Speeches And Publications
We design and present training programs for our hospital and social service agency clients. We work with in-house personnel to develop training for staff on best practices, regulations, and new legislation.
Upcoming Speeches And Presentations
Joe Monahan will be speaking at the ISBA Law Ed Program, How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Illinois Mental Health Law and Practice, on June 4, 2021 via webinar. – Further details forthcoming
Kevin Lichtenberg will be speaking on Preserving Independence in the Guardianship Decision-Making Process (4/20/2021)
Publications
Mental Health Issues
Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2014 and 2015 Supplement
Author: Joseph T. Monahan
Practice Area: Mental Health
Mental Health Issues
Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2014 and 2015 Supplement
Contributing Editor: Amy E. Orlando
Practice Area: Mental Health
Guardianship For Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, And Mental Health Law
Guardianship for Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law, IICLE Practice Handbook, 2014 Supplement
Co-Author: Amy E. Orlando
Practice Area: Mental Health
Planning For Exempt Assets
Planning for Exempt Assets, Chapter 7, Asset Protection Planning, IICLE, 2014
Co-Author: A. Margot Gordon
Practice Area: Asset Protection
Mental Health Issues
- § 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Supplement
Contributing Editor: Elizabeth A. Lawhorn
Practice Area: Mental Health
Estate Planning In Illinois Guardianships
Estate Planning in Illinois Guardianships, IICLE, 2012
Author: A. Margot Gordon
Practice Area: Estate Planning
Should Your Client Consider A Change Of Residency To Avoid State Estate Taxes?
Should Your Client Consider a Change of Residency to Avoid State Estate Taxes?, Trusts & Estates, ISBA Newsletter, February, 2012
Author: A. Margot Gordon
Practice Area: Estate Planning
Powers And Duties Of A Guardian Of The Person
Powers and Duties of a Guardian of the Person: Guardianship for Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law, Chapter 3, IICLE, 2011
Authors: Joseph T. Monahan and Elizabeth A. Lawhorn
Practice Area: Guardianship
Custodial Claims: Compensation For Family Caregivers
Custodial Claims: Compensation for Family Caregivers, Illinois Bar Journal, May, 2010
Author: A. Margot Gordon
Practice Area: Estate Planning
Life-Sustaining Treatment And The Law
Life-Sustaining Treatment and the Law: The Evolution of Informed Consent, Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision Making Joseph T. Monahan and Elizabeth A. Lawhorn for the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy Annals of Health Law, Vol. 19, Issue 1, Special Edition 2010, 107-113, please click here.
Authors: Joseph T. Monahan and Elizabeth A. Lawhorn
Practice Area: Healthcare Law
Elder Abuse: Legal Definitions And Mandatory Reporting Of Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse: Legal Definitions and Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse Joseph T. Monahan and Linda Bryceland for the Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter. For the full magazine article published May 1, 2009, please click here.
Authors: Joseph T. Monahan and Linda Bryceland
Practice Area: Elder Law
Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients
Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients – Medicare and Medicaid for the Elderly Joseph T. Monahan and Linda Bryceland for the Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter. For the full magazine article published October 1, 2009, please click here.
Authors: Joseph T. Monahan and Lynda Bryceland
Practice Area: Elder Law
Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients
Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients – Incompetent Elderly Clients: Powers of Attorney and Guardianship Joseph T. Monahan and Linda Bryceland for the Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter. For the full magazine article published August 1, 2009, please click here.
Authors: Joseph T. Monahan and Linda Bryceland
Practice Area: Elder Law
Mental Health Issues
- § 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2008
Author: Joseph T. Monahan
Practice Area: Mental Health
Mental Health Issues
- § 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series) 2008 Supplement
Contributing Editor: Amy E. McCarty
Practice Area: Mental Health
Special Needs Trusts – Structured Settlements Chapter
Special Needs Trusts – Structured Settlements Chapter, IICLE, 2008
Author:
Practice Area: Trusts
Minimizing Taxes In Illinois Minor Guardianship Estates
Minimizing Taxes in Illinois Minor Guardianship Estates, CBA Record, January, 2007
Author: A. Margot Gordon
Practice Area: Estate Planning
The Role Of Corporate Fiduciaries In Estate Planning For Disabled Adults
The Role of Corporate Fiduciaries in Estate Planning for Disabled Adults, CBA Record, January, 2007
Author: A. Margot Gordon
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Confidentiality Of Mental Health Records
Confidentiality of Mental Health Records, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, (Illinois Practice Series)
Author: Elizabeth A. Lawhorn
Practice Area: Mental Health
Medicaid Planning For The Disabled: The Use Of OBRA ’93 Pay Back Trusts
Medicaid Planning for the Disabled: The Use of OBRA ’93 Pay Back Trusts, Illinois Bar Journal, 1998
Co-Author: A. Margot Gordon
Practice Area: Estate Planning
Environmental Ethics And Political Ethics Go Hand In Hand
Environmental Ethics and Political Ethics Go Hand in Hand, Tulane Law School, 1991
Author: John W. Whitcomb
Practice Area: Ethics
The Effect Of Domestic Violence On Unemployment Compensation
The Effect of Domestic Violence on Unemployment Compensation, The Women’s Advocate, 9:5, 1988
Author: John W. Whitcomb
Practice Area: Employment