October 25, 2011

Cooley Law School Hosts Elder Summit

Cooley Law School hosted an "Elder Summit: Building a Comprehensive Response Protocol" on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Lansing, Mich. The day-long event featured experts from a variety of disciplines and a keynote speech by Maura Corrigan, director of the Michigan Department of Human Services and former Michigan Supreme Court Justice.

Participating in the event were (front row, from left): Linda Damer, retired special agent supervisor, Attorney General's Office, Healthcare Fraud Division; Cynthia Farrell, Michigan Department of Human Services administrator of adult services, Maura Corrigan, director, Michigan Department of Human Services and former Michigan Supreme Court justice; Rachel Richards, Michigan Department of Human Services Adult Protective Services department analyst, Traci Ruiz, Ingham County TRIAD Chair, Elder Summit chair and co-facilitator, and owner of Know Elder Abuse LLC; and Dan Southwell, special agent supervisor, Attorney General's Office, Healthcare Fraud Division. Back row, from left: Mike Ferency, adjunct professor at Cooley Law School and MSU College of Law, and former Ingham County assistant prosecutor; Kelly Roudebush, inspector, MSU Policeand; William Donohue, Elder Summit facilitator, MSU Department of Communications; Gary Anderson, director, MSU School of Social Work; William Fleener, Cooley Law School Sixty Plus, Inc., Elderlaw Clinic; and Kevin Foley, MSU School of Family Medicine/Geriatrics.

Participating in the event were (front row, from left): Linda Damer, retired special agent supervisor, Attorney General's Office, Healthcare Fraud Division; Cynthia Farrell, Michigan Department of Human Services administrator of adult services, Maura Corrigan, director, Michigan Department of Human Services and former Michigan Supreme Court justice; Rachel Richards, Michigan Department of Human Services Adult Protective Services department analyst, Traci Ruiz, Ingham County TRIAD Chair, Elder Summit chair and co-facilitator, and owner of Know Elder Abuse LLC; and Dan Southwell, special agent supervisor, Attorney General's Office, Healthcare Fraud Division. Back row, from left: Mike Ferency, adjunct professor at Cooley Law School and MSU College of Law, and former Ingham County assistant prosecutor; Kelly Roudebush, inspector, MSU Policeand; William Donohue, Elder Summit facilitator, MSU Department of Communications; Gary Anderson, director, MSU School of Social Work; William Fleener, Cooley Law School Sixty Plus, Inc., Elderlaw Clinic; and Kevin Foley, MSU School of Family Medicine/Geriatrics.

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