Review all documents and planning tools for state compliance before using them
A short introduction, and a tour inside the Elder Law 360° Practice Builder.
Five things worth doing between now and your live class. Tick them off as you go — and come back to this list any time.
It’s the video above. Ten minutes now saves you hunting for things later — the portal holds a lot, and the tour is the map.
You created your username and password during enrollment, so you’re already set up. Save the portal to your favorites now so you’re never hunting for it.
Under 360 Practice Builder Videos you’ll find primers on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Benefits, Estate & Incapacity Planning and Special Needs Trusts. Watching these before your live session is the best use of your time right now — you’ll arrive ready to ask better questions.
Your profile is how other attorneys find you in the Member Directory. Members refer work to each other constantly — a complete profile is what puts you in front of those conversations.
Add the session you chose to your calendar now, so it doesn’t slip. Haven’t picked your dates yet? Choose them today — the live program is where the training really lands.
Six weeks of specific, time-boxed work that turns the class into an actual practice. You don't start this yet — it begins once you've completed the 360 Class.
Why this matters: the class gives you the knowledge — these six weeks are where it becomes a practice. Each task is deliberately time-boxed, and together they build the referral relationships, the working documents and the command of your state’s rules that bring in your first clients.
Make a list (not exhaustive) of local elder care community resources
45 minMake an appointment with just one community resource
15 minComplete your profile on the Member Portal and introduce yourself on the listserv
30 minBrowse documents on the Member Portal. If you want a state-specific drafting system with an Elder Law College component, contact ELC for a member discount code
45 minGo to va.gov and register to become a VA Authorized Representative; calendar the course, and locate your local VSO
45 minFamiliarize yourself with the table of contents of your probate code
45 minMeet the community resource you booked in Week 1
90 minCall and book one more community resource
15 minConnect with a Pooled Special Needs Trust provider in your state and a Medicaid annuity source
1 hrRead state code provisions on Wills and Trusts; while reading, compare and note changes needed to your documents for execution requirements and other state-specific matters
3 hrsMeet the community resource you booked in Week 2
90 minWatch the “When to Plant a Tree” series on the Member Portal
Find your state Medicaid manual on the Member Portal
Complete a full Estate and Incapacity Planning document set — POA, trust, will, HCAD, deed as appropriate — for yourself
3 hrsCall one more community resource
15 minReview your state Medicaid manual on long-term care eligibility
4 hrsMeet the community resource you booked in Week 4
90 minCall one more community resource
15 minContact pooled special needs trust providers in your state and request information
Review the planning tool info-sheets on the Member Portal and compare them to the manual sections you reviewed in Week 5
5 hrsCall one more community resource
Contact a Medicaid annuity specialist
Read and participate in the listserv as much as possible
Attend the Monthly Member Meetings
Review all documents and planning tools for state compliance before using them
Call 561-405-9336 or email nestrada@elderlawcollege.com — a real person will get back to you.
To post to the member listserv, email members@elderlawcollege.com from your registered address.
Attend the live program and complete the Momentum Schedule. If you haven’t developed Elder Law revenue equal to the program price after a full year, Elder Law College refunds every dollar.