Events & Speaking Engagements

The attorneys at Julian Gray Associates are frequently asked to serve as teachers for Continuing Legal Education seminars. They also often make presentations to medical personnel, tax advisors, and geriatric related professionals and for other miscellaneous civic organizations for continuing credits.

Below is a listing of upcoming events as well as previous speaking engagements.

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: 13th Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian Gray, CELA, Jennifer Rose, Esq. and Karen Timko, CELA
Speaking Topics: "Irresistable Force Meets Immovable Object - When VA & Medicaid Benefits Collide"

Previous Speaking Engagements

Organization: Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Title: Western Pennsylvania Tax Conference
Date: January 6, 2012
Location: Four Points Sheraton - Pittsburgh North
Speaker: Julian Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Hot Topics in Elder Law"

Organization: KDKA-TV
Title: Life Begins at Fifty
Date: December 9, 2011
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Guest: Julian Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Helpful services of an Elder Law Attorney when planning for Long Term Care and Veteran's Benefits "
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Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Elder Law Update
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Karen S. Timko, CELA
Speaking Topics: "Health Care Reform - Medicare, Long Term Insurance" and "Assisted Living Facilities & Regulations Update - Assisted Living Waiver Request, Global Waiver"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI)
Title: Nuts and Bolts of Medicaid Planning
Date: October 5, 2011
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Asset Protection Strategies"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI)
Title: 14th Annual Elder Law Institute
Date: July 28 & 29, 2011
Location: Harrisburg Hilton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Caitlin E. Harper, CELA and Shannon N. Christof, Esq.
Speaking Topic: "The Medicaid Application Process"
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA and Jennifer Rose, Esq.
Speaking Topic: "The Intersection of VA and Medicaid Benefits"
Speaker: Karen Timko, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Waiver Programs: Helping Your Clients Stay at Home"

Organization: WQED Television
Title: End of Life: Discussions on Dying & Dignity
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Date: May 19, 2011
Panelist: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Date: April 12, 2011
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Shannon N. Christof, Esq.
Speaking Topic: “Understanding the Basics of Elder Law”

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Family Caregiver Contracts and Use of Real Estate for Elder Law Attorneys
Date: October 7, 2010
Location: Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) Professional Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaking Topic: “Family Caregiver Contracts Overview”
Speaking Topic: “Tax Implications”

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Estate Planning for Veterans Who Are Seniors
Date: September 28, 2010
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaking Topic: "VA Benefits Planning Techniques"

Speaker: Frank A Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicaid 101"

Organization: Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh
Date: March 18, 2010
Location: Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "New Trends in Elder Law" [More Information]

Organization: PCNC – Pittsburgh Cable News Channel
Title: Night Talk
Date: March 15, 2010 at 8 PM
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Elder Care Planning and Veterans Benefits"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: 11th Annual Estate and Elder Law Symposium
Date: February 9, 2010
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicaid Estate Recovery: Are the Rules of the Game Changing?"

Organization: The Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh Financial “Four” um
Title of Course: hot Topics in Elder Law
Date: October 8, 2009
Location: Canonsburg, PA-Hilton Garden Inn-Southpointe
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: : "Recent Developments in Elder Law, Related Issues in Public Benefits, Tax and Legislative Initiatives." [More Information] 

Organization: Penn State University Greater Allegheny Continuing Education, Certified Public Accountant Series
Title of Course: Elder Law Update 
Date: October 26, 2009
Location: Pittsburgh, PA- Best Western Parkway Center Inn
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Tax Planning, Public Benefits, and Recent Trends Affecting the Elder Client and Families" 

Organization: Penn State University Greater Allegheny Continuing Education, Certified Public Accountant Series
Title of Course: Elder Law Update 
Date: October 28, 2009
Location: Upper St. Clair, PA - Crowne Plaza Hotel
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: : "Tax Planning, Public Benefits, and Recent Trends Affecting the Elder Client and Families"

Organization: Penn State University Greater Allegheny Continuing Education, Certified Public Accountant SeriesTitle of Course: Elder Law Update
Date: October 29, 2009
Location: Monroeville, PA – Holiday Inn
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: : "Tax Planning, Public Benefits, and Recent Trends Affecting the Elder Client and Families"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title of Course: Elder Law Update
Date:November 13, 2009
Location:PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicaid Update" 

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title of Course: The Medicaid Application Process
Date: August 24, 2009
Location:PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Caitlin E. Harper, Esq.
Course Planners: Julian E. Gray, CELA and Caitlin E. Harper, Esq.

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title of Course: 12th Annual Elder Law Institute
Date: July 23 and 24, 2009
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic:"Irrevocable Income Only Trusts: Medicaid, VA, Tax & Administration Issues" and "How to Apply for Medicaid and Interface with Nursing Facilities"

Course Planner: Julian E. Gray, CELA

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Date: June 3, 2009
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Retirement Planning"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title of Course: Understanding the Basics of Elder Law
Date: March 25, 2009
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Overview of Elder Law and Medicaid Eligibility Rules"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Estate and Elder Law Symposium
Date: February 10, 2009
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "The Year in Review"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Elder Law Update
Date: November 19, 2008
Location: PBI Professional Development Center, Heinz 57 Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Case Law and Legislative Update"
"Medicaid Planning: New Strategies for 2008"

Organization: Allegheny County APPRISE
Title: Long Term Care - What You Need to Know
Date: October 13, 2008
Location: Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pleasant Hills, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "The Importance of Legal Planning for Long Term Care"

Organization: Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Title: Fall Tax Session
Date: September 9, 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Eldercare Planning Update"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: 11th Annual Elder Law Institute
Date: July 24 and 25, 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Long Term Care Insurance-the Pros and Cons of the New Partnership Program"
and "Using Real Estate to Accomplish Your Clients' Goals: From Reverse Mortgages to Life Estates"

Organization: PA Department of Aging / APPRISE
Title: Long Term Care: What You Need To Know
Date: June 28, 2008
Location: Pittsburgh
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "The Importance of Legal Planning for Long Term Care"

Organization: American Society of Women Accountants
Title: Meeting with the Institute of Management Accountants and the National Association of Female Executives
Date: April 30, 2008
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Pennsylvania's latest Developments on Eldercare Planning"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Family Caregiver Contracts and Use of Real Estate for Elder Law Attorneys
Date: April 22, 2008
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "General Discussion"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: 9th Annual Estate and Elder Law Symposium
Date: February 12, 2008
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Year in Review | Medicaid: The New Basics"

Organization: Financial Planning Association of Pittsburgh
Title: 25th Annual Financial Planning Symposium
Date: November 15, 2007
Speaking Topic: "DRA 2005: Medicaid and Long Term Care Issues"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Elder Law Update
Date: November 16, 2007
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Case Law and Legislative Update"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: 10^th Annual Elder Law Institute
Date: July 19 & 20, 2007
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicaid: The New Basics"
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Advising the Elderly in Crisis
Date: June 5, 2007
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Healthcare Financing Options"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home
Date: April 13, 2007
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Getting Admitted & Getting Good Care"
"Paying for Care: Medicare Options"

Organization: Channel 11 WPXI
Title: Our Region's Business with Bill Flanagan
Date: April 1, 2007 at 10 AM
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Discuss new laws in Pennsylvania affecting seniors and their families"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: 8^th Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium
Date: February 13, 2007
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "The Year in Review"
"Planning Options in the Post Deficit Reduction Act Era"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Saving Assets for an Individual Entering a Nursing Home
Date: January 24, 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Care Giver Exceptions for the Family Home & Life Estates"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Elder Law Update
Date: November 7, 2006
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Advocacy in the Post DRA Era"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Harrisburg
Title: 9^th Annual Elder Law Institute
Date: July 20, 2006
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicare & Medigap: What They Cover & How They Work"
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicaid - Just the Basics"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Making Sense of Recent Changes in Medicaid Law
Date: August 13, 2006
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "DRA Overview, Long Term Care Partnership, and Spousal Impoverishment"

Organization: Allegheny County Bar Association
Date: May 25, 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Deficit Reduction Act 2005"

Organization: Elder Law Offices of Petrich & Sykes Seminar for Nursing Home Personnel
Date: April 5, 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "PA Medicaid"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: Fundamentals of an Elder Law Practice
Date: March 22, 2006
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits"
"Use of Trusts in Estate Planning"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Title: 7^th Annual Estate & Elder Law Symposium
Date: March 9, 2006
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Representing an Individual Entering a Nursing Home"
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Long Term Care Insurance - Insure or Self-Insure"

Organization: Allegheny County Bar Association
Date: February 28, 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "From Cruzan to Schiavo"

Organization: Thrivent Financial Group
Date: November 23, 2005
Location: Greensburg, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicaid Law"

Organization: Pittsburgh Paralegal Association
Date: October 5, 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medicaid Law"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Date: August 25, 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Nuts and Bolts of Medicaid Planning"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 8th Annual Elder Law Institute
Date: July 21, 2005
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medical Assistance Eligibility Rules"

Organization: Tandem Health Care of North Strabane
Date: June 9, 2005
Location: Canonsburg, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives"

Organization: Estate Planning Council of Western Pennsylvania
Date: May 17, 2005
Location: Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medical Assistance and Long Term Care"

Organization: Neighborhood Legal Services Older & Wiser Seminars
Date: April 7 & April 15, 2005
Location: Bethel Park, PA & Mt. Lebanon, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives"

Organization: National Business Institute
Title: Elder Care in Pennsylvania: Legal and Financial Issues
Date: March 30, 2005
Speaker: Julian E. Gray, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Qualifying for Medicaid Long-Term Care Programs"
"Preserving Family Assets When Qualifying for Medicaid"

Organization: St. Clair Memorial Hospital Alzheimer's Support Group
Date: March 16, 2005
Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Legal Issues Facing Older Adults"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 6th Estate and Elder Law Institute
Date: February10, 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Long Term Care Insurance - When You Need It; When You Don't"

Organization: Mt. Lebanon, PA Senior Program
Date: January 18, 2005
Location: Mt. Lebanon, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Medical Assistance"

Organization: Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Date: December 10, 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Speaker: Frank A. Petrich, CFP, CELA
Speaking Topic: "Advising the Elderly in a Crisis"