CONSUMER Monday, September 11, 2017 Agenda Session Coordinator: Lorray S.C. Brown lorrayb@mplp.org 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. REGISTRATION 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Michigan Consumer Protection Act and Other Michigan Consumer Statutes, Presenter: Kathy Fitzgerald, Assistant Attorney General, Corporate Oversight Division 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Student Loans: Collection and Discharges for Federal Loans, Bankruptcy, and Defending Private Loan Collection Lawsuits, Presenter: Karen Tjapkes, Legal Aid of Western Michigan 11:30 a.m. 12:15 An Overview of the Federal Trade Commission: New Resources, Websites, and Enforcement of Consumer Protection, Presenter: Maria Del Monaco, Federal Trade Commission, East Central Region 12:15 p.m. 1:00 p.m. LUNCH 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Primers on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Presenter: Ian Lyngklip, Lyngklip & Associates Consumer Law Center, PLC, www.michiganconsumerlaw.com 2:00 3:00 p.m. Challenging Debt Buyers' Documents: Assignments, Standing, Proof of Debt issues, Presenter: Ian Lyngklip, Lyngklip & Associates Consumer Law Center, PLC, www.michiganconsumerlaw.com 3:10 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Utility Issues - Shutoffs, Billing, Arrearages, Complaints, the Michigan Public Service Commission and Unregulated Utility Providers Presenter: Sandra Philpott-Burke, Michigan Agency for Energy
PUBLIC BENEFITS Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Session Coordinator: Lisa Ruby lruby@mplp.org 9-9:30am Registration 9:30-11:00am MEDICAID WAIVERS: ASSESSMENT AND ADVOCACY Patricia Dudek, Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek & Associates INTRODUCTION TO SSI ADVOCACY Caroline Jomaa, Legal Aid and Defender Lisa Ruby, Michigan Poverty Law Program ELIGIBILITY FOR LONG TERM CARE MEDICAID: THE SEVEN DOORS Salli Pung, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative 12:00-1:00pm LUNCH INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PRACTICE IN DISABILITY APPEALS Caroline Jomaa, Legal Aid and Defender Nick Gable, Legal Services of Southcentral Michigan IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE: MEDICAID AND MARKETPLACE ELIGIBILITY; THE DRAFT EXECUTIVE ORDER; AND LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ISSUES Anna Hill, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center Krista Nordberg, Washtenaw Health Plan, Director of Enrollment and Advocacy Services 2:00-3:00PM 3:00-3:15PM MAGI MEDICAID, THE MARKETPLACE, AND COST SHARING Krista Nordberg, Washtenaw Health Plan, Director of Enrollment and Advocacy Services BREAK 3:15-4:15pm PUBLIC BENEFITS UPDATE Lisa Ruby, Michigan Poverty Law Program
ELDER Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Session Coordinator: Alison Hirschel hirschel@meji.org AGENDA 9:00-9:30 Registration 9:30 Medicaid Primer and Update David Shaltz, Of Counsel, Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices PLLC 10:30 Break 10:45 Primer on Immigration Issues Faced by Older Adults Ruby Robinson, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center 12:00 Lunch 12:45 Legal Issues for Long Term Care Consumers: A Primer on Key Concerns Alison Hirschel, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative 2:00 Break 2:15 Introduction to Mediating Guardianship and Elder Law Cases Susan Butterwick, Washtenaw County Trial Court and Wayne State University Law School 3:30 Drafting Wills, Powers of Attorneys, and Advance Directives and Addressing Client Capacity Raymond Harris, Buhl, Little, Lynwood & Harris, PLC 4:45 Adjourn. Safe travels!
HOUSING Thursday, September 14, 2017 Session Coordinator: Jim Schaafsma jschaafs@mplp.org 9-9:30 Registration 9:30-10:45 OVERVIEW OF EVICTION DEFENSE PRACTICE Karen Tjpakes, Legal Aid of Western Michigan Grand Rapids - OR RAISING AND LITIGATING CLAIMS UNDER THE TRUTH IN RENTING ACT Libby Benton & Nick Gable, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Ann Arbor 10:45-10:55 Break 10:55-12:10 OVERVIEW OF LOW INCOME SUBSIDIZED HOUSING LAW PROGRAMS Elizabeth Rios, Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Lansing - OR FIGURING OUT WHAT LAW APPLIES TO A SUBSIDIZED TENANCY Jim Schaafsma, Michigan Poverty Law Program 12:10-1 Lunch 1-2:15 PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR APPROACHING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER FAIR HOUSING ISSUES Michelle Johnson, Legal Aid and Defender; Elan Nichols Legal Services of Eastern Michigan and Jim Schaafsma, MPLP 2:15-2:25 Break 2:25-3:30 LOW INCOME HOUSING YEAR IN REVIEW Jim Schaafsma, MPLP
FAMILY Friday, September 15, 2017 Session Coordinator: Rebecca Shiemke rshiemke@mplp.org AGENDA 9:00 9:30 a.m. Registration 9:30 10:30 a.m. How Trauma Impacts a Domestic Violence Practice Amy Myers, Michigan Advocacy Project - CVLAP 10:30 11:30 a.m. -- CHOOSE ONE Basic Divorce and Custody Law: Part I Ashley Lowe, Lakeshore Legal Aid --OR Third Party Custody Anne Argiroff, Anne Argiroff PLC; Rebecca Shiemke, MPLP 11:30 12:30 p.m. -- CHOOSE ONE 12:30 1:30 p.m. -- Lunch Basic Divorce and Custody Law: Part II Ashley Lowe --OR Advocating for LGBT Families S. Kerene Moore, Legal Service of South Central Michigan 1:30 2:30 p.m. Family Law Overview Hon. Janice Cunningham, Eaton County Circuit Court 2:30 3:30 p.m. Property Division: Assets, Debts and Common Issues Kate Sharkey, Nichols Sacks Slank Sendelbach & Buiteweg PC 3:30 4:30 p.m. Effective Trial Examination of a Batterer Arianne Slay, Washtenaw County Prosecutor s Office