• "Drafting Special Needs Trusts" for The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, Tampa, FL on November 3, 2005, and in Miami on November 4, 2005.

• "Special Needs Trust" for the Pinellas County Clerk of Court, Clearwater, FL, July 2005.

• "New Multi-Jurisdictional Rule" for the Florida American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Manalapan, FL August 2005.

• “Trends vs. Cycles”  for the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section joint meeting with the Virginia Bar in Williamsburg, VA,  December 2004.

• “Fiduciary Liability: Preventative Practices and Procedures”  for the NAELA Joint Conference in Colorado Springs, CO, November 2004.

• "Analysis on the Current Changes to Medicaid and Update on Task Force" for the Clearwater Bar Elder Law Section and 2004 Probate Update, Clearwater, FL, February 2004.
• "Finding the Future of the Estate Planning Practice: Trends versus Cycles" for the Florida Legal Education Association Seminar Estate Planning in the Real World 2003, Tampa, FL, October 2003.
• Panel-"The System-Part Two, The Doctrine of Worthier Title" for the Special Needs Alliance at Stetson Law School, St. Petersburg, FL, October 2003.
• Panel-"Greatest Generation, Silent Generation, etc" for the National Institute for Senior Centers at Stetson Law School, St. Petersburg, FL, October 2003.
• “Business Issues Affecting Lawyers and Trust Officers” Panel for the Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar 22^nd Annual Attorney/Trust Officer Liaison Conference, Naples, FL, June 2003.
• "Elder Law Issues 2003" for the State Senior Concerns Division of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, May 2003.
• "Special Needs Trusts-Tricks & Traps for the Estate Planner" for The Florida Bar Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, St. Petersburg, FL, May 2003.
• “A View to the Future” for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2003 Symposium, Miami, FL, May 2003.
• “Serving as a Fiduciary” for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2003 Symposium, Miami, FL, May 2003.
• “Special Needs Trusts – Tricks & Traps for the Estate Planner” for the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar Probate & Trust Law Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, May 2003.
• “What an Elder Law Attorney Can Do for You” for the State Federation for the Blind Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, May 2003.
• “What Elder Law Can Do for Me” at the World War Veterans Club, Clearwater, FL, April 2003.

• “Future of Elder Law” to Professor MA Jackson’s Law Practice Management Class at Stetson College of Law, March 2003.

• “What Financial Planners, Trust Officers, CPA’s & Estate Planning Attorneys Should Know about Elder Law” for the Pinellas County Estate Planning Council,  Clearwater, FL, February 2003."
• So You Want to Do Ancillary Business" and "Elder Law Perspective on Ancillary Business" for the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Ancillary Business Seminar at the Florida Bar Mid-Year meeting, Miami, FL, January 2003.
• "Alphabet Soup" for the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section Probate Round Table meeting, St. Augustine, FL, November  2002.
• "Medicaid & Eligibility" for Professor Sarah Williams' class at Stetson Law School November 2002.
• “Alphabet Soup-MJP, MDP, ABP, SA- What Does It Mean For Your Practice?” for FLEA The Probate Team 2002 Probate Code Revisions Seminar, Orlando, FL, October 2002.
• “Attorney Acting as a Trustee” to The Special Needs Alliance, St. Petersburg, FL, October 2002.
• "What Long Term Care Ombudsman Need to Know about Advance Directives" for the Mid and South Pinellas County LTCOC, Largo, FL, August 2002.
• "Protecting Florida's Elderly and Disabled" for The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section Legislative Update Seminar, Boca Raton, FL, July 2002.
• "What Insurance Agents Should Know about Medicaid Planning" for Amerilife agents, Clearwater, FL, January 2002.
• "Ancillary Business Opportunities for the Elder Law Practitioner" for the Florida Bar at the Mid-year Meeting, Ancillary Business Seminar sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division and the Special Commission on Multidisciplinary Practice and Ancillary Business, January 2002.
• "Special Needs Trusts as Related to the Developmentally Disabled" for the UPARC Foundation, Clearwater, FL, January 2002.

Elder Law Publications

• A Directory of Resources for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, "Legal Considerations" by Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Area Agency on Aging, 1992, 1994, 1999.
• The Florida Bar Administration of Trusts in Florida (2d ed. 1999, 3rd ed. 2001, 4th ed. 2005) "Medicaid Trust Administration" Chapter, co-authored with Attorney Linda R. Chamberlain.
• "Elder Law Defined" Martindale-Hubbell on line 1998.

• Member of the Florida Medicaid Task Force.
• Member of the Special Needs Alliance.
• Member of the Elder Law Alliance.
• Member of Florida Chapter of Elder Law Attorneys.
• Member of Pinellas County Estate Planning Council.
• Member of Clearwater Bar Elder Law Committee.
• Member of National Advisory Committee on Caregiving at Life's End for The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast.
• Past Chair of the Florida Bar Elder Law Section 1997-1998.
• Elder Law liaison to and a member of the Executive Council of the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section.
• Served for three years as a member of the American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly and continues to serve as a liaison to the Commission from the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section.
• Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
• Served on the Florida Guardianship Oversight Board from 1991 until its termination.
• Facilitated the first planning retreat for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).
• Member of the NAELA Board of Directors for four years.
• Member of the steering committee of Project Grace, a multidisciplinary think tank dealing with end of life decision making.
• Lectures frequently in Florida and throughout the United States on legal problems of the elderly and asset protection issues.

• Board of Trustees of The Fellows of the College of Law Practice Management
• Served as a member of the American Bar Association Coordinating Commission on Legal Technology 1989-1995

• The American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section
• The Florida Bar Practice Management and Technology Section
• The Law Office Management Advisory Committee (LOMAS)
• The Florida Bar Committee on Technology
• The Florida Bar Special Technology Advisory Committee (1996-1998) to assess the technology needs of the Florida Bar and make recommendations

• Consultant for law firms as a principal in Shuey Robinson. He represents the viewpoint of the solo and small firm attorney.
• Frequent lecturer at seminars in Florida and throughout the United States on law practice management.
• Numerous articles discussing technology in the law office.
• Videos for both The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association on technology in a law office.

• Member of the Board of Directors of the local Area Agency on Aging Pinellas-Pasco since 1989; Treasurer 2004; President 2005.
• Member of the Professionalism Committee for the 6th Circuit appointed by the Chief Judge.
• Member of the University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center's Development Board and the Institute on Aging Development Planning Committee of the University of South Florida.
• Advisor to the Board of the Advocare Trust for Developmentally Disabled.
• Past member of the Community Advisory Board of the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin.
• 1984 graduate of Leadership Pinellas.

Charlie's bio as a futurist.

Updated 7/28/2008