Events
Recent and Upcoming Events
Larry Friedman and Mark Friedman are frequent speakers on elder law, special needs and trusts and estates law. Larry and Mark regularly speak at public events and work with the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) on educational programs for attorneys, as well as the New Jersey State Bar Foundation on programs for the public.
Understanding Special Needs Trusts
February 16, 2021
For attorneys (CLE credit)
Lawrence Friedman moderates this panel of attorneys in a program on how practitioners can use special needs trusts to better serve people with disabilities in a variety of situations. Larry speaks on settling personal injury claims when the plaintiff is receiving Medicare or Medicaid. Register here.
Testimony on Guardianships and Conservatorships
March 8, 2021
For the Public
Mark R. Friedman testified before the New Jersey Assembly’s Aging and Senior Services Committee on several bills affecting guardianship and conservatorship in New Jersey, helping legislators understand the impact this would have on the public and practitioners.
Trust Me: Trust Drafting Fundamentals that Stand the Test of Time
March 23, 2021
For attorneys (CLE credit)
Mark Friedman, working with New Jersey’s Institute for Continuing Legal Education, will moderate a panel of attorneys speaking on trust drafting, estate and tax planning, using trusts to serve people with disabilities and seniors and working with diverse clients in trusts and estates law. Register here.
Elder Law College
June 15, 2021
For attorneys (CLE credit)
Mark Friedman, as Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Elder and Disability Law Section, will moderate this program that provides an introduction to Elder Law for attorneys who are new to this practice area. Mark will speak on applying for Medicaid, and moderate programs on estate planning, asset protection and long term care planning, guardianships, Medicaid appeals and fair hearings, and more.
Trust Drafting 101
March 1, 2019
For attorneys (CLE credit)
Mark Friedman will speak on how the (relatively) new New Jersey Uniform Trust Code affects trust drafting for estate planning, elder law and special needs clients.
Senior Citizens Law Day Conference
June 4, 2019
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
For the public
Mark Friedman will moderate this annual event on basic legal issues that affect seniors. Topics will include long term care planning, Medicaid, guardianships, basic estate planning, scams and frauds that target seniors, and contributing to family members’ education.
25th Annual Sophisticated Elder Law Conference
June 2019
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
For attorneys (CLE credit)
For the 25th year, Larry Friedman will moderate this varied symposium on advanced practice for elder law attorneys. This is NJICLE’s longest-running elder law program – a quarter century! – and Larry Friedman has put it together every year.
Excellence in CLE Awards
June 2019
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
For the public
Larry Friedman will be honored to accept the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Distinguished Service Award, in recognition of his extensive work over many years providing educational programs for other attorneys on elder law, special needs, disability, estate planning and Medicaid law, and working to improve the practice.
2020 Elder Law Retreat
April 2020
Lambertville Station Inn, Lambertville, NJ
For attorneys
Mark R. Friedman is planning and moderating the New Jersey State Bar Association’s 22nd annual Elder Law Retreat, putting together two days of educational programming for other elder law attorneys. Mark is proud to plan this retreat, considering that Larry planned the first Elder Law Retreat, at the same location, 22 years prior.
Older Events
Asked and Answered: Contemporary Issues in Elder Law Practice
May 23, 2017
Webinar
For attorneys (CLE credit)
Larry Friedman will moderate and Mark Friedman will present in this varied program that will cover New Jersey’s Uniform Trust Code, Qualified Income Trusts, Social Security, ABLE accounts, and how the Trump administration’s proposed healthcare reforms will impact seniors and people with disabilities.
77th Semi-Annual Tax & Estate Planning Forum
June 5, 2017
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
For attorneys (CLE credit)Mark Friedman will give a program on the New Jersey trust buster statute and how it impacts estate planning for families that include a person with special needs.
Senior Citizens Law Day Conference
June 6, 2017
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
For the publicMark Friedman will moderate this annual event on basic legal issues that affect seniors. Topics include estate planning, long term care and Medicaid, guardianship, an overview of family law for seniors, and more.
23rd Annual Sophisticated Elder Law Conference
August 10, 2017
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
For attorneys (CLE credit)
For the 23rd year, Larry Friedman will moderate Sophisticated Elder Law, NJICLE’s annual conference on advanced practice for experienced elder law attorneys.
