New Breed of Lawyer for the Elderly.”
The article also referenced NAELA and
NELF for resources and has appeared in
various publications since it first appeared
in late April.
Harold L. Grodberg, CELA, was
mentioned in the May 25, 1999 issue of
The Jersey Journal, as a Certified Elder
Law Attorney by the National Elder Law
Foundation.
Sharon Kovacs Gruer, CELA, was
mentioned in the June 3, 1999 issue of
the Great Neck Record, as a Certified
Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder
Law Foundation.
A. Frank Johns, CELA, was
quoted in the June 13, 1999 issue of News
& Record, in the article “Attorneys Specialize
in Needs of Elderly,” which also
used NAELA as a resource.
John F. Kearns, III, CELA, was mentioned
in the
June 21, 1999
issue of The
Connecticut
Law Tribune,
as a board member
of NAELA. The same
article also mentioned
Judith A. Stein as presidentelect
of NAELA.
Michael A. Kirtland was mentioned
in the May 30, 1999 issue of the Montgomery
Adviser as a new NAELA member.
Marilyn Kressel wrote “All It Takes
is Planning: Averting the Crisis of Incompetence
in an Elderly Family Member,”
for the May 26, 1999 issue of The Montgomery
Journal.
Bernard A. Krooks, CELA, was
mentioned in the May 30, 1999 issue of
The New York Times, in “The Elderly and
the Law,” which publicized his seminar
for National Elder Law Month.
Harry Margolis was quoted in the
May 7, 1999 issue of The Columbus Dispatch,
in the article “Man Suing Nursing
Home Over Bill For His Mother’s Care.”
Julia Merkt was quoted in the June
4, 1999 issue of USA Today, in the article
“Caring for Another’s Finances,” which
also mentioned NAELA. The same article
appeared in the June 6, 1999 issue of the
Detroit News. She was also mentioned
in the June 20, 1999 issue of the El Paso
Times, as a NAELA Board Member.
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