Category: Staff Spotlight

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Lyndsy Gamet

By Rachael Savoie, Human Resources  Lyndsy Gamet is a Stakeholder and Network Partners Manager for the MiCAFE Network. She has been a member of the Elder Law team since August 2013.  Before joining the Elder Law of Michigan team, she worked as an Adjustment Processor at Jackson National Life Insurance Company. There she worked with various annuity products and the technology department and agents to insure proper calculations on policies.   As … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Lyndsy Gamet

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Christine Steinmetz

By Sandra Wisnewski, J.D., Director of Client Assistance  Christine Steinmetz is a part-time hotline attorney at Elder Law of Michigan. Christine has been with Elder Law of Michigan since 2011. Before working for Elder Law of Michigan, Christine used to be a plumbing assistant. People are surprised when she uses the trade’s terminology. Although she loved being a plumbing assistant, she is currently not interested in taking on any plumbing jobs … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Christine Steinmetz

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Kristina Ried

By Christine Steinmetz, J.D., Hotline Attorney  It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to Kristina Ried, who is our Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Eligibility Specialist for Elder Law of Michigan. Kristina joined Elder Law in Michigan in March 2018. Prior to working as an Eligibility Specialist, she worked for 22 years in education as a high school teacher. Back in the 1990’s, Kristina … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Kristina Ried

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David Jones, A Dedicated Volunteer

By Jadranko Tomic-Bobas, Managing Hotline Attorney Elder Law of Michigan, Inc. is proud to announce that one of our volunteer attorneys has been awarded the John W. Cummiskey Pro Bono Award from the State Bar of Michigan. The purpose of the John W. Cummiskey Pro Bono Award is “to foster awareness of the need for involvement of the private bar in delivering legal services to the poor, by giving public recognition … Continue reading David Jones, A Dedicated Volunteer

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Sandra Wisnewski

By Kristina Ried, MDHHS Eligibility Specialist Sandra Wisnewski, is an attorney and she has worked at Elder Law of Michigan since 2010. Sandra is currently the Director of Client Assistance. Prior to working at Elder Law of Michigan, she says the most interesting job she’s ever had was a tracing job at an engineering company. This is where she used her patience and attention to detail to trace drawings of car parts … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Sandra Wisnewski

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Keith Morris: Recipient of the 2018 Shoshanna Ehrlich Excellence in Senior Legal Hotlines Advocacy Award

By Jadranko Tomic-Bobas, J.D., Managing Hotline Attorney, and Ashley Jayne, Legal Hotline Intern for Elder Law of Michigan  Congratulations to Keith Morris, who has been awarded this year’s Shoshanna Ehrlich Excellence in Senior Legal Hotlines Advocacy, or “Shoshie,” Award.   The Shoshie Award is voted on by members of the National Association of Senior Legal Hotlines (NASLH), and given annually to a person whose contributions to senior legal hotlines reflect the missions and goals brought … Continue reading Keith Morris: Recipient of the 2018 Shoshanna Ehrlich Excellence in Senior Legal Hotlines Advocacy Award

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Mary Beth Daley

By Sheila Robison, Economic Security Team Member Mary Beth Daley is a Staff Accountant at Elder Law of Michigan and has been a member of the Elder Law of Michigan team since October 2014. Mary Beth is a content person. She continues to make a difference in her personal and professional life and is at peace with it. Q: Before working at Elder Law of Michigan, what … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Mary Beth Daley

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Jadranko Tomic-Bobas

By Michelle Goetz, J.D., Project Coordinator Jadranko Tomic-Bobas is the Managing Hotline Attorney for Elder Law of Michigan. Jadranko (Jay) has been with Elder Law of Michigan since 2011. He was born in a small rural town in Bosnia. Later, he moved to Germany and then immigrated to the United States in 1999. Since then, he has lived in the Lansing, Michigan area. He graduated … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Jadranko Tomic-Bobas

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Sara Jackson

By Dawn Kepler, Project Coordinator Sara Jackson is a Network Specialist for Michigan’s Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly (MiCAFE) program. She has been a member of the Elder Law of Michigan team since September 2016. Some of Sara’s favorite projects include growing the MiCAFE Network into new areas of the state and sustaining our partnerships with new and innovative approaches.   Taking a tour through Sara’s office … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Sara Jackson

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Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Dawn Kepler

By Sara Jackson, MiCAFE Network Specialist  Dawn Kepler is a Project Administrator at Elder Law of Michigan and has been a member of the team since March 2014. Before she started working for Elder Law of Michigan, a coworker at a previous job told her to contact the attorneys at Elder Law of Michigan because they might be able to help her and her husband when they had an identity … Continue reading Meet the Team, Staff Spotlight: Dawn Kepler

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