Voice of Experience: September 2020

Courts & Judiciary

Bad Time for a Visit

By Norm Tabler

Learn how one man's insurance company defended him for shooting his ex-wife's lover.

Insurance & Financial Services

Diary of a Free Lunch Monitor

By Otto Stockmeyer

As a retiree, three of my favorite words are “food,” “finances,” and “free.” So when I started getting postcard invitations to free "investment seminars" at local restaurants, I signed up. Again and again. Here's what I learned over the following year and a half.

Elder

Psychological Issues and the Older Driver

By Carolyn Rosenblatt

Driving is a privilege that many Americans enjoy as a symbol of freedom and independence starting in their teen years. Although many older adults eventually become impaired by one ailment or another that forces them to relinquish the car keys, the transition does not come easily or willingly for many.

Trusts & Estates

Using Organizers to Make Life Easier for Your Family and Yourself

By Michael L. Goldblatt

Keeping everything organized is more than a priority but essential in the digital age. Get tips for organizing personal information and resources to prepare for the unexpected.

Is Your Membership in SLD Expiring?

Make sure your ABA membership is renewed by October 31st to continue to receive uninterrupted access to valuable resources form the ABA Senior Lawyers Division. Find out if you are eligible for reduced membership rates.

Elder

Getting Started with Advance Directives

By Michael A. Kirtland & Donna J. Jackson

Advance directives are for everyone, not just those who don’t want medical treatment if they’re terminally ill. However, how do you know what to draft? Does your state have a specific form? Can your client include individualized medical directives? And, what’s all this talk about “POLST?”

Trusts & Estates

Undue Influence and Financial Exploitation

By Megan Richelsoph

Undue influence has become a common form of elder abuse in financial exploitation cases yet difficult to prove from state to state as each one has vastly different definitions. Explore the current state of undue influence law, review a model undue influence screening tool, and ways to modernize the law.

Election

Volunteer for Poll Worker, Esq.

Due to the pandemic, there is lack of poll staffing at the November national election. Put your Esq. to work volunteering at a poll location near you

Leadership Development

Chair's Column: September 2020

By Michael J. Van Zandt

While the world may be in a pandemic, on fire and rioting the SLD has prepared our own strategic plan for the next year. We're providing spaces and opportunities to network, accomplish goals and grow. We're addressing key issues to the profession and our world today, and we'd love for all of you to be a part of it!