The Atlanta Lawyer December 2017/January 2018 | Page 28

SECTION UPDATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION UPDATE ELDER LAW Secrets of Successful Mediations Panel Breakfast Meetings On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at the Buckhead Club, 7:30 AM Erika Birg will moderate a panel on Secrets of Successful Mediations. Panelists are Hank Fellows, Noshay C. Cancelo, and Taylor Daly. Social Event The Dispute Resolution Section is having a holiday party social on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the home of Joy Glucksman. Register here. Board of Directors The Officers and Board members for the 2017-2018 year are: Gregory T. Presmanes (Chair) Erika Birg (Vice Chair/Chair-Elect) Eileen Thomas (Secretary/ Treasurer) Halsey G. Knapp Jr. (Immediate Past Chair) Members at large: John Allgood Terrence Lee Croft Taylor T. Daly Dean R. Fuchs Patrick G. Jones Joy Glucksman Jennifer Grippa Joyce B. Klemmer Frank A. Lightmas Jr. Kenneth G. Menendez Gregory T. Presmanes Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC [email protected] 28 December 2017 / January 2018 During our breakfast meetings at the Buckhead Club this past fall, section members heard excellent and informative presentations from attorney Patricia Ammari (new power of attorney statute), Keith Nabb of Affordable Medicare Solutions (Medicare), and attorney Anson Asbury (tax issues facing seniors). In the coming months, we are looking forward to presentations from attorney Jeffrey Warncke (insur- ance issues), Ned Morgens of Skylark Senior Care and attorney Diane Weinberg (Medicaid waivers and community services), Dr. Laura Jalbert of Mindful Transitions (senior counseling and social services), and Lisa Brown (Brightworth) and attorney Robert Port (pros and cons of annuities). Joint Programs Together with the Estate Planning and Probate Sec- tion and the Financial Planning Association of Geor- gia, on February 1 the Elder Law Section is honored to sponsor “Planning for the Decades of Life,” a seminar that follows a family from their 20s through age 100 as it grows, splits, saves, spends and plans. The panel discussion will address issues involving blended families, adults growing old and declining, and making limited funds work for a lifetime. We will hear perspectives from Matt Barber, president of the Financial Planning Association of Georgia, two top attorneys in the fields of estate planning (Mark Williamson) and estate/elder/special needs planning (Sarah Watchko), and an attorney/CPA tax specialist (Murray Saylor). The event will be held at the offices of Signature FD. On May 15, the Elder Law Section will jointly spon- sor a luncheon with the Estate Planning and Probate Section on divorce and trust law issues featuring two prominent attorneys, Craig Frankel and Tony Turner, at Maggiano’s in Buckhead.