Posts by Dennison Keller
End of Summer Is the Perfect Time to Begin Important Conversations
August and I have always muddled through a love-hate relationship together. As a boy, I adored the month. My birthday falls in August, and to me the 31 days represented birthday parties, presents, warm weather, and a full, glorious one-third of summer. The looming threat of the new school year was in September – light…
Read MoreWe’re Continuing To Build On A Leap of Faith
The famed mathematician Pythagoras famously said, “There is a mysterious harmony in numbers.” How fitting, then, that our elder law practice embarks on our 5th Annual Elder Care Symposium in the same summer we mark the 10th anniversary of the purchase of our office building in Blue Ash. I’d be less than candid if I…
Read MoreYour Phone Can Provide Vital Information in an Emergency, If You Set It Up
Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst. There’s a reason this proverb has survived the centuries-it’s damn good advice. We all buy home and car insurance, hoping to never make a claim. My estate planning documents are chock-full of contingency planning to address worst-case scenarios that may never materialize. And this month, we welcomed…
Read MoreParkinson’s Awareness Month: A Life Care Planning Perspective from an Elder Law Attorney
Each April, Parkinson’s Awareness Month offers an important opportunity to deepen our understanding of Parkinson’s disease and reflect on how we can better support those living with it. As an elder law attorney practicing for 20 years within a life care planning model, I have witnessed the greatest strides in treatment and quality of life…
Read MoreTime Seems To Change As We Age
“Like sands through the hour-glass, so are the days of our lives.” Fans of daytime television will remember those haunting words and the visual that framed them as they tuned in to the long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives. While the simple show opening grew trite and outdated over time, I would submit that…
Read MoreOctober is National Estate Planning Month: Why It Matters More Than You Think
October is best known for Halloween. But to me, the scariest thing about the month is how many people head into the fall and winter months without a well-thought-out estate plan. Perhaps that’s why, in addition to Halloween, October also marks National Estate Planning Month. Whether you’re in your 30s or your 70s, estate planning…
Read MoreThe Big Beautiful Bill
With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, clients are asking us almost daily how it will affect their wallets and the care they will need in the future. Like most pieces of large legislation, there is good and bad, winners and losers. Without commentary on the law’s merits or its effect on…
Read MoreScamming Elders is Big Business
When I used to work as a television journalist, the stories that got under my skin like no others were the ones that involved someone taking advantage of a senior citizen. I covered “pigeon drop schemes”, social media imposters, fake house repair contractors – you name it. As I did my interviews and research for…
Read MoreMay is Elder Law Month & the Perfect Time to Get Your Affairs In Order
It’s May! It’s May! Famed lyricist Alan Jay Lerner called the month a gorgeous holiday. Growing up in the Midwest, May has always been my favorite time of the year. The temperatures warm. Pools Open. April showers give way to May flowers. Snarky and political social media posts yield to celebrations of graduations and proms,…
Read MoreCongratulations to Elder Care Coordinator Debbie Groh – The APA’s Outstanding Service Provider
It is a bitter-sweet time for us at The Law Practice of Dennison Keller. On one hand, we are thrilled that our Elder Care Coordinator, Debbie Groh, was named the Outstanding Service Provider in the Field of Aging by the Association for Professionals in Aging (APA). We feel tremendous pride that Debbie is the fourth…
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