The Older Americans Act provides critical support for older adults facing economic hardship, social isolation, abuse, and other challenges. Julia Veenendaal examines the law’s programs, funding, and role in expanding access to legal assistance.
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Why Website Accessibility Should Be on Every Lawyer’s Radar
Many lawyers are not aware of website accessibility. Oftentimes a lawyer’s exposure to the issue of website accessibility is communications from a client receiving a letter stating that their website is not accessible or dealing with a potential lawsuit.Unfortunately, due
Who Can File and Maintain a Divorce When a Client is Incapacitated?
While a client who has capacity can clearly file a divorce action, what happens when the client has capacity issues?
This is becoming more common as we see older adults divorcing, especially those in second marriages whose adult children do
This is becoming more common as we see older adults divorcing, especially those in second marriages whose adult children do
Saying No to New Clients: How Elder Law Attorneys Manage Their Workloads
This year has been a busy one for me, and I’m not alone. Every elder law and special needs attorney I know is busy. The demand for our services is always increasing, the supply of our time ever scarce. Admittedly,
Contested Guardianships, Advocacy, and a Podcast: A Lawyer’s Unexpected Retirement Journey
I retired from the full-time practice of law on July 1, 2019. I first wrote about what I have been doing since then in the December 2020 Elder Law and Special Needs Section Blog.
It is sometimes hard for
It is sometimes hard for
Why Estate Plans Fail – and How Attorneys Can Prevent It
It is the initial consultation: A daughter and a son come in. Dad passed away nine years ago, and their mom just recently passed.
They brought in the binder with the estate planning documents. There was a will for mom
Saving Private Ryan's Nest Egg: The Veteran Improved Pension Program
There’s potential money out there for wartime veterans and the surviving spouses of wartime veterans through the Veterans Affairs Improved Pension.
Peter Harbach, Marquette 2008, is a partner with Hooper Law Office in Appleton, where he focuses on elder
Helping the Underdog: Avery Mayne and her Elder Law Practice
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Avery Mayne’s first elder law client was her law review, the
Marquette Elder’s Advisor. As editor-in-chief her 3L year, she found herself fighting for its existence. “It was probably my first experience doing some real
Avery Mayne’s first elder law client was her law review, the
Marquette Elder’s Advisor. As editor-in-chief her 3L year, she found herself fighting for its existence. “It was probably my first experience doing some real
Shakespeare's Classic Line about Lawyers, the Gatekeepers to Democracy
My mother gave me a plate for mounting on my office wall quoting the line from William Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2. It has been on all my law office walls and now is in my office at home after
The Good, Bad, & Ugly of Wisconsin’s New Remote Notarization and Witnessing Law
Wisconsinites and their attorneys now have a new legal process for remote notarization and witnessing of estate planning documents. The new law, 2023 Wisconsin Act 130, took effect March 23, 2024.
While the new law provides greater flexibility for estate
While the new law provides greater flexibility for estate