2015 Conference Highlights – North Mississippi Rural Legal Services

2015 Conference Highlights

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	The 2015 Elder Law Conference was held at the Robert C. Khayat School of Law Building at the University of Mississippi on August 7, 2015.
	The 2015 Elder Law Conference began with registration and a breakfast snack and the distribution of conference materials early on Friday morning.
	Deborah H. Bell, Interim Dean of the Law School WELCOMED the conference participants to the Robert C. Khayat School of Law.
	Ben Thomas Cole, II, Executive Director of NMRLS got the the program rolling with an INTRODUCTION.
	Alfred P. Cutturini, NMRLS Staff Attorney for NMRLS Oxford Office served as Facilitaor of the program.
	ADULT GUARDIANSHIPS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS IN MISSISSIPPI David L. Calder, Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic, University of MS School of Law Adult Guardianship . . .
	MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING THE ELDERLY Paula Van Buren, MSW, Admissions Director, Parkwood Behavioral Health, Olive Branch, MS Mental Health Issues . . .
	OVERVIEW OF MISSISSIPPI’S ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM Edna C. Clark, LSW MDHS-DAAS, APS Program Administrator Senior Overview . . .
	REFORMING GUARDIANSHIP IN MISSISSIPPI: INTRODUCING THE WORKING INTERDISCIPLINARY NETWORK OF GUARDIANSHIP STAKEHOLDERS (WINGS)PROJECT OF THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT & THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS Ta’Shia Gordon,Deputy Director Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts Reforming Guardianship . . .
	PROTECTING RIGHTS & RESOURCES OF VULNERABLEADULTS Richard A. Courtney,CELA Jackson, MS - PowerPoint Presentation Protecting Rights (Document) . . .
	The Audience absorbed all the presentations.This year's conference was web cast live for the first time (see camera in front).
	THE AMERICAN DREAM: RETENTION OPTIONS FOR DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS Ruby White, Esq. Director of Litigation North Mississippi Rural Legal Services The American Dream . . .
	CONSUMER PROTECTION AND TAX ISSUES AFFECTING THE ELDERLY Alexis L. Farmer, Esq., NMRLS, MS Taxpayer Assistance Project Director Consumer . . .
	OVERREACHING & THE ELDERLY: ETHICS IN ELDER LAW PRACTICE Hale Freeland, Esq., Freeland Martz PLLC, Oxford, MS Overreaching & The Elderly . . .
	The conference support team kept everything moving smoothly throughout the event.
	The conference concluded with participants lined up to receive their CLE and SWU certificates
	photos by Clarence H. Franklin Back to Conference Page