Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Nafziger practices in the areas of elder care issues, estate and disability planning, guardianships, special needs trusts, and estate and trust administration

She is a Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Coalition of Advocates for the Rights of the Infirm Elderly (CARIE). Additionally, she chaired the Montgomery Bar Association's Elder Law Committee and the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Elder Law Committee from 1998 to 2000.

Ms. Nafziger has produced course materials on a wide range of subjects including Medicaid Regulations, Long Term Care Insurance, Advance Medical Directives and Admissions and Contractual Issues in Long Term Care Facilities.

Ms. Nafziger is a frequent lecturer to church and civic groups on the rights of the elderly, long term care financing, living wills and trusts, estate planning and probate.

Areas of Practice

• Elder Care
• Estate and Disability Planning
• Estate and Trust Administration
• Guardianships
• Special Needs Trusts
• Estate Planning

West Practice Categories

Health & Health Care Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1986
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• North Penn Rotary, 1995 - 2001 (Member, Board of Directors)
• Presby Homes & Services, 1999 - 2002 (Member, Board of Directors)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• Coalition of Advocates for the Rights of the Infirm Elderly (Member)
• Montgomery Bar Association's Elder Law Committee (Past Chair)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association's Elder Law Comittee (Past Chair)

Classes and Seminars

• Special Needs Trusts and Estate Planning for the Disabled, Indian Creek Foundation Parents Group, April 19, 2001
• Personal Care Homes, Assisted Living and CCRC's, Third Annual Elder Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Instiute, CLE, 2000
• Long Term Care Financing and Estate Planning, Upper Merion Senior Center, 2000
• Advanced Nursing Home Planning, Gray Areas of Medicaid Planning, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE, 2000
• Can a Nursing Home Take All of Your Money, AARP of Jeffersonville, PA, 2000
• Guardianship Proceedings In Montgomery County, Montgomery Bar Association, CLE Moderator and Course Planner, 2000
• Long Term Care Issues, Teenagers of Faith Lutheran Church in Montgomeryville, PA, 2000
• Last Things First: A Practical Guide for Responding to Older Adult Concerns Within Your Congregation, Presented to Thee Pastors, Presby Homes and Services, 1999 - Present
• Planning for Disability, O.U.R. Stroke Club, Abington Memorial Hospital, Willow Grove, PA, November 11, 1999
• Long Term Care Financing and Protecting Assets, Jewish Women International, Lafayette Hill, PA, July 9, 1999

Pro Bono Activities

• Chair of Board of Directors, ASSETS Monto, 1997 - 2000
• Volunteer, Homeless Program, First Presbysterian Church, Germantown

Past Employment Positions

• Hamburg Rubin Mullin Maxwell & Lupin, Attorney, 1985 - 1992

Education

• Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1985
  J.D.
• Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, 1969
  B.S.
  Major: Elementary Education

Published Works

• Medicaid and Medicaid Planning in Pennsylvania: Understanding the Spend-Down, Medical Educational Services, August, 2000
• What Lawyers Need to Know About Financial Planning and Long Term Care, Advising Clients on Long Term Care Insurance, Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting, Mary, 2000
• What Lawyers Need to Know About Financial Planning and Long Term Care, Continuing Care Communities, Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting, May, 2000
• The Montgomery County Elder Law Handbook 2000, Elder Law Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association, Committee Chair
• Reviewing Contracts for Long Term Care, Montgomery Bar Association, February, 2000
• Third Annual Elder Law Institute, Current Issues in Assisted Living and Personal Care, (Co-author, with Nancy Neff Solnick & Paul B. Solnick M.D. Esq.), Pennsylvania Bar Institute, July, 2000
• Advocating for Older Adults, Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, August, 1998
• Elder Law for the General Practitioner, Admission Issues for Individuals Entering a Long Term Care Facility, Villinova University School of Law Alumni Association, June, 1998
• Dealing with Disability, Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives for Healthcare, Montgomery Bar Association, February, 1999
• Use and Abuse of Powers of Attorney, (Co-Author with Thomas J. Timoney, Esq.), Montgomery Bar Association, April, 1997

Address

40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404

Phones

610-275-0700

Faxes

610-275-5290

Emails

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Websites

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