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Legal Planning for Severe M.E.: Steps to Take if You Need Help Managing Life and Decisions
The Bateman Horne Center and Solve M.E. are pleased to host a free, comprehensive webinar series, “Severe ME/CFS: Care, Rights and Research.”
Legal Planning for Severe M.E.: Steps to Take if You Need Help Managing Life and Decisions
The second webinar in our series focuses on the multifaceted legal considerations faced by people with severe ME and those who care for them. A panel of legal experts will share expertise on the topics of guardianship, conservatorship, power of attorney, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and private disability insurance. The panelists will offer practical strategies for determining which legal protections are right for you, successful application for different forms of disability benefits, and what to do if disability claims are denied.
Join Solve M.E. President and CEO Emily Taylor as she moderates a panel of attorneys with valuable information to share with the community.
Panelists:
Barbara Comerford, Esq. (Law Offices of Barbara B. Comerford)
Mike Gilfix, Esq. (Gilfix & La Poll Associates)
The series will be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel.
The content provided by Solve M.E. and the Bateman Horne Center in this webinar is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or medical advice. Viewers are encouraged to consult with qualified legal or medical professionals for specific advice tailored to their individual circumstances.
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career – the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.