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Join us for the 8th annual Got Plans? event. FREE Future Planning Workshop Event Details: Date: Saturday October 4, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM-12:30 PM Location: Brainerd Fire Station, 23 Laurel Street, Brainerd Who: Ages 18 (you’re never too young to plan!) What You’ll Learn Advance Care Planning-Guardianship and estate planning basics Healthcare Directives-Panel discussion with local health care organizations Legal Documents-Will, trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare directives Medical Assistance-Asset counting, transfers, gifting and eligibility impact Estate Protection-Avoiding administrative costs and recovery claims Expert Panel Discussion: Hear valuable tips from a panel of experts and get your questions answered in a live Q&A session. Real Stories, Real Impact: Two individuals will share their personal experiences. Featured Speaker Lucas Spaeth* will present on estate planning, incapacity planning and Medical Assistance strategies. Special Opportunity Complete your advance care directive on-site with a specialist (select during registration) . Registration Space is limited for the FREE event. Light breakfast and refreshments provided. Plan for the BEST-Register today! *Lucas Spaeth is an associate attorney at the Elder Law firm of Thiel, Anderson, Kukla, & Gunderson, P. L. L. P. Prior to joining the Thiel firm, Lucas supervised and operated a non-profit law firm called Estate & Elder Law Services, a service line of Volunteers of America, for six years, practicing in the areas of Probate, Estate Administration, Guardianships/Conservatorships, Estate Planning, Medical Assistance Planning, and Special Needs Planning. At Estate & Elder Law Services, Lucas’ goal was to make legal services more affordable and accessible to low-income individuals. Before joining Estate & Elder Law Services, Lucas operated a solo general practice in Minneapolis for four years. Lucas’ is passionate about helping the aging and special needs communities face legal issues with grace and dignity. Lucas is a member of the Probate and Trust Section of the Hennepin County Bar Association and the Probate and Trust and Elder Law Sections of the Minnesota State Bar Association. Lucas is on the Governing Council of the Elder Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. Lucas has been named as a SuperLawyer’s Rising Star for 3 years. Lucas is a Minnesota native from Southwestern Minnesota. He has a degree in Journalism from Bethel University, with minors in Political Science and English Literature. Lucas worked as a journalist for two years before going t. o law school at St. Thomas University. Lucas and his wife, Priscilla, have seven children. Lucas loves traveling, trekking, sports, and science fiction novels.
