What We Do
Our members are attorneys who contrate on areas of the law that particularly affect older people and people with disabilities. The types of problems we help clients with include:
- estate planning
- wills
- trusts
- health care advance directives
- durable powers of attorney
- guardianship
- long-term care planning
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- trusts for people with disabilities
Find an elder law attorney . . .
Events
Annual Chapter Meeting
May 17, 2012 10:00 am until 3:00 pm
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Business Meeting
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Election Results
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Chapter Update and Planning
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Roundtable with Robin Chapman,
Policy Analyst, DCF
R.S.V.P. for Lunch to Jay Abramson:
jabramson@kingdomlawyers.com
802.748.6200
Location:
Community National Bank
Conference Room, 2nd floor
316 North Main Street, Barre
Park at the shopping center
across the street
News
A Good Read: "The Payback"
Daniel Richarson's post analyzing Doe v. Vermont Office of Health Access on the VBA's Supreme Court Blog
The case concerns how much payment Vermont Medicaid is entitled to from the personal injury settlement of a catastrophically injured plaintiff.
Here is an excerpt:
". . . The fact of the matter is that when a person suffers a catastrophic event in their lives the fallout is both severe and complicated. To paraphrase Cormac McCarthy, calamitous events divide lives forever into the then and now. Sorting out responsibility, indemnity, future medical expenses, and other collateral issues takes time, objectivity, and the application of regulatory systems designed if not for fairness, precisely, then consistency.
In other words, this is the heavy lifting where the SCOV earns its big bucks."
Read the full post at SCOV Law
March 16, 2012 . . .
[Daniel Richardson is an attorney in private practice in Montpelier, VT.]
PROBATE FEES, WITH SURCHARGES
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2011.
There is a chart of fees and surcharges on the Vermont Judiciary's website. Fees and Surcharges
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