"How Attorneys Can Address Abuse of the Elderly"

On Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Dauphin County (PA) Bar Association, through its Estate Planning & Probate Section, will host, for the Dauphin County Register of Wills, a "Breakfast with the Register" continuing legal education session for attorneys.

The DCBA website notes the upcoming CLE session, as follows:

Thursday, February 12, 2009 -- "Breakfast With The Register"

Time: 7:30 a.m. Breakfast, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. Presentation

Topic: "Update for Practitioners on Practice Before the Orphans' Court Division and in the Register of Wills Office," featuring Hon. Todd A. Hoover, Sandra C. Snyder, Barbara A. Lundgren, Thomas P. Gacki and Neil E. Hendershot, Moderator.

Location: Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center [located at 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill, PA 17011].

Such sessions held for the practicing bar in Dauphin County, PA were well-attended in the past. See: PA EE&F Law Blog posting "Probate Bar Breakfast" in Central PA (11/08/06).

As in the past, the intended audience includes:

• Lawyers who practice before the Dauphin County (PA) Register of Wills Office and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, PA;
• Paralegals functioning in this practice; and
• Law students from Widener University School of Law (Harrisburg Campus) and Penn State - Dickinson School of Law (Carlisle Campus), who study this area of law.

The participants are the same as in the past:

• Todd A. Hoover is the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas Judge assigned to the Orphans' Court Division.

• Sandra C. Snyder is the elected Register of Wills of Dauphin County and the Clerk of the Orphans' Court Division. She also serves as the 2nd Vice-President of the Registers of Wills and Clerks of Orphans' Court Association of Pennsylvania.

• Thomas P. Gacki, Esq. serves as the Solicitor for the Register of Wills Office.

• Barbara A. Lundgren serves as the Orphan’s Court Assistant Administrator.

Originally, I was proposed to serve as moderator for the panel. But, given the interest in elder abuse, Judge Hoover requested that I reprise my presentation given in November 2008 on that topic to the York County Bar Association at its "Breakfast with the Register" event. See: PA EE&F Law Blog posting "Financial Elder Abuse" Session In York (11/06/08).

Thus, for one hour (8:15 - 9:15 am), I will present a 77-slide presentation (reproduced in a handout) entitled "The Aging Process and Elder Abuse: How Attorneys Can Address Abuse of the Elderly."

Pre-registration for the session already rose to 171 attendees.

There is no fee for the session, and a breakfast buffet will be provided.

Reservations can be made by fax (717-234-4582), by mail to DCBA, 213 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, or by email to: Bridgette@dcba-pa.org.

Act fast, however. Pre-registration is requested.

For pre-registered attorneys, the program will provide one hour of substantive Continuing Legal Education credit.

The session is graciously underwritten by PNC Wealth Management, an affiliate of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, PA, with offices throughout Central Pennsylvania. Representatives of PNC will be present with other attendees.