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Home My WebLink AboutII (D) Proclamation: Elder Law Month center of Good Agenda 4-15-2003 t,VeC Li Item II D 6 • C0EE , Proclamation WHEREAS. older Americans are a vital national resource,and WHEREAS, Elder law is a vital and continually evolving area of law,dedicated to the special needs of older Americans;and WHEREAS, Elder Law encompasses a wide and varied range of important matters such as estate planning, asset protection, incapacity planning, long term care planning, residence rights, advocacy for seniors and protection from abuse and neglect and WHEREAS, Elder Law Attorneys have unique training and skills to advise older Americans and their families on these important Issues and to draft the necessary documents and to protect older Americans: and WHEREAS, the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys. the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Elder I,aw Section of the Florida Bar, the Elder Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association and the City of Ocoee are dedicated to educating the elder attorney and the elderly community; and WHEREAS, these organizations strive to inform the elderly community of their legal rights and opportunities to improve the quality of their lives through Idder law: and WHEREAS, Elder law Attorneys have scheduled public forums to educate the community on Elder Law,and to assist Senior Citizens in their area. NOW, THEREFORE, I, S. Scott Vandergrifl, Mayor of the City of Ocoe:, do hereby declare the Month of May as ELDER LAW MONTH IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto sal my hand and caused the Seal of die City of Ocoee,Florida to be affixed thin 15 day of April, 2003. S. Scott Vanderprift. Mavis Summed by and attested to by Odsc Giv Commissioners µAt , yy y,vi-" r Danny1R Howell.CommissionerUvrd , tV" 0.� Scott A CommissionerDrtria^ FWD),Jon.C, m ct i Distri ) i L4J Nimes Parker. Commissioner District r�rs:-sue es w ACADEMY OF FLORIDA ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS P.O. BOX 13978 • TALLAHASSEE,FLORIDA 32317 • 850/656-8848 • FAX 850/656-3038 • afela@afcla.org 2002-2003 OFFICERS President John W. Staunton John Staunton. F.A. 3000 Gulf to Bay Blvd..Ste. 102 March 26,2003 Clearwater, FL 33759 727/797-4000 FAX: 727/791-3000 jws@eldercarelau net President-Elect Dear Mayor: Leonard E. M indcchein Mondeehein and Mondsehein, P A. As President of Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys(AFELA),I hereby respectfully request soon SW 57th n_, Ste.218 that each governmental division in Florida proclaim May 2003 as Elder Law Month within the Miami. FL 33176 305r274-0955 FAX: 305/596-0932 boundaries of the affected city or county. Elder Law Month was created by,and celebrated by lenlawl@ant enm National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys(NAELA)as well. Secretary Governor Jeb Bush hasproclaimed May,2003 as Elder Law Month in the State of Florida. Ter ry Se M. Boyer Y, Boyer Jackson, RA White ofthe Department of Elder Affairs has lent the agency's support to this worthwhile cause. 1800 Ltd St.. Ste. 760 Sarasota, FL 34216 The older residents of the state and each individual communityimportant national resource. 941/36.5--2304 FAX: 941/364-9896 are an P emboycr@ boyepackson.com Elder Law attorneys provide advocacy for seniors,protection from abuse and neglect and advice .ream..r and counsel in the areas of estate planning,asset protection, incapacity planning and long term Kurt Weiss care planning. Murphy Murphy & Weiss 1800 Penn S� Ste 6 This year,AFELA has designated Area Representatives for AFELA for each area ofthe state in Melbourne. FL 32901 which AFELA members provide services to the senior population. The list of Area 321/670-2525 FAX. 321/28-0809 Levi Win net Representatives for the entire slate is attached. Immediate Pair President Area Representatives for AFELA are charged with coordinatingefforts amongthe AFELA Joan Nelson Hook p g 491 S Floramar Ter members in their areas to make presentations and provide other educational opportunities and New Port Richey, FL 34652 services during Elder Law Month,and to be the local spokesperson for AFELA to governmental 727/842-1001 FAX. 727/848.0602 entities and the press. Please feel free to contact the Area Representative in the event you have po.e\y@ddeday. enter coin any questions or concerns. We hope to provide you with a list of events to be held in your area by 2002-2003 BOARD MEMBERS AFELA members during Elder Law Month. Nicola MIMIC, .Samrl Randy Bryan, Oviedo Enclosed is a sample Proclamation. On behalf of our seniors and the attorneys who represent their interests,AFELA requests that you proclaim,May 2003 as Michael cesium, Nortli /'ulrn Bradt John B"°"`. Sehu IMP "Elder Law Month" Sheri Kerney, Orlando Alice Reiter Feld' .unlace Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Carolyn Landon. Lake B'mah Michael Pyle, Ormond Bead, Yours very truly, Ken Marti,. CELA, Coral SPnng.s Mark ShallowaH, Witt 1'ulnr Hr nrli Scan M. sniknit. 2nrmrn Reach Lanennn wamodt, Ch1.A. mual�,r.,rer. John Staunton,President Ira Aviesnei. CELA. Sam.,nre Rebecca L. Berg. CEI.A.lueksonri& EL S Section Liaison EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR my n Cabrera P.O. Box 13978 Ta Ilahassee. FL 32317 8501/656-8848 FAX: 50/656-3-3035 susanecafela.org www.afela.org DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS March 18, 2003 STATE OF FLORIDA JEB BUSH GOVERNOR RE: Elder Law Month TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Department of Elder Affairs is the primary state agency responsible for administering human services programs for the elderly. Its calling includes combating ageism, creating public awareness and understanding the contributions and needs of elders, advocating on behalf of elders, serving as an information clearinghouse and preparing our communities for retirement. It strives to support self-sufficiency and self- TERRY F. WHITE determination for Florida's senior citizens. SECRETARY Each year, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys promote the month of May as Elder Law Month throughout the nation and in Florida. Recognizing the intrinsic value and worth of Florida's older population, Governor Bush has officially proclaimed the month of May as Elder Law Month in the state of Florida. The Department of Elder Affairs supports the designation of Elder Law Month. Like the Department, AFELA members are zealous advocates for older Floridians and they can be a tremendous resource to senior citizens and their families. I encourage all citizens of Florida to learn more about elder law during Elder Law Month, all newspapers and other media to publish information about Elder Law Month, and all cities and counties to follow Governor Bush's lead in issuing proclamations supporting Elder Law Month in Florida, as well as other activities during May, including Older Americans Month and National Senior Center Week, May 11-17, 2003. Sincerely,A4Ak- Terry White Secretary 4040 ESPLANADE WAY TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA, 32399-7000 phone 850.414.2000 fax 860A142008 TDD 860A14.2001 http://elderaffalrs.state.Tus a iirilinir JCR BUSH GOVERNOR OF THE S"IAI£ OF FLORIDA Elder Law Month WHEREAS, May has traditionally been observed as Elder Law Month nationwide; and WHEREAS, older Americans have legal needs which require special knowledge, expertise and attention; and WHEREAS, the state of Florida consistently endeavors to be responsive to the needs and rights of Florida's older citizens so they are empowered to age in a place with security, dignity, and purpose; and WHEREAS, the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar, and the Florida Department of Elder Affairs strive to Inform older Floridians and to make them aware of their legal rights; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeb Bush, Governor of the state of Florida, do hereby extend greetings and best wishes to all observing Elder Law Month, May 2003. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the state of Florida to be affixed { \\ at Tallahassee, the Capital, this " , ii �� 20th day of March in the year of n ' our Lord two thousand three. OVERNOR Sample Proclamation (These clauses are provided merely as a tool to assist the governmental entity in creating a proclamation without having to reinvent the wheel. Use as many or as few of the following clauses as you deem appropriate. Feel free to create your own language.] Provisions Regarding The Importance of Senior Citizens: Whereas, older Americans are a vital national resource; and Whereas, older Americans have unique and special needs requiring legal attention, knowledge and expertise; and, Whereas, the population of the United States continues to age, requiring specialized professionals to meet ever changing needs; and, Provisions Regarding The Importance of Elder Law and Elder Law Attorneys: Whereas, Elder Law is a vital and continually evolving area of law, dedicated to the special needs of older Americans; and, Whereas, Elder Law Attorneys deal "holistically" with their clients and families in order to address a wide variety of needs and concerns of the elder clients and their family; and, Whereas, Elder Law encompasses a wide and varied range of important matters such as estate planning, asset protection, incapacity planning, long term care planning, residence rights, advocacy for seniors and protection from abuse and neglect; and, Whereas. Elder law Attorneys are particularly trained to assist older Americans to access all appropriate benefits for long term care such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Veteran's Benefits; and, Whereas, Elder Law Attorneys have unique training and skills to advise older Americans and their families on these important issues and to draft the necessary documents to protect older Americans; and, Whereas, Elder Law Attorneys exhibit patience and concern for the needs, concerns and feelings of their elderly clients and their families; and Whereas, Elder Law is an ever changing and evolving area of law requiring dedicated professionals to monitor these changes and present them to clients and the community as a whole; and, Provisions Regarding The Organizations Involved: Whereas, the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys,the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Elder Law Section of the County Bar Association(Note, not every local bar association has such a section/and the City/County of are dedicated to educating the elder attorney and the elderly community; and Whereas, these organizations strive to inform the elderly community of their legal rights and opportunities to improve the quality of their lives through Elder Law, and Provisions Regarding The Particular Local Events - Optional: Whereas, Elder Law Attorneys have scheduled public forums to educate the community on Elder Law, and to assist Senior Citizens in their areas. (If you have been provided details on particular events and wish to include them.) Now therefore, I by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor(or applicable official) of the City(or applicable governmental entity) of ,Florida, do hereby proclaim the Month of May, 2003 as Elder Law Month in the City(or applicable governmental entity) of , Florida and urge all citizens to recognize the contributions made by all those involved in Elder Law and to afford themselves of the knowledge,expertise and compassion of those committed to Elder Law.. City Last Name First Name Company Phone Email Alachua AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALACHUA COUNTY-SAM BOONE(Will also cover Gilchrist and Levy Counties) Gainesville Boone Sam Attorney at Law (352) 374-8308 sboone(aboonelaw.com Brevard AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR BREVARD COUNTY-JERRY ALLENDER Titusville Allender Jerry Attorney at Law (407) 269-1511 Broward AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR CORAL SPRINGS AND PARKLAND-KEN RUBIN Coral Springs Rubin Ken Attorney at Law (954)722-2280 elderesq!a?bellsouth.net AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEERFIELD AND POMPANO BEACH -JERRY SOLKOFF Deerfield Beach Solkoff Jerry Law Office-Jerome Ira (954)421-8444 'ii solkoffidlaol.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR FT. LAUDERDALE-RUSS CARLISLE Fart Lauderdale Carlisle Russ Carlisle & LeCates (954) 764-4000 carlislere(Taol.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR HOLLYWOOD, HALLANDALE AND PEMBROKE PINES -ELAINE SCHWARTZ Hollywood Schwartz Elaine Attorney at Law (954) 987-8881 eischwartz(a?aol.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA-SHERI HAZELTINE Lauderdale by the Sea Hazeltine Sheri Attorney at Law sherihz@ alaska corn (Lauderhill is Included in Alice Reiter Feld's Area) AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARGATE AND COCONUT CREEK-ARLENE LAKIN Margate Lakin Arlene (954) 975-5159 lakinesglaw(q?aol.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR PLANTATION-MADELEINE ROTHMAN Plantation Rothman Madeleine Attorney at Law (954) 349-6751 MHRLAW(Maol.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR TAMARAC -ALICE REITER FELD(also Lauderhill,Sunrise,Tamarac and Lauderdale Lakes( Tamarac Feld Alice The Feld Law Offices (954) 726-6602 reiterfeld(o)aol.com Charlotte NONE Citrus AREA REPRESENTATIVE-COLLEEN DURIS(alone with Marion County) Clay AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR ORANGE PARK- REBECCA BERG(alone with Duval County) Collier NONE Columbia NONE Duval AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR ORANGE COUNTY-REBECCA BERG(also Orange Park(Clay County)and Ponte Vedra(St. Johns County) Jacksonville Berg Rebecca Berg and Associates (904) 398-6100 rberq(aberoassociatesoa.com Escambia AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY-STEVE QUINNELL Pensacola Quinnell Steve Chase, Quinnell, (850)434-3601 glaroflorida(&aol.com Hillsborough AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR HILLSBOROUGH-JACK ROSENKRANTZ Tampa Rosenkranz Jack Law Office of Jack M. (813) 223-4195 law4elders(o)aol.com Hiehlands AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY-MIKE TROMBLEY(also Hardy County) Sebring Trombley Mike Trombley Lobozzo (863) 385-5139 tlsdaastrato.net Indian River AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY-JOHN EVANS(Also North half of St. Lucie) Sebastian Evans John Attorney at Law (561) 589-1522 delaw1abellsouth.net Lake AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR LAKE COUNTY-JODI ANDERSON Leesburg Anderson Jodi Attorney at Law (352) 326-5677 elderlaw(o)digital.net Lee AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEE COUNTY- JULIE OSTERHOUT Fort Myers Osterhout Julie Osterhout 8 McKinney (941) 939-4888 JRO51(OAOL.COM Leon AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEON,LIBERTY, FRANKLIN,WAKULLA,JEFFERSON,TAYLOR,GADSEN COUNTIES- VICTORIA HEULER Tallahassee Heuler Victoria Waldoch &Associates (850) 201-3555 vheuler(o)waldochlaw.com Manatee AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR MANATEE COUNTY- DONNA SOBEL Bradenton Sobel Donna Attorney at Law (941)747-0001 Marion AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARION COUNTY-COLLEEN DURIS(She will do Citrus County Also! Ocala Duris Colleen (352) 732-7020 cmdoris@yahoo.com Martin AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARTIN COUNTY-NIKKI BOONE(She will do South Half of St. Lucie County Tool Stuart Boone Nikki McCarthy Summers et. (561)286-1700 nibamcsumm.corn Metro Dade Richard Milstein says it's the same county as Miami Dade and should be included there. Miami-Dade AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR DADE COUNTY-RICHARD MILSTEIN Miami Milstein Richard Akerman Senterfitt& (305) 374-5600 rmilsteinaakerman.com Nassau NONE Okaloosa NONE Orange AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR ORANGE COUNTY--SHERI KERNEY(also Osceola County(Kissimmee) Orlando Kerney Sheri Attorney at Law (407) 898-5526 kernlawaworldnet.att.net Osceola Included in Orange County Area with Sheri Kerney as Area Rep Palm Beach AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR BOCA RATON AND SURROUNDING CITIES-SUSAN KING Boca Raton King Susan Law Offices of Susan (561)989-0622 smkinalawfvm@msn.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR BOYNTON BEACH, LAKE WORTH AND SURROUNDING CITIES -SCOTT SOLKOFF Boynton Beach Solkoff Scott Solkoff&Zellen (561)733-4242 Solkotflaw�daol.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR DELRAY BEACH-ALICE REITER FELD(has an office there- Also several cities in Broward-See Broward( (Lake Worth is included in Scott Solkoff's Area) (Loxahatchee is included in Mark Shalloway's Area) AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTH PALM BEACH,PALM BEACH GARDENS AND SURROUNDING CITIES-MICHAEL CONNORS North Palm Bch Connors Michael (561)494-0500 michael(o7mconnorslaw.com AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR WEST PALM BEACH AND SURROUNDING CITIES,INCLUDING LOXAHATCHEE- MARK SHALLOWAY West Palm Bch Shalloway Mark Shalloway& Shalloway (561) 686-6200 maileshalloway.com Pasco AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR PASCO COUNTY-JOAN HOOK New Port Richey Hook Joan Attorney at Law (727) 842-1001 jnhesq(ovjelderlawcenter.com Pinellas AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR PINELLAS COUNTY-CHARLIE ROBINSON(WORKING WITH BECKY MORGAN AS THEY DETERMINE) Clearwater Robinson Charlie Law Offices of Charles (727)441-4516 cfarclaw.com Polk AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR POLK COUNTY-EMMA HEMNESS Lakeland Hemness Emma Law Offices of Emma (863) 603-0855 Sarasota AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR SARASOTA COUNTY-ED BOYER Sarasota Boyer Ed Boyer Jackson PA (941) 365-2304 embover boverlackson.com Seminole AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY-RANDY BRYAN Oviedo Bryan Randy Hoyt& Bryan LLC (407) 977-8080 randyahovtbryan.com St. Johns AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR PONTE VEDRA-REBECCA BERG(alone with Duval County) Volusia AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY-MIKE PYLE Ormond Beach Pyle Mike Michael A. Pyle PA (386) 615-9007 mikep(emikepvle.cam