This month, I'm heading back to school once again to complete my LLM in Elder Law studies at Stetson University College of Law with a final course on Estate Planning🤓📚. It has been a journey, and I'm looking forward to hearing from my mentees across engineering & law on how they are progressing with AI everywhere now, too! 🤖 #ElderLaw #PlanAhead #RetireWell #LearningItAll #AIFTW https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learning-all-back-school-again-nivine-k-zakhari-y11oe/

This month I've been learning more about Guardianships & Alternatives, thanks to Prof. Edwin Boyer and some phenomenal Elder Law LLM classmates at Stetson University College of Law. Given all the recent changes across so many Federal departments and agencies involved in elder care related programs and services, like Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and more, this is an area of the law many will want to familiarize themselves with to ensure they have the right resources in place to support their long-term decision-making through less-restrictive alternatives. #ElderLaw #DisabilityLaw #PlanAhead #RetireWell
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Retirement villages are billed as worry-free independence for Australians but many have few options once they move in https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-01/retirement-villages-fees-contracts-trapping-older-australians/104402290 #auslaw #auspol #elderlaw

Retirement villages accused of gouging older Australians in 'corporatised elder abuse' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/retirement-villages-accused-of-gouging-older-australians/104407150 #elderlaw #auslaw #auspol

#LearningItAll in 2023 included #ElderLaw #VeteransLaw #TaxLaw #DEI #GovernmentAnalytics #CountMENA #HateCrime #ReligiousInclusion #TechnicalSkilling #AppliedSkills #PromptEngineering #MSCopilot and #MSDesigner (but that's not all!)
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Elder abuse, predation by #NursingHomes, government benefits & insurance denials—there’s a growing need for Elder Law, particularly for low-income people and people of color, but few attorneys in the field. Equal Justice Works provides fellowships for recent graduates to train in this important field. #ElderLaw # AcessToJustice #LawSchool #Medicare https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1599108

#LearningItAll in 2022 included #GovernmentAnalytics #CountMENA #ElderLaw #HamRadio #K9ZAK #HurricaneIan #FloridaStrong #DEI #ReligiousFreedom #BigData #KQLFTW #MSBizApps #PowerPlatform #InfluenceInAction #PostNews and #Mastodon (but that's not all!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learning-all-2022-nivine-k-zakhari

I am a #lawyer in San Antonio, licensed in Texas and Washington. I have written a legal column for 30 years, now archived at https://www.premack.com with years of free #legal information and insights on #estateplanning, #probate, and #elderlaw issues. My wife and I have two adult children in #Bellevue WA. I am an amateur #photographer, am in to #startrek, am #atheist, a life member of #FFRF, and work to help Texas turn blue.