section update
The Elder Law Section's new
pro bono project is Underway!
by Sarah r. Watchko
DeBaun & Associates, P.C.
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[email protected]
s background, the georgia senior legal hotline, a
program of Atlanta Legal Aid Society, provides brief
legal advice and referrals to georgia seniors over
the age of sixty. begun in 1998, the hotline is a cooperative
project among Atlanta Legal Aid Society, the Georgia Division
of Aging Services, the State Bar Pro Bono Project and the
Atlanta Bar Association. it offers legal advice, brief services,
self-help materials and referrals to seniors throughout the
state, handling more than 4,200 calls a year. this project
serves seniors living anywhere in georgia.
attorneys can focus on the overwhelming number of new
callers. section Volunteers call the hotline clients several
weeks after the forms were sent, and are available to help
walk them through the process of signing the documents.
the hotline receives many calls regarding powers of attorney
and advance directives for healthcare. after a careful
screening, and when appropriate, hotline attorneys mail
power of attorney and advance directive forms for its clients
to complete. however, upon follow up, hotline attorneys often
find that the clients never completed the forms.
if you are interested in learning more about the elder law
section, please stop by one of our section breakfasts, which
are generally held the third Wednesday of the month, at 7:30
a.m. at the buckhead club. our next breakfast is march 20,
2013, featuring speaker brian dowd, program Director,
Wavier programs, Division of medicaid/aging and special
populations, Georgia Department of Community Health. the
topic will be the future of long term care and medicaid in
georgia. We hope to see you there! ■
elder law section volunteers have stepped in to help these
hotline clients execute their documents, so that hotline
We thank the georgia senior legal hotline for working with
us on this project, and look forward to helping more georgia
seniors in need. also, a special thanks to Jay Fox, Esq.,
section Vice-chair/chair elect and hotline Volunteer, for
organizing and administering the project.
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