What are Ms. Lacey's Qualifications?

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Ms. Lacey has been a legal professional for over fifteen years. She is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), the Special Needs Alliance, the Trust and Health Care Decision Making Special Interest Groups of NEALA, and the District of Columbia and State of Georgia Bar Associations. She is past co-chair of the Elder Law Committee and belongs to the Real Property and Fiduciary Law Sections of the Georgia Bar. She belongs to the DeKalb Estate Planning Council, serves as Trustee on the board of The Community Trust, and is a Professional Affiliate for the Georgia Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society.

Ms. Lacey is an active speaker on the local, state, and national levels, both to public and professional organizations. She has presented at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, the People's Law School, Alzheimer's support groups, and AARP Chapters. Additionally, Ms. Lacey has been an Instructor of Estates, Trusts, and Wills at the National Center for Paralegal Training. Ms. Lacey has drafted Elder Law legislation for submission to the Georgia General Assembly, and is a published writer. Among other accomplishments, she has appeared as a guest on the Clark Howard Show and the Lawman's Lawyer, has written for the newsletter Money Matters, is a regular resource to the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and has been quoted in Southern Lifestyles and the American Bar Association Journal.