Presentations

January 13, 2023
Ageism, Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation - An Introduction for New Judges - Judicial Institute
Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts and Chair New York State Judicial Committee on Elder Justice
Joan Levenson, Special Counsel to Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Deborah Kaplan and Counsel to the New York State Judicial Committee on Elder Justice

October 13, 2022
Adult Abuse Training Institute - Times Change But the Work Remains - Keynote delivered by Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan
Workshops: Article 81 Guardianships: A Closer Look at the Process Through the Eyes of Key Actors (Panelists: Hon. Lisa S. Ottley, Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County Civil Term; Brian Balmes, Deputy Chief of Staff to Judge Kaplan; Lisa Rachmuth, LMSW, Executive Director of the NYC Elder Abuse Center at Weill Cornell Medical; Ivette Callender, Managing Director of Self-Help's Community Guardianship Program, Barry Clarke, Esq., former Chief of Operations for the Office of Court Administration; Moderator, Joan Levenson, Esq.
The Evolution of Capacity Determinations in Guardianships and Beyond - Morgan Thurston, Assistant Welfare Attorney for the Onondaga County Department of Law; Joan Levenson, Esq.

June 14, 2022
Ageism, Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation During Covid-19 - CLE Webinar
Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts
Deborah Holt-Knight, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Human Resources Administration, Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services
Joan Levenson, Special Counsel to Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan and Counsel to the NYS Judicial Committee on Elder Justice

June 1-2, 2022
Why Wait for Death Do Us Part? Issues Surrounding Later in Life Divorce - NYC Elder Justice Conference
Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts
Jenifer Foley, Partner and Co-Founder, Alter, Wolff & Foley LLP
Joan Levenson, Special Counsel to Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan and Counsel to the NYS Judicial Committee on Elder Justice