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New York Law Journal

In NYSBA Program on Britney Spears Case and Guardianship Law, Veteran Lawyer Laments Misperceptions About the Work

"We are a practice that really I think the public doesn't have confidence in what we do," said Elizabeth Adinolfi, a Manhattan-based partner at Phillips Nizer, who led the program. "We have decided privacy rights outweigh the public knowing."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Elder Law Boutique Slammed With Suit Alleging Evasion of Fair Debt Collection Practices

"Most of the people who are being sued for this—families and friends of nursing home residents—they don't have lawyers and they don't know the legal jargon," a lawyer suing Cona Elder Law said.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Major Change in Community Medicaid But Uncertainty as to Implementation

In this edition of his Elder Law column, Daniel G. Fish discusses a change to Medicaid eligibility for community based long-term care in New York state, which has introduced a high level of uncertainty. The ambiguity presents a tremendous quandary for seniors and elder law attorneys attempting to plan rationally.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Law Firm Might Have to Forfeit $640,000 in Fees After High Court Refuses to Intercede

"They literally were on the opposite sides of the same lawsuits at the same time," said Corpus Christi solo practitioner Doug Allison, who represents clients seeking the fee forfeiture.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Through Tragedy, This Miami Lawyer Found Her Calling

Miami attorney Lian de la Riva discusses resilience.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours: Pashman Stein; Norris McLaughlin

Aidan O'Connor Elected President of ACDL-NJ Pashman Stein Walder Hayden in Hackensack announced that Aidan P. O'Connor, a partner and co-chair of…
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Growing Old With Dignity and Protection: New Jersey's LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights

The intersection where discrimination experienced by the elderly meets discrimination experienced by LGBTQI+ people is a space with profound disenfranchisement and potential for harm. This Bill of Rights seeks to remedy those potential harms and risks by protecting older adults in New Jersey long-term care facilities.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Trust and Estate Implications Involving Potentially Incapacitated Persons

A recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, 'S.T. v. 1515 Broad Street,' raises a host of issues about decision-making by those who encounter sudden disability or possible mental impairment or incapacity.
12 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The RIGHT Response to Elder Abuse

People seeking to age in place with dignity may need assistance; as attorneys, we should take steps to protect the elderly and disabled from abuse, neglect and exploitation, say Elisa Reiter, a family law and child welfare law attorney, and Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York City.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Elder Abuse, Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision-Making

Attorneys can play a critical role in assisting and encouraging their clients to think about, express, and document end-of-life wishes.
8 minute read

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