Managing Grief: Death and Trauma in the Practice of Law
This profession will break your heart—perhaps often. Addressing it honestly is the only healthy way forward.
Experience July/August 2023
Volume 33, Issue 4
Features
The Lawyer Taking on Hospice Fraud
Private equity firms have invaded the hospice industry, and the results can literally be deadly. What you need to know when your loved ones need end-of-life care.
Is Death With Dignity Possible? Acceptable?
Death is complicated, challenging, and frightening to think about and deal with. The pros and cons of the laws that allow patients to choose their endgame.
Your End-of-Life Options
Medical aid in dying may allow you or your loved ones to take steps to avoid unnecessary end-of-life suffering.
New Legal Support Emerges for End-of-Life Decision Making
Laws are changing to allow us to make important choices—even when our decision-making abilities are impaired.
Death and Taxes: At Least One Is Certain
It’s surprisingly hard to agree on when death occurs, and that’s a challenge for the legal and medical systems.
The Death Box and What It Can Mean for Your Peace of Mind
Set the path now that you want taken on your behalf when you’re nearing the end or after you’ve passed.
In Passing: A Playlist
Hundreds of artists have recorded moving songs about death, grieving, and mortality. Here are our favorites:
From the Chairs
Dancing Back from the Grave
So when I’m gone, bid me farewell New Orleans style. Raise a glass, turn up the music, and dance back from the grave.
The Last Waltz
Take a cue from the late Warren Zevon, and enjoy every sandwich. Tackling an uncomfortable theme, this issue has been one of the most interesting and fun ones we’ve produced.