{"id":674,"date":"2008-07-28T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collitonlaw.com\/?p=674"},"modified":"2017-12-13T13:30:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T18:30:36","slug":"news-flashes-from-the-pennsylvania-elder-law-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collitonlaw.com\/news-flashes-from-the-pennsylvania-elder-law-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"News Flashes from the Pennsylvania Elder Law Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every year for the past 11 years in July, \u00a0I pack my belongings and trek to Harrisburg for what I refer to as \u201cElder Law Boot Camp, \u201d joining hundreds of lawyers for two days to brush up on hot new changes in elder law and to network with the lawyers who comprise the Pennnsylvania statewide elder law bar.\u00a0\u00a0 This year was no exception and, on July 24 and 25, I ventured to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute\u2019s 11th<\/sup> Annual Elder Law Institute at the Harrisburg Hilton.<\/p>\n For two days we immerse ourselves in every conceivable Medicare, Medicaid, estate and elder law topic attending a smorgasbord of seminars and sharing stories from our practices.\u00a0\u00a0 It is best not to miss the first session of the first day at 8:30 am.\u00a0 That is when seasoned elder law attorneys, Jeffrey Marshall of Williamsport and Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania and Robert Clofine, of York highlight the \u201cYear In Review\u201d\u00a0 as to new legislation, regulations, and cases.\u00a0 The session provides a flavor for the rest to come.\u00a0 The\u00a0 best features of the Institute are the flashes of insight, the seminars, the sharing of information and solutions, and the camaraderie.<\/p>\n We used to cap off the first day with a dinner followed by a \u201ctournament\u201d of miniature golf, mocking the practice, I suppose, of the organized bar. \u00a0\u00a0Now we continue talking into the night and go to dinner in smaller groups.<\/p>\n This year was especially helpful and Sally Schoffstall, an Oreland, Pennsylvania attorney and one of the organizers, may have identified the reason why in a final comment to me.\u00a0 \u201cThis year we have answers.\u201d<\/p>\n Sure, we do not have all the answers but, finally, after three continuous years of upheaval and change in laws and regulations beginning with Pennsylvania\u2019s Act 42 and Act 43 in 2005 and the Federal Deficit Reduction Act in 2006 which only began to be implemented in Pennsylvania in 2007, this year we have a stronger grasp of where the laws are going and can use that information to advise clients.<\/p>\n Here are some of the most significant news flashes, trends, and predictions for readers in this volatile field.<\/p>\n