Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 10
CLE
Live Programs: 4
Discussions
Posts: 113
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 44
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2020–21 bar year, the Section sponsored or co-sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Elder Law Bootcamp – Part 1: Forgetting Too Much – Clients with Dementia (04/09/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Elder Law Bootcamp – Part 2: The Digital Age is Upon Us: Electronic Wills, Remote Signings and More (04/16/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Elder Law Bootcamp – Part 3: Long Term Care and Medicaid in 2021 (04/23/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Elder Law Bootcamp – Part 4: Taking Your Practice Paperless: How to Practice from Anywhere (04/30/2021)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2020–21 bar year.
Elder Law
- Community members: 1,349
- Total discussion posts: 113
Transactional
- Community members: 25,879
- Total discussion posts: 958
Litigation
- Community members: 25,867
- Total discussion posts: 1,739
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 44 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 80 is a cleanup of the adult guardianship statutes that the ISBA Elder Law Section Council has worked on for several years.
- House Bill 3849 creates the Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act to assist adults with disabilities.
- House Bill 55 amends the Guardianship Article for Disable Adults to change the definitions of “developmental disability” and “intellectual disability” and requires a clinical psychologist to prepare the report for evaluation of an intellectual disability.