Welcome to the
Achieving Independence Website

Our website supports our local disability services and professionals
and encourages you to also!


Our Special Hero's:

Care Managers
Local Disability Organizations
In-home and mobile health services (i.e., Dental Care!)
and more~

Click here or go to "Supporting Local Services"
to explore our new section!

Congratulations, Steve!

Winner of the 2010 Theresa Foundation Award

To learn more about the Theresa Foundation, go to:  www.theresafoundation.org


Click this link to go to

SpecialNeedsTrust.tv
The Trustee's Resource
 
SpecialNeedsTrust.tv provides continuing education programs for professionals who work with or manage Special Needs Trusts for persons with disabilities and/or their families.  Our unique website provides on-line trainings specifically designed with Trustees and other professionals in mind.


(925) 280-0172

The Dale Law Firm, PC sponsors the AchievingIndependence.com website as a service to the community at large. This website contains many tools to support and educate our communities such as video presentations, action alerts, organizational links and the "Achieving Independence" newsletter.  This website also serves as a resource for the Achieving Independence Practice System which develops Special Needs Trusts and services in order to assist persons with disabilities to live as independently as possible, free from abuse and neglect.




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On-line Videos Bring Families and Professionals Up-To-Date Information and Education


AchievingIndependence.com is dedicated to bringing Special Needs families and the professionals who serve them important and up-to-date information.  Utilizing on-line streaming videos provides the public with immediate information and education.  Here is an list of some of our current selection of presentations:





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PowerPoint Presentations for Family Members AND Professionals

The Dale Law Firm regularly teaches courses to families, caregivers, professionals and advocates on subjects related to serving persons with disabilities.  We are happy to offer access to a number of PowerPoint documents from these presentations for your reference.


CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE POWERPOINT TABLE OF CONTENTS



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Achieving Independence Workshops

The Achieving Independence System is a process developed by the Dale Law Firm to educate our clients on the issues and decisions that they must deal with in providing for their disabled loved ones where reliable asset management and public benefits are essential. 

The workshop lasts approximately 2 1/2 hours and covers information of public benefits, common pitfalls in planning, how to coordinate gifts from other family members, and how to select a Trustee to manage the trust.


Attendees receive up to a $500 discount on their legal fees if they:

  • Attend the workshop and schedule their first meeting with an associate within 30 days of the workshop;

  • Come to the workshop with the initial intake filled out; and

  • Sign the engagement letter with the initial payment at the first meeting.



The next two workshops are tentatively scheduled for April 10, 2010


10:00 a.m. - Special Needs Trusts


1:00 p.m. - Limited Conservatorships

to be held at The Dale Law Firm, PC,

1670 Riviera Dr., Suite 101,

Walnut Creek, CA


For more information or to attend either or both of these workshops,

please contact Shelley Sunseri at 925 280-0172 or e-mail her at shelley@dalelawfirm.com

 

*  If you are unable to attend a workshop, you can view a prerecorded presentation

TO VIEW THE WORKSHOP ONLINE, click here

- OR -

E-mail us to receive a DVD's at no cost



Brought to you by




The Dale Law Firm, PC

1670 Riviera Ave.,
Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA  94596
(925) 270-0172





We Are Proud Members of the

Special Needs Alliance


The Special Needs Alliance, or SNA is a national network of lawyers dedicated to Disability and Public Benefits Law.  Families rely on SNA as the best way to connect with the nearest lawyer with proven expertise in maintaining public benefits for their loved ones - as well as for reinforcement in protecting the lifestyle and future of their clients who are permanently disabled as a result of personal injury or medical malpractice - while simultaneously reducing their exposure to professional liability.

For more information, go to

www.specialneedsalliance.com

or call

(877) 572-8422