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Informed Citizens

are Better Citizens

Senior Citizens’ Law Day

Registration opening soon for the 2023 Conference!

  • When: Wednesday, June 7 ~ 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m
  • Where: Virtually (via Zoom) and In-person at the New Jersey Law Center, located at One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Free & Open to the Public
  • Registration is required
  • Questions: Please contact Mary Jean Barnes, mjbarnes@njsbf.org, or Ashley Emerson, aemerson@njsbf.org.

Program Agenda

9:30 – 10:00      Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00 – 11:15     Welcoming Address from Kathleen Fennelly, Esq. President, New Jersey State Bar Foundation

Opening Session:  The Planning Basics for Seniors

  • Estate Planning, including Wills, Powers of Attorney and Healthcare Proxies
  • Long-Term Care, including nursing homes, CCRC’s, LTC insurance policies, Medicaid
  • How to Prevent Scams and Fraud Targeting the Elderly

 Speakers

Mark Friedman, Esq.

Ryann Siclari, Esq.

Cari Fais, Esq., Acting Director, Dept. of Law & Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs

11:15 – 11:30      BREAK

11:30 – 12:15     Breakout Sessions

Workshop 1: Estate Planning for Children with Disabilities and Addressing the Opioid Crisis

Speakers

Cari Fais, Esq., Acting Director, Dept. of Law & Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs

Mark Friedman, Esq.

Lawrence Friedman, Esq.

Workshop 2: Public Healthcare Benefits for Seniors, other than Medicaid, such as Medicare, PAAD, Senior Gold and SLMB and Estate Planning for LGBT Families

Speakers

Ryann Siclari, Esq.

Melissa Abu-Adas, Esq. 

Workshop 3: Family Law Issues Affecting Seniors including Domestic Violence and Caregivers Abuse, Child Support, Custody of Grandchildren and Visitation

Speakers

Kalea Edmundo, Esq.

Ron Lieberman, Esq.    

Did you know?

You may order a free copy of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s “Law Points for Senior Citizens” by clicking on the image to the right or HERE.

This publication is one of many law-related publications available from the Foundation. Other publications include Disability Law: A Legal Primer, a Consumers Guide to the Law and Avoiding Notario Fraud. Click HERE to view all publications (there are more than 30!)

Please note that some publications can be ordered, some are available to download only, and some are also in Spanish, Braille and audio CD.