Elder, Estate Planning, & Special Needs Law News 

🍂Happy Autumn🍂

We are excited to kick off autumn with this month's newsletter and the upcoming Estate Planning 101 seminar. Our office is all a buzz with final preparations for the seminar, and we hope to see many of you at the seminar! See below for additional information and details regarding the seminar and a registration link.

Reserve Your Spot Today

Estate Planning 101: Protecting Your Family’s Future

Please join our law firm, along with the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley and Old Second National Bank, for a complimentary, educational seminar regarding estate planning.  

Attend this educational seminar to learn:

     -Estate planning basics, including what planning options, strategies, and techniques are available to protect your legacy and your family.

     -Why estate planning cannot be approached as a “one-size fits all” proposition.

     -The potential consequences of failing to proactively create an estate plan.

     -How to get started with creating (or updating) and implementing an estate plan that properly aligns with your goals, and which minimizes unintended consequences.

           Location: Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave, Elgin

           Date: October 16, 2025

           Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 

A light continental breakfast will be served. 

Space is limited and spots are filling up fast!  Do not delay, reserve your spot today by clicking here. 

Recent Speaking Engagements

Kudos to attorneys Katie Lenert, Lydia Park, and Connie Renzi for their recent and informative presentations at the Annual Elder Law Short Course, for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE).  All three were thrilled to present and collaborate with their elder law colleagues.  Katie and Lydia join forces and co-presented a session titled: But I Just Did What Mom Wanted Me To Do….Pursuing a Claim Against an Agent Under the Illinois Power of  Attorney Act. Connie teamed up with another colleague and co-presented a session titled: Medicaid Planning Gone Bad-Very Bad….Now What. 

🍂 Happy autumn & happy reading! 🍂 

Legal Update: Earlier this year, our office sent out a Special Update regarding changes to the Illinois Power of Attorney Act, which may have an impact on Durable Powers of Attorney for Property. If you missed the update and would like more information, you can access the update by clicking the following link: January 2025, Special Update.

YouTube Video Series: Check out our four (4) part YouTube video series -- "Roadmap to Retirement 2.0" yet?  The video series is designed to provide you with valuable insights and practical steps to help you plan with confidence and peace of mind. You will find us and this video series on YouTube at Estate & Elder Law Planning & More 4 U.                             

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 our attorneys are "virtual" meetings (via video or telephone conferencing).                                

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.