Wright Abshire Attorneys: Wesley E. Wright

Medicaid planning and estate planning with an emphasis on planning for the special needs of persons who are disabled, probate, and guardianships.

Save My Home, Saving Your Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas, Co-author, Elder Law Trio Press, 2005

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

HBA, Wills & Probate Institute, “Drafting for Medicaid,” 1999
Texas NAELA Conference, “New & Cutting Edge Medicaid Strategies,” 1999
HBA, Guardianships & Ad Litem Certification & Elder Law Institute, “Drafting Special Needs Trusts,” 1999
Attorneys in Tax & Probate, “Testamentary Supplemental Needs Trusts,” 1999
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Tax Law Course, “Protecting Family Assets With Medicaid Planning,” 1999
University of Texas, Intermediate Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference, “Recognizing & Responding to Inappropriate or Illegal Estate Planning,” 2000
NASA/Johnson Space Center, Total Health & Safety Day, “Elder Law Issues,” 2000
State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Course, “Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation of the Elderly,” 2000 & 2001
Attorneys in Tax & Probate, “Current Developments in Medicaid,” 2001
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Institute, “Report on Medicare After the HMO Retreat, What’s New in Advanced Medicaid Planning Techniques and Prospective Dilemmas in Medicaid Planning,” 2001
HBA, Health Law Section, “Medicaid Qualification for Nursing Home Care,” Speaker, Houston, July 2001
Case Management Society of America Conference, “Medicaid Planning: What Is It? Who Needs It? and the Most Frequently Asked Questions About It,” 2001
South Texas College of Law, Wills & Probate Institute with Guardianship Certification Course, “Medicaid Rules and Planning,” 2001
Texas NAELA Conference, “UPL & Effect on Elder Law Attorneys and Clients, and What is Being Done,” 2001
Richard Alderman, The People’s Law School, University of Houston, “Wills, Living Wills & Powers of Attorney,” 2001
HBA, Wills & Probate Institute, “Practical Considerations in Medicaid Planning: Twelve Things to Avoid,” 2002
State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Course, “Basic Medicaid and Long-Term Care Planning,” 2002
Children’s Case Management Coalition Conference, “Planning Special Needs Trusts for the Disabled,” 2002
South Texas College of Law, Representing the Elderly Client: Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts & Guardianships, “Fifteen Misrepresentations Made by Nursing Homes,” 2002
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Advanced Estate Planning Conference, “To Spend Down or Not to Spend Down on the Nursing Home,” 2002
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Annual CPE Expo, “Medicaid and Disability Issues,” 2002
Texas Weslayan Law School and Stetson Law School, Special Needs Trusts Seminar, “Top Ten Tips for SNTs,” 2003
NAELA, Institute, “Delivering Ritz-Carlton Legendary Service Practices in an Elder Law Firm,” 2003
State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Institute, “Estate Recovery: Foundation & Strategy,” 2004
HBA, 2004 Elder Law Institute, “Estate Recovery: Planning Considerations,” 2004
CBS Radio – Interview Regarding Estate Recovery in Texas, 2004
PBS Channel 8, Richard Alderman’s “Know Your Rights,” 2004
University of Houston, Wills and Probate Institute, “Medicaid, Medicare and Estate Recovery: Can You Get the Benefits Without Losing Everything?,” 2004
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, “Medicaid Estate Recovery,” 2004
State Bar of Texas, State Bar College Summer School, “Medicaid Estate Recovery: When the Government Wants Your Homestead,” 2004
South Texas College of Law, Wills & Probate Institute, “Medicaid Estate Recovery,” 2004
NAELA, Institute, “Puttin’ on the Ritz: Does it Really Work?,” 2004
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Elder Law & Advanced Guardianship Courses, “Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) Final Rules, Including the Expanded Estate, Gifting, and Unmarried Adult Children,” 2005
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, “Medicaid Estate Recovery Update,” 2005
State Bar of Texas, Annual Meeting, “Medicaid Estate Recovery,” 2005
State Bar of Texas, Representing Older Adults Living with Disabilities: The Nuts & Bolts of
Aging Issues, “Medicaid Estate Recovery,” 2005
University of Houston, Wills & Probate Institute, “Medicaid, Medicare & Estate Recovery,” 2005
State Bar of Texas, Summer School, “Saving the Family Homestead: The Final Rules for the
Texas Medicaid Recovery Act,” 2005
State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning Conference, “Medicaid Changes and Strategies,” 2006
University of Houston, Wills & Probate Institute, “The Government Wants It Paid Back! Estate Recovery, Monthly Gifting and The Deficit Reduction Act,” 2006
State Bar College “Summer School,” 2006
University of Texas Elder Law Conference, “Save My Home! Saving the Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas,” 2006
South Texas College of Law, Wills & Probate Institute, “Significant Changes to Medicaid,” 2006
Texas Chapter of NAELA, Annual Conference, “Q&A With Three Recent Past Presidents,” 2006
University of Texas, Special Needs Trusts Conference, “Sole-Benefit Trusts,” 2007
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Elder Law and Advanced Guardianship Courses, “A Survey of Non-Institutionalized Medicaid Programs for Persons Who are Elderly/Disabled,” March 2007
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning Conference, “Medicaid Changes and Strategies,” June 2007
State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, "Looking Ahead: Long-Term Financial Planning in Connection with Divorce," August 2007
University of Texas Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference Panel Moderator: "Agency Perspective on Public Benefits," August 2007
North American Brain Injury Society Conference on Brain Injury, "Application of Special Needs Trusts and Long Term Planning, " September 2007
Texas Chapter of NAELA, Fall Conference, Panelist, Ask the Experts, September 29, 2007
University of Texas, Special Needs Trusts Conference, “Amending the Special Needs Trust,” January 2008
Victoria Area Regional Estate Planning Council, "Planning For Disability and Avoiding Guardianships," May 2008
University of Texas Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference Panel Moderator: "Agency Perspective on Public Benefits," August 2008
University of Texas, Special Needs Trusts Conference, "Changes and Trends Affecting Special Needs Trusts," February, 2009
San Antonio Estate Planners Council, "Elder Law Overview and Medicaid Administration," November 2011

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

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