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New in the Spring of 2008
The NGA Colloquium on Guardianship

Colloquium is an uncommon word about to take on more prominence for the guardianship community. In the spring of 2008 the National Guardianship Association will introduce the first colloquium designed specifically to allow guardians to explore a topic of interest in some depth. Planned as a one-day event in Chicago, it is hoped this will be the first in an series of colloquia that will be held annually in different parts of the country.

Friday, April 4, 2008
Embassy Suites Hotel O’Hare
Chicago, Illinois

Rights of Wards

Keynote Presentation by Ira Salzman, Esq.

Ira was one of the distinguished experts selected by the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging to give testimony on guardianship for the elderly and a leading attorney in the prominent Brooke Astor case. A partner in the law firm of Goldfarb Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin LLP with offices in New York City and White Plains, he is a member of the Executive Committee of the Elder Law Section of the NY State Bar Association, the co-chair of its Medicaid subcommittee, and former vice-chair of its Guardianship subcommittee. He is a Fellow of the Brookdale Center on Aging. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and a former editor of its quarterly journal. He is the co-author of the Guardianship Section of the NY Lawyer's Form Book and authored the chapter on the responsibilities of the attorney for an alleged incapacitated person in guardianship practice in NY.

Specific Issues Addressed by Other Noted Experts Will Include:

• Voting Rights for Incapacitated Persons
  Samuel R. Bagenstos, JD, Associate Dean/Professor of Law, Washington University Law, St. Louis Anthony E. Rothert, JD, Legal Director, ACLU of Eastern Missouri

• Interstate Guardianship and the Due Process Rights of Wards
  Sally B. Hurme, JD, Senior Project Manager with AARP Financial Security, Washington, DC
  Terry W. Hammond, JD, RG, NGA Executive Director
  Anthony Rothert, JD, Legal Director, ACLU of Eastern Missouri

• Reproductive Rights for Incapacitated Persons (Abortion, Birth Control, Sexual Activities for Disabled Persons)
  Benjamin S. Wolf, JD, Associate Legal Director ACLU of Illinois
  Lorie A. Chaiten, JD, Director, Reproductive Rights Project, ACLU of Illinois

• Confidentiality Issues and Ward Rights
  Sandra Kopels, JD, MSW, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Using Volunteers to Safeguard Ward Rights
  Barbara Matlak, RG, Adult Guardianship Services, Cleveland, Ohio
  Becky Pryor, MSN, MA, RG, Creative Approaches, LTD, Indianapolis, Indiana
  M. Jean Krahn, MG, Kansas Guardianship Program, Manhattan, Kansas
  Colleen Colton, MG, Guardianship Services, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
  Gina Rossi, RG, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Chicago, Illinois

Featuring a luncheon talk on “Guardianships and the Rich and Famous – Mary Todd Lincoln”
Terry W. Hammond, JD, RG, NGA Executive Director and
Managing Partner Hammond Townsend Allala

NGA extends its thanks to the Illinois Guardianship Association for its collaboration in developing this program and for its support and encouragement in bringing about the first NGA Colloquium on Guardianship.