DAVIS MALM ATTORNEY MARJORIE SUISMAN PARTICIPATES IN BBA CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSE

On Tuesday, November 6, 2007, Davis Malm attorney Marjorie Suisman participated in a Boston Bar Association Continuing Legal Education course, "Health Care at the End of Life: Navigating Legal Challenges in Planning, Payment and Treatment." The program addressed key issues surrounding end-of-life care, and was specifically designed for experienced health law practitioners as well as estate planning attorneys. Ms. Suisman discussed how to prepare a health care proxy and other relevant documents that best reflect and carry out a client’s wishes. Other panelists discussed coverage payment sources as well as the challenges in obtaining coverage for end-of-life care. The panel also offered a legal perspective on how end-of-life treatment decisions are made as well as the overall impact that advance planning can have on decision-making outcomes. The panel was comprised of a variety of experts in the field, including estate planning practitioners, in house counsel for a major teaching hospital, a physician ethicist, and attorneys knowledgeable about health care payment systems.

Ms. Suisman is a shareholder at Davis Malm where she practices in the Trusts and Estates Group. She concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and gift taxation, and trust and estate administration. Ms. Suisman advises high net worth individuals in all aspects of personal planning matters, including wills and trusts, gifting strategies, wealth transfer strategies, individual trust administration, taxes, fiduciary investments, charitable giving and the administration of estates. Her practice also includes succession planning for privately held businesses, estate planning for nontraditional families and the disabled. Ms. Suisman also serves as a professional trustee and as a consultant in the structuring of personal injury awards.

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