Jill Rosner, R.N., B.S.N. – Guest Contributor – Rosner Healthcare Navigation Most of my articles come from my experiences in my daily life as an Aging Life Care Manager. All of the topics are meant to educate my readers and bring awareness to issues related to health and aging. Many of my clients are living …
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Stephen R. Elville & Elville and Associates Hosts First Client Care Program (CCP) Continuing Legal Education Event
By: Jeffrey D. Stauffer – Community Relations Director, jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 On December 10th, Elville and Associates hosted its first quarterly Client Care Program Continuing Legal Education Event at the John A. Cade Performing Arts Center on the campus of Anne Arundel Community College. 35 Client Care Program (CCP) members and other interested client guests attended …
The Elville Center for the Creative Arts – Winter 2017 Update
Jeffrey D. Stauffer, Executive Director, jeff@elvillecenter.org; 443-393-7696 A young girl is singing in a recording studio to music she composed herself. A seventh grader who didn’t have his own trumpet last semester is now practicing at home to hit that high G for the first time. A middle school jazz band is listening to a …
Estate Planning Clients and Conflicts of Interest
By: Olivia R. Holcombe-Volke, J.D., olivia@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 Scenario One: Mom and Dad meet with Attorney to prepare their estate plan. Mom and Dad intend to leave their significant wealth to their only child, Daughter. Happy with Attorney, they advise Daughter to meet with Attorney for her own estate planning. Daughter, upon becoming a client of …
Feeling Fraught? Ditch Dead Weight!
Kathrin Shenk – Guest Contributor – Owner and Chief Professional Organizer at FreeYourSpace, LLC. A Zen parable tells of a wanderer who happened upon a river. He wanted to cross it, but there was no bridge. Afraid to wade across the river on foot, he spent hours building his own raft from vines and trees, …
Olivia R. Holcombe-Volke Named to Board of Directors of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland
By: Jeffrey D. Stauffer – Community Relations Director, jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 On December 13th, Olivia R. Holcombe-Volke, Esq., became a member of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland Board of Directors. With her selection, Ms. Holcombe-Volke will work with other board members to further the Women’s Law Center’s vision of promoting a legal system that provides …
A Brief Look at the Use of Trusts Throughout History
By: Verena Meiser, J.D., verena@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 Throughout history, people have protected assets from creditors and confiscation by giving title to their property to a trustee, who was a trusted individual or group of individuals. The trustee agreed to follow their oral or written instructions on how to hold and administer the trust property. An important …
Voting Rights of Disabled Persons Under a Guardianship
By: James M. Dore, J.D., jim@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 As we look back on the tumultuous 2016 Presidential campaign and election, we are reminded of the importance of that most fundamental of civil rights afforded us as citizens of these United States—the right to vote. As you may pause to reflect on this precious right, you may …
Stephen R. Elville Presents on Topic of Psychiatric Advance Directive at NAMI Maryland Annual Conference
By: Jeffrey D. Stauffer, Community Relations Director – jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 On October 14th, Mr. Stephen R. Elville, principal of Elville and Associates, presented the topic of “Exploring the Nuances of the Advance Directive for Mental Health Treatment” at the National Alliance on Mental Illness Annual Conference at Shepherd Pratt Conference Center in Towson, Maryland. The presentation educated the …
Contemporary Trends in Estate Planning – Plans that Work
Authored by: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. — steve@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696
There is a subtle but unmistakable trend in estate planning and elder law in 2016. Not surprisingly, this trend is being driven not by the legal community, but by market forces – estate planning and elder law clients. The trend is this: clients are increasingly demanding to be cared for – they are seeking and demanding attorney-client relationships where formal client maintenance and updating programs are offered – they are asking attorneys to stop engaging in the long-time practice of limiting the scope of their representation to such an extent that individuals and families…