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<strong>NAELA</strong> <strong>News</strong> ● <strong>August</strong> <strong>1999</strong><br />
President’s Message<br />
by A. Frank Johns, CELA<br />
This is the first message<br />
<strong>of</strong> my term as <strong>NAELA</strong> president.<br />
I am approaching these<br />
messages in the same manner,<br />
and hopefully at the same high<br />
level, as Clifton B. Kruse, Jr.,<br />
did during his tenure as<br />
<strong>NAELA</strong> President. You may<br />
not yet know Clifton. You may<br />
get to know him by reading his<br />
column, “The Peripatetic Essayist,”<br />
in the <strong>NAELA</strong> <strong>News</strong>.<br />
Clifton was insistent<br />
that Laury<br />
Adsit write an executive<br />
director’s<br />
column that addressed<br />
the operation<br />
and function <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>NAELA</strong>, while he<br />
as president addressed<br />
the vision<br />
and future <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>NAELA</strong>, its members<br />
and its members’<br />
service to<br />
their vast numbers<br />
<strong>of</strong> older clients. I intend to follow my<br />
mentor’s suit, striving to be as successful<br />
as he was.<br />
In this first president’s message, I<br />
am sharing my remarks delivered at the<br />
A. Frank Johns<br />
“In the middle <strong>of</strong> that<br />
sleepless night, I<br />
outlined the goals and<br />
objectives for <strong>NAELA</strong><br />
during my term as<br />
president.”<br />
The <strong>NAELA</strong> <strong>News</strong> is published by the<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Elder</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Attorneys, Inc.<br />
1604 N. Country Club Road ● Tucson, AZ 85716-3102<br />
520/881-4005 ● 520/325-7925 Fax ● www.naela.org<br />
© Copyright <strong>NAELA</strong> <strong>1999</strong><br />
Articles appearing in the <strong>NAELA</strong> <strong>News</strong> may not be regarded as legal advice. The<br />
nature <strong>of</strong> elder law practice makes it imperative that local law and practice be<br />
consulted before advising clients. Statements <strong>of</strong> fact and opinion are the responsibility<br />
<strong>of</strong> the author and do not imply an opinion or endorsement on the part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficers or directors <strong>of</strong> <strong>NAELA</strong> unless otherwise specifically stated as such.<br />
opening <strong>of</strong> the <strong>NAELA</strong> Symposium<br />
in San Diego, titled<br />
Been Thinking About It!; and<br />
the comments delivered at<br />
the annual business luncheon<br />
on May 22, <strong>1999</strong>, titled<br />
The History, the Spirit, the<br />
Challenge and the Charge.<br />
I am taking the liberty to place<br />
these in writing to you all<br />
because less than 10 percent<br />
<strong>of</strong> you were able to attend the<br />
symposium. For<br />
those <strong>of</strong> you who<br />
were there, I hope<br />
these are refreshing<br />
recollections <strong>of</strong><br />
what was said.<br />
Been<br />
Thinking <strong>of</strong><br />
It!<br />
As I stood before<br />
several hundred<br />
symposium<br />
attendees, I was<br />
somewhat unnerved.<br />
President Rebecca Morgan had<br />
just delivered superb remarks, commenting<br />
on the successes attained by the<br />
<strong>NAELA</strong> leadership through the course<br />
(continued on page 14)<br />
Publications Chair .......................................................... Howard J. Altas, CELA, Melville, NY<br />
Co-Editor .............................................................................. Alex L. Moschella, Somerville, MA<br />
Co-Editor ......................................................... William J. Brisk, CELA, Newton Highlands, MA<br />
Associate Editor ............................................................. Sharon K. Gruer, Great Neck, NY<br />
Associate Editor ................................................................... Steven H. Stern, Islandia, NY<br />
Executive Director ........................................................................... Laury L. Adsit, Tucson, AZ<br />
Communications Director ................................................. Jihane K. Rohrbacker, Tucson, AZ<br />
Communications Coordinator .................................................. Carolyn A. Smith, Tucson, AZ<br />
Graphic Designer ......................................................................... Kristin L. Hager, Fishers, IN<br />
Board Of Directors<br />
2000<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Elder</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Attorneys<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
A. Frank Johns, CELA<br />
Greensboro, NC<br />
PRESIDENT-ELECT<br />
Judith A. Stein, Esq.<br />
Mansfield, CT<br />
VICEPRESIDENT<br />
Howard J. Atlas, CELA<br />
Melville, NY<br />
TREASURER<br />
Charles Patrick Sabatino, Esq.<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
SECRETARY<br />
William J. Browning, CELA<br />
Worthington, OH<br />
PASTPRESIDENT<br />
Rebecca C. Morgan, Esq.<br />
St. Petersburg, FL<br />
DIRECTORS<br />
Donna R. Bashaw, CELA<br />
Laguna Hills, CA<br />
Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA<br />
Moorestown, NJ<br />
Dennis J. Christensen, Esq.<br />
Mount Pleasant, SC<br />
Joyce M. Collins, Esq.<br />
Hyannis, MA<br />
Ronald A. Fatoullah, CELA<br />
Great Neck, NY<br />
Dan Kellogg, CELA<br />
Renton, WA<br />
John (Jay) F. Kearns, CELA<br />
West Hartford, CT<br />
Bernard A. Krooks, CELA<br />
New York, NY<br />
Julia E. Merkt, Esq.<br />
El Paso, TX<br />
Alex L. Moschella, Esq.<br />
Somerville, MA<br />
Julie R. Osterhout, CELA<br />
Fort Myers, FL<br />
Steven C. Perlis, CELA<br />
Arlington Heights, IL<br />
Mary T. Schmitt Smith, CELA<br />
Bloomfield Hills, MI<br />
John J. Wargo, CELA<br />
Racine, WI<br />
Stuart D. Zimring, Esq.<br />
North Hollywood, CA<br />
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Laury L. Adsit<br />
Tucson, AZ<br />
MANAGING DIRECTOR<br />
Deborah J. Barnett<br />
Tucson, AZ<br />
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