| Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek |
Advocate for Elders,
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Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek is an involved and passionate advocate for her clients. She practices in the areas of elder law, probate and estate planning, and disability rights. She concentrates her practice in the area of estate planning for people with disabilities, elders, and their families. Her practice includes advising and preparing estate planning documents, including special needs trusts; representation in Medicaid matters to secure appropriate mental health, long-term support, medical services, and housing; and the administration of estates and trusts, guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective arrangements. A member of the Oakland County Bar Association, Ms. Dudek is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is a council member and past chairperson of its Elder Law and Disability Rights Section. As an advocate for persons with disabilities, she is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, a past chairperson of its Trust Special Interest Group, and the 2005 recipient of the academy's Powley Award. In addition, she is secretary of the board of directors of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Metropolitan Detroit. |
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Ms. Dudek
has written and lectured extensively on topics related to estate
planning for people with disabilities and their right to control
their support services. Ms. Dudek is the author of the model contracts
for Michigan's Self Determination Initiative. The first attorney
in Michigan to draft a Pooled Accounts Trust for Medicaid planning,
Ms. Dudek advises individuals, their families, and the organizations
that established these trusts on their use to develop creative public
and private solutions for the support and housing needs of elders
and people with disabilities.
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Contributions Ms. Dudek has made to publications by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Advising
the Older or Disabled Client, Third Edition Michigan
Guardianship and Conservatorship Handbook, Revised Edition |
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An NAELA Fellow is an attorney who concentrates his or her practice in the field of Elder Law, has been a member of NAELA for at least three years, and has made a significant contribution to the field of Elder Law. According to NAELA, Elder Law attorneys focus on the legal needs of seniors and people with disabilities. They work with a variety of legal tools and techniques to meet the goals and objectives of their clients on issues such as estate planning and probate, long-term care, health care decisions, Medicare and Medicaid, age discrimination and elder abuse. Ms. Dudek is proud to be honored in the limited elite group of 76 attorneys who hold this title throughout the United States. The mission of NAELA is to establish its members as the premier providers of legal advocacy, guidance, and services to enhance the lives of people with special needs and people as they age. For more information on this association, visit the NAELA website. |
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