By: Nathan A. Leach
BleekeDillonCrandall Attorneys
The federal adoption tax credit, which has fluctuated in amounts over the years and never been permanent, has assisted many parents nationwide offset some of the costs associated with adoption and made adoption a viable option. In 2012, adoptive couples may be eligible to receive a non-refundable credit of $12,650. However, unless congress acts, the federal adoption tax credit will expire at the end of the year.
In order to provide certainty to the federal adoption tax credit and continue to make adoption more affordable, Rep. Bruce Braley, IA, has introduced a bill that would make a $13,360 refundable adoption tax credit permanent. If the adoption tax credit has helped you or someone you know to adopt a child, please call your Representative today and urge that he or she cosponsor H.R. 4373, the Making Adoption Affordable Act. It may be helpful to mention to your representative that: 1) you are a constituent; 2) that the bill was introduced with bipartisan support; and 3) the adoption tax credit has made adoption more affordable and assisted in providing children with loving and permanent families.
If you do not know your representative, you may go to http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ and enter your zip code. If you want to learn more about the adoption tax credit go to http://adoptiontaxcredit.org/. You can also “like” the Save the Adoption Tax Credit mission on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/AdoptionTaxCredit. Let’s work to save the adoption tax credit!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
2012 DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation Seminar
By: J. Richard Moore
BleekeDillonCrandall Attorneys
The 2012 DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation seminar will be held on September 19-21, 2012, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. I have the privilege of serving as Program Chair for the seminar. In this position, I oversee development of the program agenda and roster of speakers, and recruit members of the DRI Medical and Health Care Law committee to assist in various leadership roles in connection with the seminar, including sponsorships, marketing, and coordination of long-term care companies who hold meetings of their regularly-retained lawyers during the course of the seminar.
In this context, “oversee” really means that I and members of the steering committee brainstorm and collaborate to develop our program, and then I rely on the talent and ingenuity of our committee members and speakers. This has been my second year as Program Chair for the seminar, which is held annually. Our agenda and speaker roster for 2012 has been heavily influenced by comments and feedback we received from attendees of the 2011 seminar, which was held in Boston. One of the consistent themes we heard in that feedback was that our audience wants to hear pragmatic and successful strategies for defending civil actions against the health care professionals that care for the elderly and infirm in a residential setting. Accordingly, we have tried to move away from more esoteric topics and focus on the basics: The law, legal strategies and medicine that are involved in long-term care cases.
BleekeDillonCrandall is deeply involved in DRI activities, and we enjoy participating in its seminars, contributing to its publications and getting involved in leadership opportunities. Involvement in an organization like DRI really defines what we find most enjoyable about practicing law: Sharing contacts and ideas with professional colleagues and clients in a setting that also incorporates opportunities for recreational activities.
BleekeDillonCrandall Attorneys
The 2012 DRI Nursing Home/ALF Litigation seminar will be held on September 19-21, 2012, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. I have the privilege of serving as Program Chair for the seminar. In this position, I oversee development of the program agenda and roster of speakers, and recruit members of the DRI Medical and Health Care Law committee to assist in various leadership roles in connection with the seminar, including sponsorships, marketing, and coordination of long-term care companies who hold meetings of their regularly-retained lawyers during the course of the seminar.
In this context, “oversee” really means that I and members of the steering committee brainstorm and collaborate to develop our program, and then I rely on the talent and ingenuity of our committee members and speakers. This has been my second year as Program Chair for the seminar, which is held annually. Our agenda and speaker roster for 2012 has been heavily influenced by comments and feedback we received from attendees of the 2011 seminar, which was held in Boston. One of the consistent themes we heard in that feedback was that our audience wants to hear pragmatic and successful strategies for defending civil actions against the health care professionals that care for the elderly and infirm in a residential setting. Accordingly, we have tried to move away from more esoteric topics and focus on the basics: The law, legal strategies and medicine that are involved in long-term care cases.
BleekeDillonCrandall is deeply involved in DRI activities, and we enjoy participating in its seminars, contributing to its publications and getting involved in leadership opportunities. Involvement in an organization like DRI really defines what we find most enjoyable about practicing law: Sharing contacts and ideas with professional colleagues and clients in a setting that also incorporates opportunities for recreational activities.
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