Attorney Grant Dixon to Lead Panel on Nursing Home Abuse at 12th Annual Elder Law Seminar on Nov. 3

La Grange, IL – (October 24, 2016) - G. Grant Dixon III, founder of personal injury law firm Dixon Law Office in La Grange, Illinois, will be a featured presenter at the 12th Annual Elder Law Short Course, which is presented by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), on November 3-4, 2016. The two-day conference will be held at the Sheraton Lisle Hotel in Lisle, Illinois. Attendees can attend in person or via webcast.

Dixon, who also was a guest speaker at the conference last year, is participating in a panel discussion along with attorney Margaret P. Battersby Black, partner with Levin & Perconti in Chicago. The session will be held from 10:20 to 11:20 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 and is titled: “The Intersection of Elder Law and Personal Injury.”

The session will focus on a variety of issues that arise for elder law attorneys whose clients have suffered injuries. Attendees will learn more about:

• Powers of attorney and limits on ability to sign an arbitration agreement
• What benefits are affected with personal injury lawsuits and what strategies can be used to keep them
• The intersection between personal injury and estates and trusts law
• How you can work with a personal injury attorney to provide comprehensive legal services to your clients
• Strategies to address poor nursing home care that doesn't rise to the level of filing a lawsuit
• Nursing Home Neglect Cases and The Medicare Set-Aside

Attendees throughout the state of Illinois can earn continuing legal education and professional responsibility credits and will gain tips on how to handle the latest issues in Elder Law, including financial management, care planning, and nursing home abuse matters.

Dixon has given nearly 94 speeches on law-related topics across the country. He also has published 32 articles and is a frequently sought-after resource on personal injury law.

Those interested in attending this program can click here to register on the IICLE website.

About Dixon Law Office

Dixon Law Office is a personal injury law firm dedicated to representing victims of serious personal injury accidents including car accidents, truck crashes, bicycle accidents, slip and fall injuries, work injuries, and many others. The firm was founded by G. Grant Dixon III on Christian principles of honesty, fairness and justice. As a trial lawyer for more than 25 years, Grant and his team have obtained millions of dollars in compensation for their clients. If you or a loved one is in need of aggressive, tough legal representation, call Dixon Law Office to schedule a meeting with a lawyer to discuss the specific facts of your injury case at (708) 354-9880 or toll free at (888) 354-9880 or visit www.AttorneysMakingItRight.com. Dixon Law Office is located at 1415 West 55th Street, Suite 101, La Grange, Illinois 60525.