Care Coordinator Janelle Leonard talks with Channel 3’s Joe Cronauer about senior living and assistance options available for your elderly loved ones.
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Hickman & Lowder Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Lists
We are pleased to announce that four attorneys have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and one has been included in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Hickman & Lowder would like to congratulate the following named to 2022 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- David S. Banas – Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
- Blaine P. Brockman – Elder Law
- Franklin J. Hickman – Education Law
- Janet L. Lowder – Elder Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates
Hickman & Lowder would like to congratulate the following named to the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Ethan A. Welch – Trusts and Estates
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Cleveland is a Desirable City for Attorneys to Live, Work and Play
Attorney David Banas was quoted in the Cleveland Jewish News Article Cleveland desirable city for attorneys to live, work, play stating that from a professional standpoint there are a lot of opportunities in Cleveland. “There’s a lot of people to meet, a lot of people to talk to and everybody’s really helpful. There’s a real sense of a community, professionally, in Cleveland.”
It’s About You – Generational Differences in Estate Planning
Attorney David Banas talks with Joe Cronauer from Channel 3 about the differences he sees in estate planning.
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Attorney Ethan Welch’s Estate Planning Article is Featured in The Morning Journal’s Senior Living Edition
Attorney Ethan Welch had his blog Should I Share My Estate Planning Information with My Family featured in the Senior Living tab for The Morning Journal’s July Edition. Ethan states “there is no right or wrong answer when it comes to sharing estate plan information, and some approaches may work better than others”.
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Attorney Ethan Welch Featured in Cleveland Jewish News
Attorney Ethan Welch was featured in the Cleveland Jewish News article Guardianship important when dealing with disabled individual where he discussed what being legally competent means and how the courts award guardianships.Keep reading ...
Congratulations Attorney Ethan Welch
We are pleased to announce that Attorney Ethan Welch has been promoted to shareholder and a member of the board of directors. Ethan started with Hickman & Lowder in 2017 and focuses on elder law, Medicaid and special needs planning.
It’s About You – What Happens to Your Benefits if You Win the Vax-a-Million
Attorneys David Banas and George Aljoe discuss with Joe Cronauer what will happen to your benefits if you are the lucky winner of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery.
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Attorney David Banas and Care Coordinator Janelle Leonard join Joe Cronauer from Channel 3’s It’s About You, where they discuss how we can continue to provide the same level of care as our loved one’s needs change.
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Advocating for your Child in the School System
Special Education Advocate Mary Jo O’Neill wrote a feature article in the April issue of Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine: Advocating for your Child in the School System, where she provides advice on how to create an effective Individualized Education Program (IEP), how to form positive working relationships with your child’s educators and how to advocate for a successful school year for your child. “You know your children best. You know their strengths, their weaknesses and their capabilities. Although the school system can be difficult to navigate, it’s imperative for parents to advocate for their children, because they deserve a program that can give them the opportunity to thrive in education.”
Link to the full article: Advocating for your child in the School System
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It’s About You – Handling a Crisis
If you are caring for an older family member, you can’t always predict what’s going to happen, and sometimes the unexpected does happen and you find yourself in a crisis, what do you do?
Joe Cronauer from WKYC talks with Attorney David Banas and Care Coordinator Janelle Leonard, about the stress caregivers can experience and where they can find professional help.
Keep reading ...Special Education Advocate Mary Jo O’Neill Writes Chapter in Carolee Dean’s New Book
Special Education Advocate Mary Jo O’Neill and young adult author Carolee Dean discuss Carolee’s new book; Story Frames for Teaching Literacy: Enhancing Student Learning Through the Power of Storytelling. Mary Jo wrote the chapter on “Advocating for Students: The Family Story”.
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