Elder Law Institute 2026: E-Book

Missed the Elder Law Institute? You can still access the practical guidance, legal updates, and planning strategies shared at one of Pennsylvania’s leading elder law programs.

The Elder Law Institute 2026 E-Book includes two comprehensive volumes of materials covering the issues elder law attorneys face every day—from Medicaid and Medicare to guardianship, special needs planning, long-term care, ethics, estate planning, and emerging technology. Together, the materials provide a broad, practice-focused resource for attorneys serving older adults, individuals with disabilities, and their families.

What’s Inside

Current Elder Law Developments

Stay up to date with recent Pennsylvania elder law decisions and developments involving wills, beneficiary designations, guardianship, powers of attorney, Medicaid, trusts, fiduciary duties, estate administration, disability law, deeds, and more.

Medicaid, Medicare & Public Benefits

Get practical guidance on Medicaid eligibility and calculations, annuity planning, Medicare administrative appeals, SSI and Social Security rules, coverage pathways beyond long-term care, and coordination of benefits for clients who rely on multiple public programs.

Long-Term Care & Senior Living

Explore long-term care advocacy, best practices for filing long-term care insurance claims, evolving standards and solvency issues affecting senior living communities and CCRCs, and the legal considerations involved in helping clients plan for future care.

Special Needs, Guardianship & Incapacity

The materials address pooled special needs trusts, settlement planning for individuals with disabilities, guardianship practice, protecting the rights of alleged incapacitated persons, and the intersection of dementia, disability, divorce, and family law.

Estate Planning & Family Issues

Find guidance on elective share and marital planning, estate and trust administration, Veterans disability and DIC benefits, grandparent custody rights, and the important differences attorneys should consider when clients move between Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Florida.

Ethics, Technology & Protecting Older Clients

The Institute also tackles the modern challenges reshaping elder law practice, including ethical issues for elder law attorneys, AI use and verification, confidentiality, cybersecurity concerns, financial exploitation, scams targeting seniors, and technology-driven practice management.

A Practical Resource for Your Elder Law Practice

With nearly 1,000 pages of materials across two volumes, the Elder Law Institute 2026 E-Book brings together perspectives from Certified Elder Law Attorneys, government counsel, judges, benefits advocates, trust professionals, and other experienced practitioners.

Full author details can be found within the materials.