June 2009 -- "Planning for Disabilities: Yes, It Can Happen To You" will be presented by Sigrid C. Haines and Susan Berry Bloomfield, principals in our Health Care and Elder Law practice groups at the Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting on June 12. This session will review issues relating to planning and implementing financial and health care decision-making arrangements for persons who are or become disabled, whether through age, illness or accident. The speakers are two attorneys who have experience in a variety of related issues, including financial powers of attorney, health care advance directives, and guardianships of the person and property. Sigrid and Susan will discuss when and how to use planning documents, including how to avoid common problems. They will also review the uses and applications of Maryland guardianship law, including a review of the filing procedures and the duties of guardians of the person and property.
