Elder, Estate Planning, & Special Needs Law News 

 🦃 Happy Thanksgiving🦃 

Thanksgiving season is a perfect time to both give thanks for, and to say thank you, to our clients, friends, colleagues, and community members. We appreciate and are thankful to all for your support throughout the year! 

This year we are also thankful for our new associate attorney,  Lydia Park (see the spotlight below).  

With grateful hearts, we wish each of you a JOYFUL and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Spotlight:

As promised, we are thrilled to announce that Lydia Park is our newest associate! Lydia is a 2024 graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Law. She graduated Summa Cum Laude. While at NIU, Lydia was:a Law Review Staff Editor; a Merit Scholarship Recipient; and on the Dean’s List. Additionally, Lydia has already been a presenter for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (“IICLE”).

Prior to becoming a licensed attorney, Lydia joined our firm as a law clerk. As such, some of you have already had the pleasure of meeting, and working, with Lydia and know why we are ecstatic to have Lydia as a member of our legal team. Those of you, who have not yet met Lydia, are in for a treat when you do meet her.

Lydia is an extremely talented new attorney, with a kind, compassionate, and an enthusiastic and energetic spirit.  We are grateful to have her as a valued member of our team! We know that her professional and legal career will be bright, as she is already off to an extraordinary start.

Open enrollment for Medicare continues through December 7, 2024.  To learn more about the Medicare open enrollment period and new benefits on the horizon, check out the first article in this month’s newsletter.

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                           Scheduling a presentation for your group:

Is your group in need of a speaker?  If so, please do not hesitate to contact our office to discuss topic options and to determine whether one of our presentation topics aligns with the needs of your group.

Legal Services:

Should you or someone you know wish to meet with one of our attorneys for assistance with (or to discuss options for): estate, life care, and/or long-term care planning; special needs planning; and/or, other planning matters, please do not hesitate to contact our office to schedule an appointment with one of our attorneys.  It would be our pleasure to meet with you to review your current planning and/or to discuss planning options for your consideration.

Additional Legal Services:

Selling and/or buying a new home; commercial property; and/or other real estate?

Starting a new business; or, need your corporate records updated?   

Recently injured, and uncertain of your rights? 

If any of the above apply to you, or someone you know, then please visit the website of our parent law firm, Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi, Lenert, & Julien, P.C., to learn more about the additional legal services we offer.

Reminder:  Out of an abundance of caution and to do our continued part in helping to keep our clients, staff, and their respective families as safe as possible, all non-signing appointments for our elder law clients and for our estate and life care planning clients with the following attorneys: Connie Renzi or Katie Lenert, remain "virtual" (via video or telephone conferencing). 

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Help for those who may be struggling with mental health issues:  If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues and needs assistance, help is available by calling or texting the recently launched three-digit dialing code – “988”. The new 988 dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, for mental health crises, is available throughout the United States.  Additionally, veterans can now dial 988 and press 1 to reach the Veteran Crisis Line.