Attny Sharon Rosen to Speak at Rotary Meet, July 25

Elder Law Attorney Sharon H. Rosen of Westport will speak on "Preserving your Dignity and Autonomy with Advanced Directives - Starting the Conversation" at the Westport Sunrise Rotary breakfast meeting on Friday, July 25th. The meeting will be held at Bobby Q's Restaurant, 42 Main St., Westport, at 7:30 a.m. Guests are welcome. There is a $12 fee which includes a breakfast buffet.

Rosen practices law in Westport and Stamford with the law offices of Joel D. Muhlbaum. Her areas of practice include estate planning, elder law (Medicaid planning, administrative fair hearings, incapacity planning, nursing home admissions, nursing-home resident advocacy), estate administration, and conservatorships.

Rosen is a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with honors, 1984), and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law – Yeshiva University (J.D., 1993). She also has a Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Rosen is a member of the Elder Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), which focuses on the concerns of older citizens who need to preserve their autonomy and assets. She serves as a Commission member of the Commission for Senior Services of Westport, and the Baron's South Senior Housing Committee of Westport.

Westport Sunrise Rotary supports a wide range of charitable programs locally and internationally, serving all ages, in four categories: community service, including Gillespie Center and Staples Student of the Month; vocational service, such as the District Four-Way Speech Contest; international service, including worldwide polio eradication; and local organizations, including Cancer Care, CLASP, Earthplace, HomesWithHope, Meals on Wheels, Project Return, Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, STAR and Westport Youth Film Festival. Funds are raised through various Sunrise Rotary-sponsored events annually, including a Duck Race in June and a Wine Tasting in October. A complete list of organizations that Westport Sunrise Rotary serves is available at http://www.westportsunriserotary.com/charities.html

The members of the Westport Sunrise Rotary Club are a diverse group of business and professional leaders who contribute their time, talents and financial support to aid local charities, youth programs and international humanitarian programs. They are dedicated to encouraging high ethical standards in all club activities and to helping Rotary International build goodwill and peace in the world. The club participates with 1.2 million fellow Rotarians in 33,000 clubs around the world to uphold Rotary's motto of "Service above Self."

For information about Westport Sunrise Rotary, visit its website at www.westportsunriserotary.com; contact Ron Holtz, membership, at 203-364-2658 or by email at ronaldholtz@gmail.com; or attend a meeting any Friday at 7:30 a.m. at Bobby Q's Restaurant, 42 Main Street, Westport.