An Elder-Law Attorney with a Focus on Medicaid-Planning
EMPLOYMENT
- Elder Needs Law, PLLC, Managing Partner – Current
www.ElderNeedsLaw.com
PUBLICATIONS
Book
- How to Get Medicaid to Pay for Some or All of Your Long-Term Care Expenses, Amazon.com, 2018-2024.
– Audio book of How to Get Medicaid
Journal Publications
- “Your Fire Power to Argue for More HCBS Waiver Home Care Hours” The Elder Law Advocate, Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar Association, Vol. XXXI, No 3, Fall 2024.
- “Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans: A Primer,” The Elder Law Advocate, Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar Association, Vol. XXX, No. 2, Spring, 2023.
- “Medicare’s Home Health Benefit: Explained,” The Elder Law Advocate, Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar Association, Vol. XXIX, Fall 2022.
- “The Participant Directed Option for SMMC-LTC Approved Home Health Care: A Case Study,” The Elder Law Advocate, Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, Winter, 2021.
- “PACE as an Alternative to SMMC-LTC Waiver Program,” The Elder Law Advocate, Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar, Vol. XXVII, No. 1, Winter, 2020.
CLE/PRESENTATIONS/INVITED LECTURES
Medicaid Planning and Personal Services Contracts: Asset Spend-Down, Valuing Services, Avoiding Transfer Penalties.
September 2024
- Webinar CLE for Strafford Publications
Florida Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long Term Care + Estate Planning Considerations
June 2024
- Webinar CLE for Halfmoon Seminars
Durable Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directives: What You Need to Know and Common Mistakes
June 2024
- Broward County Bar Association and Coast to Coast Legal Aid Joint Program, Webinar
Florida Medicaid Fair Hearing Workshop (Organizer and Speaker)
November 2023
- Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys Conference in Orlando, FL
Elder Law Practice Update 2023-2024 Webinar
December 2023
- NBI
Fearless Caregiver Conference & Today’s Caregiver Magazine
2021 - 2024
- Fearless Caregiver Conference Panel Speaker
- Today’s Caregiver Magazine Articles:
- How to Become a Paid Caregiver for a Family Member: April, 2024.
- Top 9 Medicaid Application Mistakes: April 2023
- Florida Medicaid Long Term Care Programs: April 2023
- What is Medicaid Planning: March 2023
Miami-Dade Mayor’s Initiative on Aging Committee
Miami, Florida - February 2023
- Florida Medicaid Planning 101
Dade County Bar Association Probate & Guardianship Division
Miami, Florida - December 2022
- Medicaid Planning – With Special Considerations for Probate and Guardianship Attorneys
Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, Conference
Orlando, Florida - March 30, 2022
- How to Maximize Your Client’s Priority Score for Home & Community Based Services.
Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, Conference
Orlando, Florida - December 4, 2021
- Obtaining PDO through Medicaid Home and Community Based Services.
Broward County Bar Association, Webinar
July 10, 2020
- Getting Medicaid to Pay Medical and Long-Term Care Expenses
Aging and Disability Resource Center, Presentation
Broward County, Florida - February 5, 2019, February, 2018
- Medicaid Planning 101
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys (AFELA), Board of Directors – 2021-Present
- AFELA – Treasurer (2024)
- AFELA – Medicaid Committee Member
- AFELA – Statewide Managed Medical Care – Long-Term Care Subcommittee Member
- Broward Coalition on Aging,
Board of Directors – 2020-2022
- Broward County Bar Association,
Elder Law Section Co-Chair – 2020-Present
- Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade,
Mayor’s Elder Issues Committee
Committee Member – 2019-Present
EDUCATION
JD/MBA
- University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida – May 2007
BA
- Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia – May 2002
