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What is a Certified Elder Law Attorney?
A Certified Elder Law Attorney has the experience and skills to
handle and advise you on questions related to health, long-term planning, the conservation, disposition and administration of your estate such as wills, trusts, probate, the use of powers of attorney, guardianships, the elder person's legal, physical, and mental capacity, and public benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. He or she is certified after qualification and examination by the National Elder Law Foundation.
handle and advise you on questions related to health, long-term planning, the conservation, disposition and administration of your estate such as wills, trusts, probate, the use of powers of attorney, guardianships, the elder person's legal, physical, and mental capacity, and public benefits such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. He or she is certified after qualification and examination by the National Elder Law Foundation.
What are the qualifications for becoming a Certified Elder Law Attorney?
In
order for an attorney to become a Certified Elder Law Attorney, he or she must
have the following qualifications and apply to The National Elder Law
Foundation:
Glenn A. Deig, Certified Elder Law Attorney by The National Elder Law Foundation has completed all the qualifications and examinations.
* License: He or she must be licensed to practice law.
* Practice: He or she must have practiced law for 5 years before the application and must still be practicing.
* Integrity/Good Standing: His or her license must be in good standing with the State.
* Legal Requirements: He or she must have spent an average of at least 16 hours per week practicing Elder Law during the 3 years before the application. He or she must have handled at least 60 Elder Law matters during those 3 years with a specified number in each subject on which the attorney is tested.
* Continuing Legal Education: He or she must have at least 45 hours of continuing legal education in Elder Law during the 3 years before the application.
* Peer Review/Professional References: He or she must provide the names of 5 references from attorneys already certified in Elder Law who state that he or she is competent and qualified in the Elder Law area.
* Examination: He or she must pass a full day certification examination.
* Practice: He or she must have practiced law for 5 years before the application and must still be practicing.
* Integrity/Good Standing: His or her license must be in good standing with the State.
* Legal Requirements: He or she must have spent an average of at least 16 hours per week practicing Elder Law during the 3 years before the application. He or she must have handled at least 60 Elder Law matters during those 3 years with a specified number in each subject on which the attorney is tested.
* Continuing Legal Education: He or she must have at least 45 hours of continuing legal education in Elder Law during the 3 years before the application.
* Peer Review/Professional References: He or she must provide the names of 5 references from attorneys already certified in Elder Law who state that he or she is competent and qualified in the Elder Law area.
* Examination: He or she must pass a full day certification examination.
Glenn A. Deig, Certified Elder Law Attorney by The National Elder Law Foundation has completed all the qualifications and examinations.