Lara A. Duda

Bio

Lara is an associate attorney at Dutton & Casey, P.C., and focuses her practice on guardianship estates, special needs planning, special needs trusts, Medicaid planning, elder abuse and neglect litigation, mental health law matters, and decedent’s estate and trust administration.

Experience:

Prior to joining Dutton & Casey, P.C., Lara was an associate and summer associate in the health care corporate and regulatory group of an international law firm.

Prior to practicing law, Lara was the director of resource development and communications at an affordable housing development corporation that serves low-income adults, including adults and elders with mental and physical disabilities. She also worked in development and communications at a community-based nonprofit organization that provides housing and supportive services for adults and elders with serious mental illness.

Education:

• Juris Doctor, with a certificate in Health Law, from DePaul University College of Law
• Master of Science in Health Law and Policy, DePaul University College of Arts & Sciences
• Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Bachelor of Journalism in News-Editioral, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Awards and Honors:

• American Medical Association & DePaul University College of Law, Medical Ethics Scholar
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Elder Law
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Writing & Analysis I
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Writing & Analysis II
• DePaul Journal of Healthcare Law, Executive Text Editor
• DePaul Health Law Institute Newsletter, Editor-in-Chief
• DePaul Health Law Institute Student Board of Directors, President
• DePaul Law Review, Member

Involvement:

Professional memberships include:

• Chicago Bar Association Mental Health & Disability Law Committee, Chair
• Chicago Bar Association’s Probate Practice and Elder Law Committees, Member
• Illinois State Bar Association Section on Elder Law, Member
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Illinois Chapter, Member

Community service memberships include:

• Alpha Omicron Pi, Zeta Chapter, Alumna
• Family Service of Lake County, Highland Park, IL, Board of Directors, Member
• Housing Options, Evanston, IL, Board of Directors, Member

• Open Studio Project, Inc., Evanston, IL, Advisory Board Member

Publications:

• Do You Really Need a Living Trust?
• The New Illinois Power of Attorney Act and How It May Affect You.

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