Elder Law Institute - 12 CLE / 1 E - 2025

Elder Law Institute ™ 

12 CLE / 1 E - On Demand Seminars

Day 1 Only  •  Day 2 Only  •  Both Days

The annual Elder Law Institute™ is co-sponsored with the Senior Law Project of Indiana Legal Services, Inc. Join Claire Lewis, Dennis Frick along with a veteran cast of Elder Law practitioners for this wonderful annual seminar.

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Day 1 Topics:

Welcome & Introduction

- Claire E. Lewis,Program Chair

Waiver Wait List Issues & Where we go From Here

- Dennis K. Frick

Navigating Pathways

- Keith P. Huffman

Medicaid Estate Recovery

- Michael D. Wilhelm

Issue Spotting for a Successful Medicaid Planning Process

- Jeslynn C. Smith

Medicaid Divorces

- Matthew C. Moore

Planning in Advance for Long Term Care

- Kimberly A. Jewell

Review of the Secure Act

- Daniel L. Siewers

Adult Protective Services Changes

- Miranda Rose Richard

The Basics of Basis

- Connie L. Bauswell

Estate Planning for Older Adults Without Families

- Bridget M. McDaniel

Adult Adoptions; Probate Tips from the Bench

- Elizabeth A. Homes & Hon. William J. Hughes

Day 2 Topics:

Welcome & Introduction

- Claire E. Lewis, Program Chair

Death Doulas

- Lisa M. Adler, Anastasia Demos Mills & Abby Vincent

Life Care Planning

- Amy K. Nowaczyk

Interview with an Elder Law Practitioner (Scott Severns): How to Start & Maintain Your Practice

- Robert W. Fechtman

Practice Pointers from the Office of Administrative Law Proceedings

- Chief ALJ Drake L. Eilert & ALJ Marianne P. Wilson

Getting Creative with Trusts

- Jennifer L. VanderVeen

Intersection of Estate Planning and Elder Law – Planning Tools Benefitting Both

- Abigayle M. Hensley & Cara M. Chittenden

A Look at Nursing Home Injury Cases

- W. Kent Winingham

Planning for Blended Families

- Rebecca W. Geyer

One Big Beautiful (?) Bill

- Jayme E. Donnelson

The Ethics Panel

- Jeff R. Hawkins & Jennifer J. Hawkins

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Faculty:

Claire E. Lewis, Chair

Law Office of Claire E. Lewis, Indianapolis

Hon. William J. Hughes

Hamilton Superior Court #3, Noblesville

Lisa M. Adler

Adler Estate Law LLC, Carmel

Connie L. Bauswell

Law Office of Connie L. Bauswell, LLC, Valparaiso

Cara M. Chittenden

Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates, PC, Carmel

Jayme E. Donnelson

Hess Hess & Donnelson, LLP, Carmel

Chief ALJ Drake L. Eilert

Office of Administrative Law Proceedings, Indianapolis

Robert W. Fechtman

Fechtman Law Office, Indianapolis

Dennis K. Frick

Senior Law Project, Indiana Legal Services, Inc., Indianapolis

Rebecca W. Geyer

Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates, PC, Carmel

Jennifer J. Hawkins

Hawkins Elder Law PC, Sullivan

Jeff R. Hawkins

Hawkins Elder Law PC, Sullivan

Abigayle M. Hensley

Bennett Boehning & Clary, LLP, Lafayette

Elizabeth A. Homes

Law Office of Elizabeth A. Homes LLC, Indianapolis

Keith P. Huffman

Dale, Huffman & Babcock, Bluffton

Kimberly A. Jewell

Jewell Law Office, LLC, Greenwood

Bridget M. McDaniel

Williams Barrett & Wilkowski, LLP, Greenwood

Anastasia Demos Mills

Anastasia Demos Mills, Attorney & Counselor at Law, LLC, Indianapolis

Matthew C. Moore

Moore Law, LLC, Batesville

Amy K. Nowaczyk

O’Drobinak & Nowaczyk, P.C., Crown Point

Miranda Rose Richard

Miranda Rose Richard, Attorney at Law, Indianapolis

Jeslynn C. Smith

Nugen Law, A Professional Corporation, Auburn

Daniel L. Siewers

HartBell, LLC, Vincennes

Jennifer L. VanderVeen

VanderVeen Elder & Special Needs Law, Mishawaka

Abby Vincent

Joy's House, Indianapolis

Michael D. Wilhelm

DeFur Voran LLP, Fishers

ALJ Marianne P. Wilson

Office of Administrative Law Proceedings, Indianapolis

W. Kent Winingham

Wilson Kehoe Winingham LLC, Indianapolis

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Elder Law Institute ™ 

12 CLE / 1 E - On Demand Seminars

Day 1 Only  •  Day 2 Only  •  Both Days

ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN • Premier Indiana CLE