Elder Law

Aging in America: Caring for Mom and Dad
With more Americans living well beyond their 70s, more adult children are now left in a position where they have to be caregivers for their aging parents. “There’s a greater likelihood today that, as a 55-year-old, you will have surviving parents, than there was say in the 1920s when both parents passed away before you reached [...

Grant Opportunity for Research Related to Aging
The Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging has a Request for Proposals and Application for academics interested in studying aging, with the objectives given below: The objectives of the grants are to further research and scholarship about new or...

WASHINGTON POST: TIME TO ACT ON H-1B CAP CRISIS
Another major editorial, this time from the Washington Post, endorses the need for more H-1B visas: If nothing changes, America will miss out on another crop of talent this year. H-1B visas are reserved for the world's best and brightest, and barring their entry is economic self-sabotage...

Heir to IBM Fortune Adopts Her Lesbian Parter in Maine Supreme Court Upholds Adoptions Validity
This seemed as good a topic as any to ease myself back into the blog-o-webs, so here goes: According to this story at 39online.com (a CW network affiliate out of Houston), Maine’s highest court gave a legal victory Thursday to a woman who stands to stake a claim to a share of one of America’s premier business [...

Not Aging Gracefully
Are we an aging profession? I don't have any demographics to prove it but it seems like we may be. Of course my eyesight and short-term memory are both shot so I might not be seeing or remembering our younger...

"Myths About High Times in America"
The title of this post is the headline of this interesting piece in the Washington Post by Ryan Grim, who is also the author of "This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America...

High-Tech Devices Promote Aging in Place for the Elderly
Will aging baby-boomers who wish to remain at home in their later years (called “aging in place”) soon be able to do so while they are monitored remotely by their adult children who use high-tech devises to ensure the “old folks” are safe and compliant with their health care regimen? According to the [...

The Law Schools Of Washington D.C.
Maybe there is no greater concentration of law schools per population than Washington, D.C. But, then again there is probably no better place to go to law school than D.C. Below are the schools of the District of Columbia: American University Washington College of Law, Washington 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington 20016, Phone: (202) 274-4000 Catholic University of America - School of Law, Washington 3600 John McCormack Rd...

Questions to Ask Your Aging Parents
As you get together with aging relatives this holiday season, or even as you see yourself and your siblings getting older, you probably know that there are questions you need to ask and things you need to know...

Aging does NOT necessarily mean "losing it"
Many people believe that "losing it" is a necessary part of the aging process and that all that is uncertain is the timing -- is it in the 60's, 70's, or 80's. A recent study has revealed that mental deterioration...

Washington Post WPO Securities Fraud
Washington Post WPO

Washington Post 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Washington Post 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Washington Car Accident
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other vehicle accidents in Washington state.

Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action For Withholding Federal Bailout Funds
Bank of America Faces Homeowner Class Action

Washington to Pay $13.7 Million to Demonstrators
Washington to Pay $13.7 Million to Demonstrators

PTDS class action
Veterans Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Class Action