New Issue of ABA’s Bifocal

Check out the below link to the October 2010 issue of Bifocal, Journal of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging.

Link to: http://new.abanet.org/aging/PublicDocuments/Oct_10_ABA_Bifocal_J.pdf

In this issue:

– ABA Commission to Develop Pocket Guide on Legal Issues Related to Elder Abuse (by Lori Stiegel)

– In Search of Adequate Funding for Legal Assistance for Low-income Seniors (by David Godfrey)

– ABA Commission Welcomes Distinguished New Members

– Report Shows Women Affected Most by Alzheimer’s Disease (by Jamie Philpotts) 

– GAO Report on Guardianship Underscores Need for Standards, Training, and Monitoring

– ABA Commission Offers Legal Externship Opportunities for Winter/Spring 2011

– Plus: Free CLE Webinar on Representing Veterans: Establishing Service Connection on Disability Claims

– Register Now for the National Aging and Law Conference: www.aarp.org/nalc

The ABA Commission on Law and Aging distributes Bifocal six times a year to elder bar section and committee officers and members, legal services providers, elder law and other private practitioners, judges, court staff, advocates, policymakers, law schools and elder law clinics, law libraries, and other professionals in the law and aging networks.

To subscribe or to submit news or a manuscript for consideration, e-mail Jamie Philpotts at philpotj@staff.abanet.org. Include the word “SUBSCRIBE” in the subject heading.