{"id":30493,"date":"2021-06-28T14:35:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=30493"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:34:09","slug":"professor-roberta-k-flowers-named-vice-president-of-2021-2022-naela-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2021\/06\/28\/professor-roberta-k-flowers-named-vice-president-of-2021-2022-naela-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Roberta K. Flowers named vice president of 2021-2022 NAELA Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/flowers_headshot_2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/flowers_headshot_2013-900x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Roberta Flowerss co-directs Stetson's elder law center.\" class=\"wp-image-20690\" width=\"191\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/flowers_headshot_2013-900x1024.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/flowers_headshot_2013-439x500.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/flowers_headshot_2013-768x874.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Roberta K. Flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stetson Law Professor Roberta K. Flowers has been appointed vice president of the Board of Directors of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naela.org\/\">National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys<\/a> (NAELA), an association of attorneys dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to older adults and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her term began on June 1, 2021, and as vice president, she will play a critical role in leading the Academy towards achieving its goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am so excited to be on the leadership team of this inspiring organization,\u201d Flowers said. \u201cWe will continue to work with the elder and disability law attorneys to effectively, efficiently, and empathetically represent some of the most vulnerable of our citizens.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flowers is the director of Stetson Law\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/academics\/elder\/home\/\">Center for Excellence in Elder Law<\/a>&nbsp; and teaches Ethics in an Elder Law Practice. &nbsp;She, along with Professor Rebecca Morgan, created a video series used to train and educate attorneys nationwide on the ethical dilemmas faced by elder law attorneys. The Florida Supreme Court awarded them the Florida Supreme Court Professionalism Award for their video productions. Additionally, the pair designed the nation&#8217;s first \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/academics\/elder\/home\/eleazer-courtroom.php\">elder friendly courtroom<\/a>,&#8221; which serves as model for courtrooms of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 1987, NAELA is a non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations, and others. Its mission is to educate, inspire, serve, and provide community to attorneys with practices in elder and special needs law. NAELA currently has members across the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. 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