Melinda Hunsaker is a Managing Partner at McGonigle & Hunsaker, LLP. Her practice includes Medi-Cal Planning, Applications, and Appeals, Estate Planning and Trust Administration, including Special Needs Trusts, Probate, Conservatorships, Guardianships, and other Elder Law related matters. Ms. Hunsaker received her law degree from Western State University, College of Law, graduating cum laude in December of 2005, and was admitted to the California State Bar in May of 2006.
Ms. Hunsaker is a member of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Trust & Estates section and the OCBA Elder Law section, as well as a member of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Ms. Hunsaker is a regular presenter at "Transition Night" for the North Orange County Community College District, School of Continuing Education, for the developmentally disabled and their families. Ms. Hunsaker is also a regular volunteer at the Orange County Probate Court's free Limited Conservatorship Clinic and has been published in the Orange County Lawyer. Ms. Hunsaker frequently gives presentations throughout Southern California to churches, schools and community organizations for seniors, people with special needs, and their families as well as provide training to attorneys and other professionals, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities.
Ms. Hunsaker’s article that published in the Orange County Lawyer on this topic.
A component of NAHAC’s mission is to support public education and foster effective self-advocacy. During this teleconference session Ms. Hunsaker covered the following topics:
- The fundamentals about how conservators work
- How to recognize when conservatorship may be needed
- Communication tips for addressing this topic with clients
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