June 3, 2025
By:
Anthony B. Ferraro
Register for the Estate Planning & Elder Law Series Event
Presented by Partner Anthony B. Ferraro
Hosted by the Niles Senior Center
Join Attorney Anthony B. Ferraro this fall for a free four-part virtual series on Estate Planning and Elder Law, hosted by the Niles Senior Center. Each session will be held online via Zoom. Please use the form below to register. Zoom links will be emailed to you a few days prior to each presentation.
Presentation Topics and Schedule:
Wills vs. Trusts
- Description: Learn about the differences between wills and trusts, various types of asset and real property ownership, advance directives such as powers of attorney for healthcare and property, and preliminary income and estate tax planning strategies.
- Date: Monday, September 8, 2025
- Time: 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Elder Law: How to Avoid Trapdoors
- Description: Learn about the differences between “traditional” and “senior” estate planning, the various types of advance directives and their benefits, qualification and eligibility requirements needed when pursuing governmental benefits related to aging, and an overview to Medicare, Medicaid, Medicaid Asset Protection Planning, and VA benefits planning.
- Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
- Time: 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Boomers & Seniors: Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home
- Description: Learn about the differences between healthcare pre-planning and crisis planning, Medicaid Asset Protection Planning and the requirements for eligibility, how to legally and ethically protect your assets, and how to avoid complete spenddown of assets due to the cost of long-term care.
- Date: Monday, November 10, 2025
- Time: 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Surprise! You have been named Executor and/or Trustee! What Now?
- Description: Learn about the overview to probate and trust estate administrations, procedures common to all estates, estate and income taxation, and about the responsibilities that you owe to other beneficiaries and creditors when you are the fiduciary of an estate.
- Date: Monday, December 8, 2025
- Time: 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.