Senior Lawyers
The Senior Lawyer
About this publication

The Senior Lawyer 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

(Spring 2013)

A Message from the Section Chair
Susan B. Lindenauer

A Message from the Editor
Willard H. DaSilva

Feature Articles

Planning for NY Estate After ATRA 2012

Laurence Keiser

3 Critical Components in Litigation Graphic Design That You’re Not Doing
David W. Mykel, M.A.

Why Being Classified Under “Observation” While in a Hospital Means Seniors Pay Thousands More
Anthony J. Enea

A Personal Look at the United States Supreme Court
Spiros Tsimbinos

Balancing the Interests of a Minor and a Parent Where the Minor Is the Injured Party in a Personal Injury Action
Part One: Preliminary Issues for the Attorney to Consider
Kathryn E. Jerian and Robert P. Mascali

Balancing the Interests of a Minor and a Parent Where the Minor Is the Injured Party in a Personal Injury Action
Part Two: Establishing the Chosen Settlement Vehicle
Kathryn E. Jerian

The Challenges of eDiscovery and Cloud Computing
Jonathan P. Armstrong, Eric J. Sinrod and Philip Favro

Who Owns Your Social Media Account?
Adam S. Walker

Social Media and Litigation: A Marriage Made in Hyperspace
Andrew B. Delaney and Darren A. Heitner

Of All the Lawsuits, in All the Courts, in All the World, They Had to Settle This One What We Didn’t Learn About Rights of Publicity and Social Media from Bogart v. Burberry
Cassidy Merriam

Your Online Afterlife: Digital Estate Planning in the Facebook Age
Jim D. Sarlis

Amending a Trust Instrument with a Power of Attorney After Perosi v. LiGreci
Helen Z. Galette and James M. Villani

Proceed With Caution: Matters to Consider for Business Lawyers Transitioning Into Health Care
Craig B. Garner

Mediation: It’s Not Just When the Marriage Breaks Up
Antonia J. Martinez and Robert W. Shaw

The Care, Upkeep and Planned Death of a Client File
Kameron Brooks

The Roles of Positivism and Ethics in Professional Responsibility
Randall C. Young

Krell’s Korner: The Quiz Show Scandal: Real vs. Reel
David Krell


Past Issues

(Section Members Only)

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


Searchable Index

Spring 2013 (Vol. 5, No. 1) (PDF)
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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