About the Program

Elizabeth Forspan, Esq. of Forspan Klear, LLP, a New York-based Estate Planning and Elder Law firm, will discuss the various aspects of planning for those with disabilities as well as planning for clients with family members who are disabled and in receipt of government benefits.  The lecture will include a discussion of Supplemental Needs Trusts and the taxation of such trusts.  Elizabeth will also review important information regarding guardianship and conservatorship proceedings as well as planning with advance directives.

About the Speaker

Elizabeth speaks throughout the United States on various aspects of Elder Care Planning, Tax Law and Estate Planning. She was the recipient of the prestigious Max Block Award for Outstanding Article in the Category of Technical Analysis, awarded by the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants’ CPA Journal for her article “Casualty Losses for Property Damaged by Hurricane Sandy.”

Elizabeth has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in the areas of Estate Planning and Probate and Elder Law in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Elizabeth has been featured in New York Magazine, MarketWatch, and she has been quoted in the New York Times. Elizabeth’s articles and contributions have been featured in the New York Law Journal.

Elizabeth earned her Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law and her B.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York, where she graduated summa cum laude and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.