Contact: Darren Johnson, Director of Communications
(631) 421-2244, ext. 383, djohnson@tourolaw.edu

April 26, 2006

Touro to Host First Annual Elder Law LifeCare Conference

Huntington, N.Y. – Touro Law Center will host the First Annual Elder Law LifeCare Conference starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24. The event is sponsored by the ElderCare Resource Center and Touro Law Center's Elder Law Clinic.

This unique conference brings together geriatric lawyers and accountants, and senior
citizens and their caregivers. The focus will be on the goals and benefits of Lifecare
Estate Planning. Tickets to the events are $35/$10 seniors. Breakfast and lunch are
included. Call 631-421-2244 ext. 355 for reservations and further details.

LifeCare Estate Planning has become a popular approach to address the various
needs of a longer life. Both professionals and seniors and their family members are
invited to attend the panel presentation and participate in the Q&A Workshops.

 Those who serve the senior population will learn how to
improve quality, cost and coordination of the services needed by our aging population, and explore the recent federal changes to the Medicaid program and  New York State proposals that drastically limit financial planning for long term care.

Seniors and their families should attend to find out how to: improve the quality of
care that they may need; preserve and keep control over assets; reduce current and
future taxes, expenses and health care costs; know that a spouse will be provided for; allow a senior to stay at home as long as possible; and ensure that assets pass to
chosen beneficiaries.

Since 1993 the students and faculty of Touro Law Center’s Elder Law Clinic have provided pro-bono legal assistance to low-income seniors on Long Island. The Clinic provides vitally-needed advice and representation, while training the next generation of lawyers on Long Island in the intricacies of this specialized area of law. As part of Touro’s mission to promote public service, the Clinic instills in its students an appreciation for the role of compassionate and competent lawyers in protecting rights and enhancing the quality of life of the aging population. Touro Law Center is educating lawyers for a population whose needs can only expand and whose interests demand vigilant protection. 

Organizer Brian Tully, Esq., is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder-Law Foundation and focuses his law practice on LifeCare Estate Planning®, which is a multi-disciplinary approach to planning for the needs of a longer life. The practice also encompasses traditional elder law, trust and estate matters and real estate. Brian is also a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and has obtained certification by the Corporation for Long Term Care (CLTC).

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