Sophisticated Elder Law Seminar
2026-01-28 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom, NJ, United States
Lawrence Friedman and Mark Friedman will host the 31st annual Sophisticated Elder Law Seminar, working with the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. This long-running program will help educate other attorneys on elder law, Medicaid, special needs trusts, guardianships, power of attorney, and more.

Registration through NJICLE at: NJSBA.com – Sophisticated Elder Law

All About Medicare
2026-02-17 | Online via Zoom, NJ, United States
Lawrence (Larry) Friedman moderates and teaches at this educational event for other attorneys on Medicare, including different Medicare options, as well as Medicare in settlements and personal injury, and Medicare for both seniors and people with disabilities, in this program for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Estate Planning for Family Lawyers
2026-06-23 12:00 - 14:00
Mark Friedman, Esq. will teach at this event, along with family law attorney Marisa Hovanec, Esq., on what family law attorneys need to know about estate planning.
We’ll cover topics like updating your will, power of attorney, advance directive for healthcare and any trusts during and after divorce, divorces involving children and other family members with disabilities or special needs, estate planning with children from a prior marriage, protecting assets through a pre-nup vs. a trust, QDRO’s for retirement accounts, Medicaid asset protection divorces, the New Jersey elective share “black hole”, and more.
This event is presented by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Senior Law Day 2026
2026-07-16 10:00 - 12:00
Mark Friedman, Esq. will moderate this long-running event that provides free legal information to the public that’s relevant to older adults and their family and caregivers. Mark will present alongside Ryann Siclari, Esq., and Vikram Jagadish, Esq.
Mark will cover basic estate planning, including wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, taxes, probate, etc. The program will also cover long term care planning, Medicaid, asset protection, and a presentation from the federal government on scams and frauds that target seniors.
This program is presented by the New Jersey Bar Foundation, and will be available both in person in New Brunswick, NJ, and online.

Estate Law for Personal Injury Lawyers
2026-08-20 10:00 - 12:00
Mark Friedman, Esq. will teach at this CLE event alongside K. Raja Battacharya, Esq., on what personal injury, civil litigator and plaintiff-side trial lawyers need to know about estate law, as part of NJICLE’s Summer CLE Fest.
Mark will cover topics like guardianship in personal injury cases, temporary and special guardians, administrator and administrator ad prosequendum in wrongful death and survivorship cases, how New Jersey inheritance tax can influence the settlement and payment process, Medicaid liens, special needs trusts, legal ethics issues when a client is incapacitated or disabled, basic estate planning for plaintiffs who receive settlements, and more.
