Senior Lawyers
The Senior Lawyer
About this publication

Cover ImageThe Senior Lawyer features substantive articles for lawyers who are age 55 or older and is published to help with career continuity and career changes. Articles that have appeared in past issues include such topics as value of important papers, estate planning, ethical issues, life settlements and retaining and maintaining closed files. Also included are updates on Section news, committee reports, programs and events. Edited by Willard H. DaSilva, Esq., The Senior Lawyer is published by the Senior Lawyers Section and distributed to Section Members free of charge.

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Inside the Current Issue

(Fall 2012)

A Message from the Section Chair
Susan B. Lindenauer

A Message from the Editor
Willard H. DaSilva

Feature Articles

A Second Season of Service—Exploring Multiple Pro Bono Opportunities
Lynn M. Kelly

Impact of Aging on Lives and Health: Dealing with the Realities of Aging
Monsignor Charles J. Fahey

Elder Efficacy: What to Do and How to Do It
Robert Abrams

A Fact-Finding Process Might Be the Solution for Resolving Your Employment Dispute
Jeffrey T. Zaino

For Your Information: Older Voters Constitute New Majority / New Alzheimer’s Study

Advance Directive News: Topsy-Turvy Health Care Decision-Making
Ellen G. Makofsky

Ethics Matters
John Gaal

Getting the Last Word, or, “A Good Stout Rope”
Eric W. Penzer

Data Breaches
Mary Noe

Ethical Obligations Regarding Inadvertently Transmitted E-Mail Communications
Eric M. Hellige and Durre S. Hanif

Understanding Depression Among Older Adults
Lisa Furst and Jacquelin Berman

The Missing Annuity Mystery
Mark E. Sullivan

Dropping the Ball: Legal Issues in the NFL’s Salary Cap Reductions 
Thomas Grove

Assessing a Century of Ethics Laws in New York State
Blair Horner and Russ Haven

Common Sense Suggestions to Reduce Legal Barriers Facing New Yorkers Who Wish to Choose an Agent to Help Them in Obtaining and Paying for Their Health Care
Albert Feuer

The Dos and Don’ts of Preparing and Supervising the Signing of Wills for the Elderly, Impaired and Infirm
Joseph H. Gruner


Past Issues

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Please click the issue date for each publication below to open the PDF file.


Searchable Index

Fall 2012 (Vol. 4, No. 2) (PDF)
Spring 2012 (Vol. 4, No. 1) (PDF)
Fall 2011 (Vol. 3, No. 1) (PDF)
Fall 2010 (Vol. 2, No. 2) (PDF)
Spring 2010 (Vol. 2, No. 1) (PDF)
Fall 2009 (Vol. 1, No. 1) (PDF)

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