I will be 70 this year. Five years ago, as I approached 65, I began to think about retirement. The stress of a private litigation practice left me contemplating a change in lifestyle that would allow a little more smelling of the roses. I knew I didn’t want to just rock on the front porch, and I had many hobbies that I wanted more time to pursue. I dabbled in computers, model trains, genealogy and gardening. However, I hated to contemplate losing all connection with the law. I also felt that I owed something back to the community for all the opportunities that had been provided to me.
I consulted with Steve Gottlieb at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. I had worked with Legal Aid in several capacities over the years and thought it was an ideal place to perform community service if I could identify a role that would allow me flexibility in retirement and yet provide some of the intellectual challenge of law practice. I had heard of the Georgia Senior Legal Hotline, a project that provides phone advice to seniors statewide without regard to their financial circumstances. It seemed to me that the hotline project could provide both challenge and flexibility. Steve assured me that the hotline had successfully used volunteers in the past and encouraged me to give it a try.
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