2026

Texas NAELA Summer Conference

Galveston Jul 29, 2026 Moody Gardens $295 Individual "Early-bird" | $345 after Apr 29 | $445 after Jul 15 $265 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) "Early-bird" | $310 after Apr 29 | $400 after Jul 15 $235 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) "Early-bird" | $275 after Apr 29 | $355 after Jul 15

Overview

The Texas Chapter of NAELA will have its annual meeting and conference in conjunction with the UT Law CLE's Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX on Wednesday, July 29th. In addition to the annual meeting, the conference presents topics and issues regarding various aspects in the area of Elder Law.

Conference Faculty

Robert Michael "Mike" Day

Day Family Law, PLLC
Houston, TX

Joy Eckelkamp

Bentley Eckelkamp, PLLC
Sugar Land, TX

Benecia Flores

Petrosewicz Law Firm, P.C.
Richmond, TX

Jessica Newill

Gardner Law Firm
San Antonio, TX

Kristen Quinney Porter

Kristen Quinney Porter, LLC
New Braunfels, TX

P. James Rainey

Rainey & Rainey, PLLC
Waco, TX

John K. Ross IV

Ross & Shoalmire PLLC
Texarkana, TX

Lisa Shoalmire

Ross & Shoalmire PLLC
Texarkana, TX

Planning Committee

Kelley M. Bentley—Chair

Bentley Eckelkamp, PLLC
Sugar Land, TX

Benecia Flores

Petrosewicz Law Firm, P.C.
Richmond, TX

Cathy Kim Fowlkes

Fowlkes Law Firm, PC
Abilene, TX

Jessica Newill

Gardner Law Firm
San Antonio, TX

Lisa Shoalmire

Ross & Shoalmire PLLC
Texarkana, TX

Key Dates

Galveston – Jul 29, 2026 – Moody Gardens

Galveston

Individual
Last day for $295.00 Early Bird pricing: Apr 29, 2026
Last day for $345.00 Regular pricing: Jul 15, 2026
$445.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $265.00 Early Bird pricing: Apr 29, 2026
Last day for $310.00 Regular pricing: Jul 15, 2026
$400.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $235.00 Early Bird pricing: Apr 29, 2026
Last day for $275.00 Regular pricing: Jul 15, 2026
$355.00 for registrations received after this time

Cancellation Policy
Last day for full refund cancellation: Jul 24, 2026
$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Jul 27, 2026

Venue

Moody Gardens

Seven Hope Boulevard
Galveston, TX
888.388.8484 (reservations)

Accommodations

We’ve arranged a room block at Moody Gardens Hotel for event attendees. Special group rate of $217 per night good through July 7, 2026 (subject to availability). Book online or contact the hotel directly at 888.388.8484 and reference the UT Law CLE Elder Law Conference.

Parking Information

Complimentary surface parking. Valet parking is available at $25 per car, per evening.

Additional Information

The conference will take place in the Frances Ann Moody Ballroom, right off the main entrance to Moody Gardens Hotel.

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

Legacy Enhancement

Legacy Enhancement
www.legacyenhancement.org/

Legacy Enhancement is a national non-profit corporation established to assist individuals who are disabled or have special needs. The goal of our special needs trust is to protect you and your loved ones’ current and future assets by managing funds for supplemental needs and enriching your overall quality of life. Your trust fund will be professionally managed and invested to provide long-lasting security and support. We strive to retain any public entitlements you or your loved one are owed, and work to assist with the needs not covered by benefits or insurance. Legacy Enhancement can assist you with every aspect involved in trust administration; including establishment of the trust, funds disbursement and bill pay, nurse care management, benefits coordination, and much more. Legacy Enhancement offers a free consultation to help you get to know us and our services. With Legacy Enhancement’s trust services, those who need it most can rest easier knowing that their legacy is preserved. Our non-profit team is dedicated to providing an alternative to traditional and expensive asset preservation methods.
Frost

Frost
www.frostbank.com/

Frost is the banking, investments and insurance subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR), a financial holding company with $52.0 billion in assets at March 31, 2025. One of the 50 largest U.S. banks by asset size, Frost provides a full range of banking, investments and insurance services to businesses and individuals in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Permian Basin, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio regions. Founded in 1868, Frost has helped Texans with their financial needs during three centuries. For more information, visit www.frostbank.com.
Evan Howell Properties

Evan Howell Properties
evanhowell.com/

Evan Howell is a real estate broker in the greater Houston area with a passion for real estate and has been active since 1983. Evan champions his family-owned business, which specializes in property management, probate sales, and real estate services. Evan S. Howell manages a diverse portfolio of commercial, residential, and single-family homes in the greater Houston area with an unparalleled level of service and attention.
Austin Trust Company

Austin Trust Company
www.austintrust.com/

Austin Trust Company was the first private trust company to be chartered by the Texas Department of Banking, receiving charter number T-001 in 1987. We remain the only locally owned and controlled institution that offers a full range of fiduciary services. Whether you have a straightforward trust, a copious, detailed estate or are establishing a Special Needs Trust to help a loved one living with a disability maintain their eligibility for benefit programs, we are here for you. To find out more about how we strive to go Beyond Wealth Management, please visit us at austintrust.com.
Texas Gulf Bank, N.A.

Texas Gulf Bank, N.A.
www.texasgulfbank.com

Founded in 1913 in Freeport, Texas, Texas Gulf Bank, N.A., FDIC Insured, is a privately owned community bank serving the Texas Gulf Coast with comprehensive personal and business financial services. With Wealth Management offices in Houston and Lake Jackson, we remain committed to delivering responsive, relationship-driven banking built on local ownership and long-standing community ties. With over $1.4 billion in assets under management, the Wealth Management division provides customized fiduciary and investment solutions designed to preserve and transition wealth across generations. Our Trust and Investment Officers average more than 25 years of experience and offer expertise in trust and estate administration, retirement and estate planning, investment management, real estate and oil and gas asset management, court-created trusts, and special needs trusts. We partner closely with clients and their advisors to deliver disciplined management, prudent guidance, and trusted stewardship tailored to each family’s unique goals.
Aging Life Care Association® South Central Chapter

Aging Life Care Association® South Central Chapter
aginglifecare.org/

The Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA) is a non-profit professional membership of Aging Life Care Managers® (ALCMs)-- health and human service specialists who act as a guide and advocate for families caring for aging or disabled adults. ALCMs take a client centered, holistic approach to aging with key knowledge areas including crisis intervention, housing, health and disability, advocacy, family legal needs, financial, and local resources. ALCMs can absorb the non-legal care management issues of a client, allowing attorneys to focus on the legal needs. For a directory of ALCMS, visit aginglifecare.org to locate an Aging Life Care™ Expert.
AshBer

AshBer
www.ashber.com/

AshBer is an independent insurance agency specializing in Medicaid Compliant Annuities as short as 2 months and long-term care insurance solutions. AshBer partners with attorneys and financial advisors across the country to deliver industry-leading service and premier insurance solutions to their clients offered by “A” rated insurance carriers.
Broadspire Care Management

Broadspire Care Management
www.crawco.com/

We know that finding the resources to manage the health and lifestyle needs of aging adults or people with disabilities is never easy. Family members want to be sure that their loved one is cared for professionally and that their best interests are always protected.

Anchored within the context of a full-service medical management enterprise and having more than 25 years of successful experience in the Care Management space, we are your comprehensive resource. Our care managers take a personalized approach that addresses medical, physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs so your clients can rest assured that their loved one is in good hands with Broadspire’s Care Management team.
Family Tree Private Care

Family Tree Private Care
familytreecares.com/

Our passion for elevating private in-home care is evidenced by our unique comprehensive service offering that ensures your loved one has a single, consistent company providing expert care for every stage of the aging journey. From companionship to complex medical care led by a nurse, we’re exceptionally high-touch and deeply experienced, ensuring we can provide unparalleled personalized care for long-term aging at home. Family Tree Private Care offers in-home care to over 700 clients throughout Texas and Colorado, and Care Management to close to 250 clients.
Krause Financial

Krause Financial
www.krausefinancial.com

Krause Financial is an attorney-led firm that provides asset preservation solutions for estate planning and elder law attorneys and their clients. Using our specialized insurance products, resources, and support, we help attorneys streamline the process of advising clients planning for long-term care.

Our main priority is preserving your client’s assets in the face of long-term care. Our core products include Medicaid Compliant Annuities, long-term care insurance, and funeral expense trusts. We also offer tax-deferred annuities, whole life insurance, estate trusts, non-Medicaid SPIAs, and refusal letters. Along with our products, we provide case analysis and guidance tailored to each client’s unique situation. Our other services include Medicaid application support, fair hearing support, and annuity valuation.

In addition to providing products and services, we are committed to helping attorneys build their practices using our resources and educational tools. We offer live and on-demand webinars, CLE opportunities, state-specific Medicaid resources, our annual Krause Report, video library, white papers, and so much more.
National Care Advisors

National Care Advisors
www.nationalcareadvisors.com

Founded in 2008, National Care Advisors is a national consulting firm serving individuals with complex care needs in all 50 states. We provide life care planning, quality of life assessment, third-party benefits analysis, education consulting and case management for trustees, financial planners, attorneys and their client families.

Our full-time staff work out of regional offices and have expertise in their region's real-life, practical application of benefits and service providers. They average over 20 years of experience in many fields of nursing, including critical care, mental health, developmental disability, pediatrics, substance abuse, utilization review and elder care. Our management team has over 60 years of nursing, cost analysis and case management experience to assist clients with developmental disability, mental health, eldercare, catastrophic injury and workers' compensation care management.

Our focus is improving our clients' and their families' quality of life within the scope of all available resources and third-party benefits. We believe the best results come from a team approach, including an individual’s family, financial, legal, and care providers.
WealthCounsel

WealthCounsel
www.wealthcounsel.com/

WealthCounsel has been helping estate planning and elder law attorneys practice efficiently and confidently for over twenty-five years. From creating intelligent documents to staying on top of changing laws, increasing your skill set, and growing your law practice, WealthCounsel provides world-class resources for all of your professional needs.

Texas NAELA Summer Conference

Overview

Related Conference

Elder Law

Conference Faculty

Planning Committee

Key Dates

Venue

Moody Gardens

Accommodations

Parking Information

Additional Information

Our Sponsors

Legacy Enhancement

Frost

Evan Howell Properties

Austin Trust Company

Texas Gulf Bank, N.A.

Aging Life Care Association® South Central Chapter

AshBer

Broadspire Care Management

Family Tree Private Care

Krause Financial

National Care Advisors

WealthCounsel

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