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Bernard A. Poskus

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Denver,  CO  U.S.A.
www.poskuscatonklein.com
Phone303-832-1600

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Practice Areas
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    Elder Law
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    Probate
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    Estate Planning
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    Litigation
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    Medicare & Medicaid
 
Contact InfoTelephone: 303-832-1600
Fax: 303-832-1676
http://www.poskuscatonklein.com
 
University University of Notre Dame, A.B., 1974
 
Law SchoolUniversity of Akron, J.D., 1978
 
Admitted1978, Illinois; 1981, Colorado; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
 
Memberships Denver and Colorado (Member, Committee on Elder Law; Trust and Estate Section) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
 
BornChicago, Illinois, December 20, 1952
 
Biography

Recipient, "Maureen Reagan Outstanding Advocate Award," National Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association on March 24, 2009. Author: "Rule of Professional Conduct 1.14 and the Diminished Capacity Client," Col. 39, The Colorado Layer p. 67, May, 2010; "Medicaid Eligibility and the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005", Council Notes, Summer 2007; "Medicare Practice: A Primer," Vol. 24, The Colorado Lawyer, p. 1789, August, 1995; "Estate Planning for Medicaid Long-Term Benefits," Vol. 18, The Colorado Lawyer, pp. 1935, 2109 October, November 1989 (two parts); "When You Can't Afford a Nursing Home," Senior Edition, USA, Colorado, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Feb. 1989; "Analyzing and Proving Subjective Pain for Social Security Disability Purposes," 17 Colo. Law. 475, March 1988; "Planning Ahead Can Ease the Burden of Long Term Care Costs - The Dollars and Cents of Medicaid Eligibility," SEI Special Report, January 1987. Supervising Attorney, Senior Citizens Law Center, Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver, 1985-1989. Member by Gubernatorial Appointment, Governor's Commission on Life and the Law, 1990-1995. Member: Board of Directors; Total Long Term Care, Inc., 1990-2001; Board of Directors, Alzheimer's Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 1995-2000; Chairperson, Public Policy Committee, Alzheimer's Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter, 1997—; Board of Directors, Alzheimer's Association, Colorado Chapter, 2011 -; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 1990—. Elected Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, December, 2005.

 
Reported CasesEstate of Grimm v. Evans, 251 P.3d 574 (Colo. App. 2010); Estate of Moring v. Colo. Dept. of Health Care Policy and Financing, 24 P.3d 642 (Colo. App. 2001); Keith v. Rizzuto, 212 F.3d 1190 (10th Cir. 2000); Schaerrer v. Westman Commission Co., 769 P.2d 1058 (Colo. 1989); Obert v. Dept. of Social Services, 766 P.2d 1186 (Colo. 1988); Luna v. Bowen, 834 F.2d 161 (10th Cir. 1987); Valdez v. City of Ottawa, 434 N.E. 2d 1192 (Ill. App. 1982).
 
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Bernard A. Poskus
Poskus, Caton & Klein, P.C.,
Attorneys at Law

303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80203-1262




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