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A Dedication to Resourceful Living: A group approach to focus on what matters to the members of our community whose lives are impacted by chronic lung disease.
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Virginia Easy Access is the name of a website developed for seniors, adults with disabilities, their caregivers and the providers that support them. Virginia Easy Access is full of helpful information about services and supports that are available across the Commonwealth.
Website: Virginia Easy Access
Attorney Joley Eason of Thompson McMullan in Richmond VA discussed:
• What is the distribution process from an estate?
• What happens if you have children from a previous marriage?
• Can inheritance effect your benefits?
• When should you set up a trust?
• Special legal considerations for Virginia residents
Many more legal topics were covered at this meeting which included a question and answer section from the audience.
Entire video is also online at the youtube.com Breathmatters site (along with 92 other videos from other Breath Matters events)
The May meeting was well-attended. Attorney Joley Eason provided an interactive presentation on estate planning, and particularly addressed unique issues that can arise from being a resident of Virginia, which has state laws which differ from the laws of surrounding states. Some of these differences were surprising, and Ms Eason answered many questions from the attendees concerning special circumstances.
Estate Planning is an important aspect of the life of a lung disease sufferer. Ms Eason discussed:
THIS MEETING HAS CONCLUDED
FREE PLANNING KITS WILL BE PROVIDED
Joley L. Eason is an associate with the law firm of ThompsonMcMullan in Richmond.
She practices in the areas of estate and disability planning, estate and trust administration, fiduciary litigation, guardianship and conservatorship of disabled and incapacitated adults, Medicaid and long-term care planning, Medicare counseling and advocacy, and Social Security, Disability, Supplemental Security Income and pension benefit assistance.
A native of Marion County, Georgia, Joley graduated from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, with a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy and Sociology. Thereafter, she received her law degree and a Certificate in Health Law from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2012.
During law school, she interned for the University of Pittsburgh Elder Law Clinic, and gained experience in guardianship, estate planning, and Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid issue resolution. She also interned for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, and counseled Medicare participants in plan selection and benefits.
Ms. Eason participates in a number of organizations, and serves on the Elder Law Section Council of the Virginia Bar Association, the Board for the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association, and the Multidisciplinary Panel for Jewish Family Services Public Guardianship Program. She chairs a monthly meeting for Richmond Elder Law Attorneys, and volunteer as an attorney for LINC, JusticeServer, Senior Connections, and the Virginia National Guard Service Program. She has written several publications for the National Business Institute and Virginia Lawyers Weekly, and is a frequent speaker on elder law topics such as Medicare, Medicaid, guardianship, estate and long-term care planning.
She received the 2014 Krista Latshaw Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award from LINC for her pro bono volunteer work for cancer patients and their families.
Come Early! Refreshments provided!
Kraus Auditorium
Chippenham Medical Center
7101 Jahnke Road
Richmond, VA 23225
Directions and Map
ALL BREATHMATTERS MEETINGS ARE FREE AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THIS MEETING SPONSORED BY
LLC (Hospice)
10571 Telegraph Road, Suite 203
Glen Allen, Virginia 23059
Lucy Keesee
(804)673-1330 (Office)
The March 2014 event was well attended. The entire presentation was video recorded. See and read more here.
Thanks to all who came out and a special thanks to Dr. Cliff Morris of Morris Cardiovascular in Hopewell Virginia
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Erik Weems