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Attorney Heather Kirson will be giving a presentation at NeuroRestorative regarding the option of guardianship for brain injured patients on Friday June 3, 2011.

Attorney Heather Kirson will be giving a presentation at NeuroRestorative regarding the option of guardianship for brain injured patients on Friday June 3, 2011.

Come hear Attorney Heather Kirson speak on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. and Ms. Kirson will be speaking on issues concerning long-term care planning, Medicaid and VA benefits and other Elder Law related issues. The address for the event is: 331 Lake Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751.

May is Elder Law month! The Orange County Bar Association will be holding FREE SEMINARS open to the public to discuss legal issues facing seniors today. Make sure you head to Madison House on May 26th at 6:30 p.m. to hear our own Patti Fuller, Esq., B.C.S. speak! Call (407) 422-3017 for more dates and times.

The Elder Law Center will be conducting a LIVE Q&A session via Twitter on Friday May 6, 2011 . We will be covering following elder law topics: guardianship, medicare planning, estate planning and probate.  Follow us on Twitter and make sure to mark this event on your calendar.

Under the right conditions, about one-third of all seniors in this country could qualify for up to $1,949 a month in additional tax free income from the Department of Veterans Affairs to help defray the cost of elder care.This little-known source of money for paying long term care costs is known as Veterans Pension (also …

Come out to the Marks Street Senior Center on April 26th at 6:00pm to hear Heather C. Kirson, Esq. and Patti Fuller, Esq., B.C.S. speak on topics such as Medicaid Planning, VA benefits and Estate Planning. If you or someone you know is having to face the issue of how to pay for long-term care, this could be the perfect opportunity to learn how you can get help to pay for it! This is a free event and is open to the public. Please call (407) 422-3017 for more information.

Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to low-income children, seniors and people with disabilities. In addition, it covers care in a nursing home for those who qualify. In the absence of any other public program covering long-term care, Medicaid has become the default nursing home insurance of the middle class. While Congress and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set out the main rules under which Medicaid operates, each state runs its own program.

This workshop is designed for all seniors including veterans and/or their spouses. Veterans benefits will be discussed by Martin J. Zickert, Colonel, USAF (Ret) who has had extensive experience making veterans and their widows aware of some little known veterans benefits. The Medicaid eligibility portion of the workshop will be presented by the Elder Law Center of Kirson and Fuller and is designed to make seniors aware of the eligibility requirements of Medicaid. The workshop is being held Wednesday, March 9th at 10:30 am at the Marks Street Senior Recreation Complex, 99 East Marks St. , Orlando, FL 32803. Reservations are required. There is no admission charge.

The Elder Law Center of Kirson & Fuller has recently opened to serve the Orlando area. Here we devote our professional practice to Elder Law and Trust and Estate Matters. We would like to introduce you to our staff and facility. We will be holding an Open House on March 10, 2011 from 4:00pm-7:00pm. At the event, we look forward to seeing you and answering any questions about our firm. At the Open House, appetizers and refreshments will be provided to our guests. We hope to see you on March 10th. For more information, please call (407) 422-3017 and speak with our receptionist, Lucy Barrett.