Elder Law > Speaking Engagements
Our firm's elder law attorneys frequently speak with groups and organizations in the community on topics of interest concerning our specific areas of practice.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 20, 2012
Partner Mary L. Wakeman will participate as a panelist at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, Florida to discuss health disparities of the LGBT community in Medicine and Behavior 2.
June 23, 2012
Partner Mary L. Wakeman will speak on Estate Planning at a legal seminar entitled "Out of the Closet and into Your Office - How to Best Represent LGBT Clients." The event will take place in Orlando, Florida from 9 AM to 5 PM. CLE credit available.
PAST & RECENT EVENTS
November 1, 2011
Partner Mary L. Wakeman presented a segment on "The Modern Family: A Legal Seminar" at the Florida State University College of Law in Tallahassee, Florida. The event included a panel discussion on topics including forming the modern family, “gay” adoption, dissolving the modern family, and same-sex and transgender domestic violence.
October 18, 2011
Victoria Heuler, Florida Bar Board Certified Elder Law Attorney, participated as a panelist at the Florida State University College of Medicine for a dicussion focusing on Decisional Capacity.
September 30, 2011
Associate, Victoria Heuler, spoke to residents at Georgia Belle Senior Living on the importance of Advance Directives and Estate Planning.
August 16, 2011
Mary L. Wakeman and Victoria Heuler spoke with members and invitees of the local NAMI chapter (National Alliance on Mental Illness) regarding Special Needs Trust Planning for persons with disabilities. The meeting was sponsored in part by and hosted at the Mahan Drive location of Hancock Bank in Tallahassee.
April 16, 2011
Victoria Heuler served as a panelist at Florida State University's College of Medicine for a discussion event titled "Helping Patients & Families Plan for Future Difficult Medical Choices: Death Panels or Good Medical Practice?".
January 25, 2011
Elder law attorney, Victoria Heuler, served as moderator and participant in a panel discussion at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida addressing "Guardianship: The Legal Aspect," which focused on training and education regarding the incapacity and guardianship process for incapacity evaluators.
January 19, 2011
Victoria Heuler was invited to serve on a panel at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, Florida discussing the topic, "Elder Rights and End of Life: Medicolegal Ethics."
January 14, 2011
Attorney Victoria Heuler presented a program at the Florida Bar Elder Law Certification Review Course in Orlando, Florida on housing options for the elderly client.
October 26, 2010
Victoria Heuler and community colleague, Twyla Sketchley, spoke to the students of an Elder Law course at Florida State University College of Law. They discussed real-life guardianship and exploitation cases and implications for advocacy for the elderly.
October 20, 2010
Attorney Victoria Heuler participated in a panel discussion at the Florida State University College of Law for the Health Law Society. The discussion pertained to Elder Law and Health Law and emerging issues related to the needs of the aging population.
If you would like more information on scheduling an attorney to speak with your group or organization, please contact us at 850.222.8121.