Description
An advance directive helps give a person some control over medical decisions needing to be made at a time when the person may be unable to express what medical treatment or care they would like to receive. While every state has statutes regarding end-of-life decision making, the decision-making powers and the forms used to make those decisions can vary. It is important to ensure you are familiar with your state's laws on living wills, have your state's living will form or an acceptable variation of it, and understand the options presented in the living will when going over it with a client. Ever-advancing medical technology begs the question of patient autonomy and the use of extraordinary measures to save or extend a patient's life. This book focuses on a person's ability to make decisions regarding end-of-life medical treatment and health care decisions and how each state's laws allow a person to make these decisions ahead of time. It will also touch on other end-of-life planning devices and look at special problems that may come up when an individual is considering end-of-life planning and executing an advance directive.
About the Author
Michael Kirtland is the managing partner of Kirtland & Seal LLC, in Colorado Springs, CO. His practice is concentrated in estate planning, trust and estate administration, probate, elder law and tax issues related to these areas. as well as attorney ethics issues. He is a Registered Mediator with the Alabama State Bar. He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He is a past-chair of the Elder Law, Disability Planning and BioEthics Group for the Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section. He is a past-Council member of the Senior Lawyers Division and is a member of the Alternate Dispute Regulation Section, and a member of the ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility. He is licensed in both Alabama and Colorado, and holds an LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Alabama Law School. He Is a past-chair of the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association, and a member of the CBA's Ethics Committee. Donna J. Jackson is a nationally recognized attorney, authority, speaker, and educator in estate planning. Ms. Jackson is a CPA and holds a master's degree (LL.M.) in elder law. Ms. Jackson has over 31 years of legal experience. She limits her practice to estate planning with an emphasis on Medicaid, VA benefits, and special needs planning, including trusts, special needs trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, and living wills. In addition, Ms. Jackson's practice includes taxes, corporate, trust, individual, gift and estate, probates, and business organizations, including corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. Ms. Jackson obtained a bachelor of science degree and a master's degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University. She received her J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1988 and LL.M. in elder law from Stetson College of Law in Florida. She currently serves on the Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section Committee for the Oklahoma Bar Association. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Oklahoma State Society of CPAs, Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, and Academy of Special Needs Planners. She is the current chair of the Tax Steering Committee of NAELA. She was the 2016 chair of the SHINE Foundation. In 2016 Ms. Jackson was appointed to serve on the Board of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. On June 1, 2020, Ms. Jackson became the treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee. Ms. Jackson is on the Opioid Summit Planning Committee of the American Bar Association. She serves on the Editorial Committee of Voice of Experience. In addition, she is a council member of the Senior Law Division of the American Bar Association.
Book Information
ISBN 9781641057448
Author Michael A. Kirtland
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint American Bar Association
Publisher American Bar Association
About the Author
Michael Kirtland is the managing partner of Kirtland & Seal LLC, in Colorado Springs, CO. His practice is concentrated in estate planning, trust and estate administration, probate, elder law and tax issues related to these areas. as well as attorney ethics issues. He is a Registered Mediator with the Alabama State Bar. He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He is a past-chair of the Elder Law, Disability Planning and BioEthics Group for the Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section. He is a past-Council member of the Senior Lawyers Division and is a member of the Alternate Dispute Regulation Section, and a member of the ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility. He is licensed in both Alabama and Colorado, and holds an LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Alabama Law School. He Is a past-chair of the Elder Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association, and a member of the CBA's Ethics Committee. Donna J. Jackson is a nationally recognized attorney, authority, speaker, and educator in estate planning. Ms. Jackson is a CPA and holds a master's degree (LL.M.) in elder law. Ms. Jackson has over 31 years of legal experience. She limits her practice to estate planning with an emphasis on Medicaid, VA benefits, and special needs planning, including trusts, special needs trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, and living wills. In addition, Ms. Jackson's practice includes taxes, corporate, trust, individual, gift and estate, probates, and business organizations, including corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. Ms. Jackson obtained a bachelor of science degree and a master's degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University. She received her J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1988 and LL.M. in elder law from Stetson College of Law in Florida. She currently serves on the Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section Committee for the Oklahoma Bar Association. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Oklahoma State Society of CPAs, Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, and Academy of Special Needs Planners. She is the current chair of the Tax Steering Committee of NAELA. She was the 2016 chair of the SHINE Foundation. In 2016 Ms. Jackson was appointed to serve on the Board of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. On June 1, 2020, Ms. Jackson became the treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee. Ms. Jackson is on the Opioid Summit Planning Committee of the American Bar Association. She serves on the Editorial Committee of Voice of Experience. In addition, she is a council member of the Senior Law Division of the American Bar Association.
Book Information
ISBN 9781641057448
Author Michael A. Kirtland
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint American Bar Association
Publisher American Bar Association
