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STEVEN M. JANKOWER has practiced law in Lafayette, Louisiana, for more than 25 years. Mr. Jankower has focused much of his practice on the handling of estate planning issues involving families with disabled and special needs members. He currently serves as president of the Board of Directors of the Lafayette Association of Retarded Citizens (LARC), is a past president of Families Helping Families of Acadiana, and is immediate past chairman of the Lafayette City-Parish President's Advisory Committee for Citizens with Disabilities. Mr. Jankower also is a member of the Volunteers of America Advisory Board and the Down Syndrome Association of Acadiana. He has written several articles on the subject of estate planning for the disabled through use of special needs trusts, and his most recent article titled "Why Every Attorney Should Consider Medicaid Planning Issues When Settling Personal Injury Claims" was published in the August/September 2007 issue of the Louisiana Bar Journal. Mr. Jankower also writes a monthly newsletter on Medicaid planning issues. He is a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana and the Louisiana State University Law School. JOSEPH M. PLACER JR. is an attorney in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he practices in the areas of estate planning, succession/probate, personal and business tax planning, including corporations, partnerships/limited liability companies and nonprofit organizations. He has been certified by the Louisiana State Bar Association's Board of Legal Specialization as an estate planning and administration specialist and as a tax law specialist. He earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees from Louisiana State University and his LL.M. degree, in taxation, from the University of Denver Law School. Mr. Placer is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Colorado State Bar Association, the Lafayette Parish Bar Association and the Denver County Bar Association.
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