News & Publications

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal

FALL 2019

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Message from the Chair
Tara Anne Pleat

Message from the Co-Editors
Katy Carpenter and Patricia Shevy

Does Your Power of Attorney Allow Your Agent to Create and Fund a Pooled Income Trust?

Samantha Lyons

New Member Spotlight: Emily Kahn
Interview by Katy Carpenter

Save the Date: Upcoming 2020 Elder Law and Special Needs Section Meetings

Winner of the 2019 Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Writing Competition: Constitutional Challenges to Article 17-A Guardianships
Lisa R. Valente

Sixth Annual Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Writing Competition

Member Spotlight: Deborah Slezak

Interview by Katy Carpenter

Elder Law and Special Needs Section Summer Meeting Photos

The Forgotten Facility: The Need to Strengthen New York’s System of Response to the Abuse and Neglect of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Lindsay Webb

Crowdsourcing: the Benefits, the Pitfalls, and Everything in Between
Lauren I. Mechaly

Adventures in a Busy Elder Law/T&E Office: A Comic Strip
Antony Eminowicz

Birth of a Third Party Agency Trust
Mark Brody and Sheila Shea

Section Committees and Chairs

Current and Past Issues of the Elder Law Journal (2000-present)

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Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Index

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About the Elder and Special Needs Law Journal

The Elder and Special Needs Law Journal (formerly the Elder Law Attorney) features peer written substantive articles relating to the practice of elder law on such topics as long term care, Article 81, advance directives, Medicaid, SNTs, guardianship, Social Security, tax issues, and estate planning. Edited by

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal

The Elder and Special Needs Law Journal is published by the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and available to Section members only.