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Buckley Warden wins Litigation category for Virginia in the 2018 ILO/Lexology Client Choice Awards
J. Buckley Warden IV was selected as a recipient for the 2018 Client Choice Awards. International Law Office and Lexology partner to present this award. Buckley was the exclusive winner…
Obama Signs Law Requiring Hospitals to Warn of Costly Medicare Loophole
President Obama has signed a new law intended to prevent Medicare beneficiaries from spending days in a hospital only to find that they hadn’t been admitted to the hospital at…
Nursing Home Residents Win Back Right to Sue
In recent years- nursing homes have increasingly asked — or forced — patients and their families to sign arbitration agreements prior to admission. By signing these agreements- patients or family…
Medicare’s Part B Premium Will Be Unchanged in 2018- But Many Will Pay More. Got That?
The announcement of the 2018 Medicare premium is good news for some beneficiaries and bad news for many others. The good news is that the standard monthly Part B premium- which about…
Tailoring a Will and Power of Attorney for Multiple States
If you own property in more than one state- do you need estate planning documents for each state? The answer is probably no- but you need to do some planning…
Don’t Let Medicare Open Enrollment Go By Without Reassessing Your Options
Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period, during which you can freely enroll in or switch plans, runs from October 15 to December 7. Don’t let this period slip by without shopping around…
New Minimum Wage Requirements
Virginia will be raising the hourly minimum wage. Absent an unexpected and unlikely change, the new law will take effect on May 1, 2021. As originally passed by the General…
Legal Defense in DMAS Home Health Audits
What would we do without home health care providers? They keep “grandma” out of the nursing home by providing 24/7 assistance with the activities of daily living. They care for…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 15th marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), a day dedicated to providing a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons and adults with disabilities. First recognized…