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Florida’s Expanding Elder Abuse Laws: Guardianship, Financial Exploitation & Healthcare Liability (Co-sponsored by Miami Dade Bar)

2025-10-24 13:00:00

2025-10-24 13:00:00

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Legal strategies and psychiatric insights for identifying elder exploitation, navigating guardianship proceedings, and building compelling cases protecting vulnerable adults.

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Key topics that will be covered

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn Florida's statutory framework for elder protection, guardianship proceedings, civil liability causes of action, and how to work effectively with psychiatric experts.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical strategies for recognizing exploitation, navigating guardianship disputes, gathering evidence, and collaborating with psychiatric experts in capacity cases.

Financial Exploitation
Recognize warning signs and investigate how exploiters gain access to vulnerable adults’ finances.
Statutory Framework
Apply Chapters 415, 744, 825, and 772 for elder protection and civil remedies.
Guardianship Proceedings
Navigate Chapter 744 requirements including examining committees and less restrictive alternatives.
Capacity Assessment
Understand the four-pronged approach: understanding, appreciation, reasoning, and expressing choice.
Psychiatric Vulnerabilities
Identify how depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, and isolation increase exploitation risk.
Expert Collaboration
Engage psychiatric experts early with complete records and clear, task-specific questions.

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn Florida's statutory framework for elder protection, guardianship proceedings, civil liability causes of action, and how to work effectively with psychiatric experts.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical strategies for recognizing exploitation, navigating guardianship disputes, gathering evidence, and collaborating with psychiatric experts in capacity cases.

Agenda

Session 1

Guardianship, Financial Exploitation and Healthcare Liability Strategies

Break

Afternoon Break Between Legal and Psychiatric Sessions

Session 2

Psychiatric Insights on Capacity, Vulnerability and Undue Influence

clock 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Guardianship, Financial Exploitation and Healthcare Liability Strategies

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

This session explores Florida’s guardianship laws, fiduciary duties, and emerging trends in elder protection. Attorneys will learn to recognize exploitation warning signs, pursue civil remedies including treble damages, and build compelling cases through strategic evidence gathering and expert collaboration.

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

clock 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm EST

Afternoon Break Between Legal and Psychiatric Sessions

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

A brief intermission allowing attendees to refresh before transitioning to the psychiatric perspective on elder abuse cases. Use this time to review materials and prepare questions for the upcoming session.

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Psychiatric Insights on Capacity, Vulnerability and Undue Influence

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

A forensic psychiatrist examines how cognitive decline, depression, and isolation increase susceptibility to exploitation, while explaining the task-specific nature of capacity assessment. Attendees will learn when and how to engage psychiatric experts, what documentation to provide, and strategies for balancing elder autonomy with necessary protection.

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

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Joe Ervin

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Kevin Foley

Reminger Co
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Grant H. Lawson

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Dr. Karen Reimers is an adult psychiatrist and board-certified specialist with geriatric and forensic expertise who specializes in capacity assessment, undue influence, and elder financial exploitation cases. She is a national lecturer on decision-making, elder financial exploitation, and the intersection of psychiatry and the law.

Recognition & Leadership

Author of The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations. National lecturer on capacity, undue influence, and elder exploitation.

Professional Involvement

Co-chair of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's Geriatric Psychiatry and the Law Committee. Serves as volunteer faculty at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and the University of Minnesota.

Experience

Board-certified psychiatrist with geriatric and forensic expertise specializing in capacity assessment, undue influence, and elder financial exploitation cases.

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Dr. Karen Reimers is an adult psychiatrist and board-certified specialist with geriatric and forensic expertise who specializes in capacity assessment, undue influence, and elder financial exploitation cases. She is a national lecturer on decision-making, elder financial exploitation, and the intersection of psychiatry and the law.

Recognition & Leadership

Author of The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations. National lecturer on capacity, undue influence, and elder exploitation.

Professional Involvement

Co-chair of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's Geriatric Psychiatry and the Law Committee. Serves as volunteer faculty at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and the University of Minnesota.

Experience

Board-certified psychiatrist with geriatric and forensic expertise specializing in capacity assessment, undue influence, and elder financial exploitation cases.

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

Pamela D. Keller focuses on civil litigation, elder law, guardianship, Medicaid planning, and probate and trust administration. Her litigation practice includes commercial, transactional, construction, real estate, and exploitation litigation.

Recognition & Leadership

Qualified as an expert by the Circuit Court in Florida testifying in an attorney malpractice action and a legal fee dispute.

Professional Involvement

Chair of the Florida Council for Public Policy for the Alzheimer's Association, lobbied on state and federal levels on behalf of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families. Helped bring about Florida legislation and program funding that aids in protecting families dealing with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Continues to advocate for the elderly through the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys and the Florida State Guardianship Association.

Experience

Almost 40 years of experience trying civil cases in New York and Florida. Has appeared before the Federal and Supreme Courts in the State of New York and regularly represents clients in the Circuit Courts of Florida. Skilled in alternative dispute resolution, appeals, and administrative hearings. Has developed a caseload of matters involving family fraud, successfully retrieving assets and property taken from aged clients by unscrupulous family members. Founded the Keller Law Office in Punta Gorda, Florida in 2007.

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Mastering guardianship, financial exploitation, and elder abuse law is critical for attorneys to effectively protect vulnerable adults and pursue remedies under complex statutory frameworks.
$28B
Estimated annual losses from elder financial exploitation affecting U.S. older adults, according to an AARP study cited in the 2024 Interagency Statement on Elder Financial Exploitation.
1in10
Older adults living at home experience abuse, neglect, or exploitation each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1in24
Elder abuse cases are reported to authorities, leaving the vast majority undetected, according to the National Council on Aging and Department of Justice research.
1.3M
Adults are estimated to be under active guardianship or conservatorship in the United States at any given time, according to the National Council on Disability.

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