Mary Kay Furiasse
Website Link: A/Z Health & Elder Law LLC
Mary Kay Furiasse is the founding attorney, of A/Z Health & Elder Law, a Life Care Planning Law Firm. She brings over thirty years of practicing law together with her clinical background as a nurse to A/Z Health & Elder Law. Mary Kay concentrates her practice in the area of elder law, focusing on representing seniors, individuals with special needs, and their families in connection with life care planning, public benefits, trust and estate planning, and long-term care advocacy. Mary Kay also practices in estate administration, asset preservation, supplemental and special needs trusts, planning for disability, guardianship. Mary Kay has earned the Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA) credential in addition to her Bachelor’s in Nursing and a Masters in Health Law.
Mary Kay has served on the Illinois State Bar Elder Law Council and is past chair of the DuPage County Bar Association Elder Law Section. She has also served as a member of AgeGuide on the Advisory Council and the Legislative Committees. Mary Kay is also a member of the National Aging in Place Council.
Ben A. Neiburger, JD, CPA
Generation Law, Ltd.
Since 1994, Ben has been giving legal and lay audiences a reprieve from some of the most complex and boring topics in the legal field (specifically, ERISA, Medicaid, and Eldercare). His delivery style helps you understand the important aspects of these topics in a way that gives you the ability to educate your clients on the issues that they need to know and to help you avoid malpractice.
Since leaving the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice at international law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP, Ben has become a recognized and respected attorney in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning, which includes expertise in Long-Term Care Planning, Special Needs Trusts and Tax Planning for families and their elders.
Mr. Neiburger was named a “Super Lawyer” in Elder Law by Thompson Reuters and the publishers of Chicago magazine almost every year since 2007.
Ben is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and a 10 year member of the board of directors for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (he was Chairman of the Board in 2018). Through frequent speaking engagements and ongoing course work both locally and nationally, is in continuous pursuit of knowledge and insight to the laws and finances that affect our families and senior citizens. He brings this wealth of knowledge, his clear and common sense explanations, his patience, gentle humor and sensitivity to each of his legal consultations.
Ben is an avid triathlete and had competed “extreme” triathlons in southern Patagonian Chile, Norway, Utah, the Scottish Highlands, and the Swiis Alps this fall (swimming 2.4 miles in something abnormally cold, biking 112 miles over mountain passes, followed by hilly offroad marathons).
For additional information about Ben Neiburger, JD, CPA and his practice, please visit www.GenerationLaw.com or give him a call at 630-782-1766.
Howard H. Collens
Howard H. Collens is a founding member of Collens Estate Law. Mr. Collens focuses his practice on contested and uncontested probate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, estate planning, and elder law.
He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Elder Law and Disability Rights Section (ELDRS), where he is currently serving his second term as a member of the ELDRS Council and also participates on the Legislative Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Probate and Estate Planning Section (PEPS) and serves on its Legislative Development and Drafting Committee.
Mr. Collens also contributes to the community as a member of the Board of AgeWays (Area Agency on Aging 1-B), a trustee of the Royal Oak Civic Foundation, and president of the Senior and Caregiver Resource Network (SACRN).
He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer each year from 2019 through 2025 and was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan from 2023 to 2025. Mr. Collens frequently speaks on topics including fiduciary access to digital assets, remote witnessing and notarization, estate planning, and estate administration.
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