Elder Law Symposium:

Vivian L. Thoreen, Esq., and David G. Knitter, Esq.
What Every Trusts and Estates Practitioner Needs to Know About Elder Financial Abuse…………………………………………………………5
An overview of the law concerning elder financial abuse, and practical tips to assist the trusts and estates practitioner to better identify abusive situations.

Peter S. Stern, Esq.
Long-Term Care Medi-Cal on the Cusp of the Deficit Reduction Act and the Affordable Care Act……………………………………………….21
What your clients and their family members who are confronting nursing home care under Medi-Cal will have to deal with as California edges toward adopting regulations to implement the Deficit Reduction Act regulations and copes with expanded Medi-Cal under the Affordable Care Act.

Kirsten Voyles, Esq., and James Treggiari, Esq.
Elder Abuse Restraining Orders – A Practical Guide………………32
Elder abuse restraining orders can be effective tools to protect clients or the seniors in their care. This article defines elder abuse and provides an overview of elder abuse restraining orders.

Jennifer Wilkerson, Esq.
Educating Seniors Project: Alerting Consumers to the Risks of Elder Financial Abuse……………………………………………………….40
The Educating Seniors Project, sponsored by the Trusts and Estates Section of the State Bar of California, informs seniors, their families, and the community about laws and resources for protection against elder financial abuse.