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Joseph T. Monahan

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Guardianship, Adoption, Elder Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Probate, Financial, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

55 West Monroe St., Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603

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About Joseph T. Monahan

Practice Areas

Guardianship
Adoption
Elder Law
Health Care Law
Litigation
Probate
Financial
Estate Planning
Trusts
Wills

Education

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctor
University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
Master's of Social Work
University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Social Work

Classes and Seminars

Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Child Mental Health Law Course, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Child Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2012 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Law, Psychiatry and Law Course, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2002 - 2004
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Mental Health Law Course, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Health Care Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1993 - Present
Presenter, Illinois Elder Law, PESI, Inc., January 28, 2016 - January 29, 2016
Presenter, HIPAA and Confidentiality, National Alliance on Mental Illness, January 17, 2016
Presented, I Received a Subpoena; What Should I Do?, National Association of Social Workers - Webinar, November 17, 2015
Presented, Capacity and Guardianship, IICLE 11th Annual Elder Law Program, November 12, 2015 - November 13, 2015
Presented, Risk Management Training, National Association of Social Workers, October 19, 2015
Presented, Juvenile Court Training for Foster Parents, Hephzibah, October 9, 2015
Presented, CLE Training, Illinois School Social Work Supervisors and Coordinators Counsel, October 2, 2015
Presented, Illinois Mental Health and the Law, PESI, September 24, 2015 - September 25, 2015
Presented, Internal Training, Waukegan School District Social Workers, June 3, 2015
Presented, Internal Training, Association of Police Social Workers, May 8, 2015
Presented, Elder Law, American Hospital Association, April 23, 2015
Presented, Confidentiality and Representing Persons Alleged to have a Diagnosed Mental Illness, ISBA, April 10, 2015
Guest Lecturer, End of Life Decision-Making, The John Marshall Law School, April 3, 2015
Presented, FOID, The Carle Foundation - Webinar, March 26, 2015
Presented, Medical School for Elder Law Attorneys: Geriatric Psychiatry, IICLE, February 20, 2015
Presented, Internal Training, Local Social Service Agency, February 4, 2015
Presented, Adult Protective Services/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident’s Rights, Health Ed/PESI Illinois Elder Law 2015, January 22, 2015 - January 23, 2015
Presented, CLE Social Workers, Local VA Hospital, January 21, 2015
Presented, The Business of Social Work, NASW – Illinois Chapter, November 14, 2014
Presented, Mental Health Law, IICLE - 10th Annual Elder Law Short Course, November 6, 2014
Presented, Illinois Mental Health and the Law, PESI, October 30, 2014 - October 31, 2014
Presented, Different Perspectives in Adult Guardianships, Equip for Equality Legal Aid Advocates Conference, October 16, 2014
Presented, FOID Mental Health Reporting, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), August 14, 2014
Presented, Guardianship: Persons with a Mental Illness, National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI), April 13, 2014
Presented, Changes in Confidentiality of Mental Health Records, DePaul Law Review Symposium, March 21, 2014
Presented, Ethics and Mental Health, Child Welfare Agency, February 11, 2014
Presented, Adult Protective Services/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident’s Rights , Health Ed/PESI Illinois Elder Law 2014, January 17, 2014
Presented, Adult Protective Services and Nursing Home Resident Rights and Informed Consent, Substitute Decision Making and Advance Directives, SSWLCH - Illinois Chapter, January 2014
Presented, Practical and Legal Options for Persons Diagnosed with Mental Illness, HEALTH ED/PESI Illinois Elder Law, September 26, 2013
Presented, Illinois Children's Mental Health and the Law, HEALTH ED/Illinois Juvenile Law, January 25, 2013
Presented, Illinois Mental Health and the Law, PESI/HealthEd, 2013 - 2014
Presented, Citations to Discover and Recover Assets, Elder Law Practice in the Circuit Court of Cook County: The New Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division of the Circuit Court, Judge Banks Seminar, March 23, 2012
Presented, Elder Abuse/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Rights, HEALTH ED Illinois Elder Law, January 27, 2012
Presented, Elder Abuse/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Rights, HEALTH ED Illinois Elder Law, September 23, 2011
Presented, Who Is Your Client?, Illinois Legal Aid Conference, 2011
Presented, Guardianship and Advance Directives: The Law of Surrogate Decision Making in Illinois, NASW Illinois Virtual Symposium on Ethics, September 14, 201O
Presented, The Limitations of a Legal Guardian: Immigrants and John Doe Cases, National Guardianship Association National Colloquium on Guardianship, April 23, 2010
Presented, Elder Abuse/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Rights, HEALTH ED Illinois Law, February 12, 2010
Presented, The Law of Surrogate Decision Making in Illinois, NASW Statewide Conference, September 11, 2009
Presented, Social Worker Ethics Seminar, Lake Forest Hospital, August 12, 2009
Presented, Child and Elder Abuse Reporting, Resurrection Health Care, April 22, 2009
Presented, Healthcare Risk Management, Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society's (CHRMS) Law Day Program, November 7, 2008
Presented, Legal Issues and the Elderly, Benedictine University, 2000 - 2014

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Illinois
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States of America

Other Affiliations

The Chicago Bar Association, Mental Health Law Committee, 1984 - Present (Member)
The Chicago Bar Association, Mental Health Law Committee (Chairperson, 1990)
The Chicago Bar Association, Mental Health Law Committee, 1988 - 1989 (Vice-Chairperson)
Illinois State Bar Association, Mental Health Law Committee, 1997 - Present (Member)
Illinois State Bar Association, 2006 - 2008 (Chair)
Illinois State Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (Secretary)
Illinois State Bar Association, 2006 - 2007 (Vice-Chair)
Illinois State Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (Chair)
Illinois State Bar Association, 2000 - 2001 (Vice-Chair)
Illinois State Bar Association, 1999 - 2000 (Secretary)
Illinois State Bar Association, Legislative Task Force, Created by SR 373, 2002 - 2003 (Member)
Board of Directors, Member Executive Committee, Chair Personnel Committee, 2009 - 2012 (Legal Defense Fund)
Chair, 2007 - 2008 (Legal Defense Fund)
Trustee, 2003 - 2007 (Legal Defense Fund)
Ignatius Chicago Crew, 2006 - 2009 (Member, Board of Directors)
Foundation for Human Development (Board of Directors)
Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty, 2000 - 2004 (Board Member)
Guardianship Reform Project, Equip for Equality, 1999 - 2001
National Association of Downs Syndrome (NADS), 1998 - 1999 (Member, Board of Directors)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Illinois Chapter, 1994 - 1995 (Ad-Hoc Committee to Rewrite Social Work Practice Act)
National Association of Social Workers, 1991 - Present (Member)
National Association of Social Workers, 1976 - 1984 (Member)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Illinois Chapter, 1976 - Present (Member)
School Board, Pope John XXIII, 1994 - 2000 (Member)
ACWS, 1991 - Present (Member)
ACWS, 1976 - 1984 (Member)
Seguin Services, Human Rights Committee, 1992 - 1996 (Member)
Seguin Services, Human Rights Committee, 1987 - 1990 (Member)
Harris enCircle, Harris Bank, Chicago, Illinois, 2008 - Present (Advisory Board Member)

Past Positions

State of Illinois, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Legal Advocacy Service, Staff Attorney
State of Illinois, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Legal Advocacy Service, Legal Assistant
Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago, Illinois, Hearing Officer
County-wide Child Welfare Agency, LaSalle County Youth Service Bureau, Chief Executive Officer

Articles

Published Works

Author, §§ 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2008
Author, Elder Abuse: Legal Definitions and Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse, Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter, May 1, 2009
Author, Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients - Medicare and Medicaid for the Elderly, Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter, October 1, 2009
Author, Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients - Incompetent Elderly Clients: Powers of Attorney and Guardianship , Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter, August 1, 2009
Author, Life Sustaining Treatment and the Law: The Evolution of Informed Consent, Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision Making, Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy Annals of Health Law, Vol. 19, Issue 1, Special Edition, 2010, 107-113
Author, Powers and Duties of a Guardian of the Person: Guardianship for Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law, Chapter 3, IICLE, 2011
Author, §§ 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2014 and 2015 Supplement

Office Info

Joseph T. Monahan

Phone:: (312) 419-0252
Website:: https://www.monahanlawllc.com
Address:: 55 West Monroe St., Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60603

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