Kandace L. Scherr Esq. - Columbia, MD

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), 1980
    Bachelor of Fine Arts
    Honors: cum laude
  • Member of Maryland Leadership Class of 2018

Classes and Seminars

• Estate Planning, Kent County Library, 2019 - Present
  
• Medicaid and Asset Protection, Maryland Association of Adult Day Services (MAADS), 2019 - Present
  
• Medicaid Planning, Asset Protection and the Five Documents Everyone Needs, MedStar Crawford Conference Center at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, 2019 - Present
  
• Practical Approaches to Adult Guardianship, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers
  
• Maryland Guardianship Handbook- (Co-author)
  
• Frederick County Department of Social Services Training Session
  
• Elder Law, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers
  
• Maryland Elder Law, PESI Continuing Education Conference
  
• Training Workshop on Legal and Advocacy Issues for Elderly clients, The University of Maryland School of Social Work
  
• Arden Courts Assisted Living, Towson
  
• Medical Assistance Planning, Lorman Education Services
  
• Grandparents and Older Relative Caregiver’s Support Group, Baltimore County Department of Aging
  
• Your Money and Business - Guest, WMPT Television
  
• Seminar on Long Term Care, Alzheimer's Association Greater Maryland Chapter
  
• The Pikesville Senior Center
  
• The Baltimore County Department of Aging Caregivers Workshop
  
• Elder Law Presentation, Maryland MENSA
  
• Shedding Light on Seniors: Guardianship, Sheppard Pratt Conference

Pro Bono Activities

• Frequent lecturer to community and professional groups on Elder Law and Estate Planning Board of Trustees Member of Maryland University of Integrated Health, 2020 - Present
• Assisting disabled Veterans and surviving spouses obtain Veteran's benefits, 2020 - Present
• Secretary of Section Council of The Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the Maryland Bar Association, 2020 - Present

Representative Clients

• Persons needing long term care, persons with Special Needs and Veterans needing benefits, Persons wanting estate planning documents and those needing assistance with probate, estate administration

Published Works

Articles

• Co-author, Maryland Guardianship Handbook
  
• The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, “Practical Approaches to Adult Guardianship”
  

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• Washington

Other Affiliations

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
• Maryland State Bar Association, Elder and Disability Law Section (Member)
• Maryland State Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• MD/DC Chapter of The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• Veteran’s Administration (Certified Attorney)
• Baltimore County Provider Council
• Department of Veterans Affairs (Accredited Attorney)
• Elder Law and Disability Rights Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association