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

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

2025-10-24 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-10-24 13:00:00

Program Details

2025-10-24 13:00:00

Over 1,000+ webinars

2025-10-24 13:00:00

Course Overview

Protecting Vulnerable Adults: Legal and Psychiatric Strategies

2025-10-24 13:00:00

Participants will learn to identify elder exploitation, navigate Florida guardianship proceedings, and collaborate with psychiatric experts. These skills enable attorneys to build compelling cases while balancing client protection with autonomy.

Format

CLE Credit

2h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

2

Key topics that will be covered

01
Financial Exploitation
Recognize warning signs and investigate how exploiters gain access to vulnerable adults’ finances.
02
Statutory Framework
Apply Chapters 415, 744, 825, and 772 for elder protection and civil remedies.
03
Guardianship Proceedings
Navigate Chapter 744 requirements including examining committees and less restrictive alternatives.
04
Capacity Assessment
Understand the four-pronged approach: understanding, appreciation, reasoning, and expressing choice.
05
Psychiatric Vulnerabilities
Identify how depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, and isolation increase exploitation risk.
06
Expert Collaboration
Engage psychiatric experts early with complete records and clear, task-specific questions.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Guardianship, Financial Exploitation and Healthcare Liability Strategies

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 ReimersDr. Karen Reimers
Pamela D. KellerPamela D. Keller
clock 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm EST

Afternoon Break Between Legal and Psychiatric Sessions

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 ReimersDr. Karen Reimers
Pamela D. KellerPamela D. Keller
clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Psychiatric Insights on Capacity, Vulnerability and Undue Influence

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 ReimersDr. Karen Reimers
Pamela D. KellerPamela D. Keller
Dr. Karen Reimers

Dr. Karen Reimers

Karen Reimers, M.D

Pamela D. Keller

Pamela D. Keller

Keller Law Office, P.A.

Dr. Karen Reimers

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

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.
Dr. Karen Reimers

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

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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OH2.0
OR2.0
PA2.0
TN2.0
VT2.0
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