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Leslie Martens, CLTC Long Term Care Specialist Newman Long Term Care newmanltc.com  612-454-4423 LeslieM@newmanltc.com      As a young adult, Leslie was hired to help a neighbor care for his wife who was wheelchair-bound due to polio.  She understands that families rally around their loved one, but often need assistance from others.  She also knows how devastating the costs of long term care can be.  Impacted by these experiences, Leslie attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Nursing.  She worked as a physical rehabilitation nurse in a Minneapolis hospital and then became Director of Nursing at a long term care facility.  These experiences led to a career transition when she became a Long Term Care Specialist with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.  She joined Newman Long Term Care in 2006. She assists couples, families, business owners, employers and employees in planning for and managing the personal and financial risks of long term care.     Leslie welcomes your interest in learning how you can protect your financial future.  Using an educational approach, she is happy to walk you through the decision making process of long term care planning.  Leslie is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and has earned the Certified in Long-Term Care (CLTC) professional designation.  She volunteers at her children's school, her church and the Arthritis Foundation.    James Lange Business Law & Tax BLT Law Group bltlawgroup.com 612-382-6450 james@bltlawgroup.com     James Lange is currently an Assistant Professor of Marketing & Business Law at St Cloud State University, teaching Legal Environment Business & Commercial Transactions.  Formerly, he was an Adjunct Professor of Law for the University of St. Thomas, teaching Business Law to Master of Business Arts candidates, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Accounting at St Kate’s, teaching Income Tax.  James founded Lange Law Offices in 2001, opening a diverse practice revolving around business litigation, state and federal tax issues, personal injury and estate planning.  Before that he was an associate for a large law firm practicing in the national arena of insurance defense litigation involving fires, explosions, catastrophic losses, chemical spills, and agriculturally based litigation.  He traveled nationwide to investigate and litigate calamitous events, including grain elevator explosions, commercial hog confinement fires, storage facility structural failures and chemical spills.  Prior to practicing law, James worked as a corporate accountant for a large multinational manufacturing and retail distribution company.  He also owned and operated a large commercial grain, beef, pork, and poultry farm in Iowa for over ten years.  James is a current member of The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Minnesota State Bar Association, the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, and numerous other organizations.  He holds several degrees including:   Associate of Science in Technical Agriculture from Iowa State University, a Bachelor of Arts in History from Augustana College, a Master of Arts from Augustana College, and a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College in St. Paul, MN.

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