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Contact: Rosanne M. Van Heertum
Director of Development, The New YorkBar Foundation
rvanh@tnybf.org
518/487-5650
February 18, 2009
NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATION RECEIVES $10,000 GIFT TO
ESTABLISH ELDER LAW SECTION SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship available to students participating in
New York law school Elder Law Clinics
ALBANY – The Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar
Association has contributed a gift of $10,000 to The New York Bar
Foundation to establish scholarships for law students. Between 2009 and
2012, a $2,500 scholarship will be awarded each year to a second- or
third-year student who is enrolled in a law school in the State of New
York and is actively participating in an elder law clinic at the
school.
Through the scholarship, the Elder Law Section aspires to advance
opportunities for students who are disabled by implementing a preference
for awarding the scholarship to a student who demonstrates a present and
permanent physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or
more of the major life activities of the individual. A preference also
will be given to a student who demonstrates financial need.
Timothy E. Casserly (Burke & Casserly, P.C., Albany), chair of the
section said, “The Elder Law Section is pleased to make this
contribution to The New York Bar Foundation to establish a scholarship
in its name. The section considers it imperative that practicing elder
law attorneys continue to bring the legal issues facing the elderly to
the forefront, while at the same time encouraging students to pursue a
career in the practice of elder law.”
The Elder Law Section encourages law students, through an elder law
clinic experience, to learn about important legislative developments,
regulations, and case laws impacting the elderly and to provide
representation to elderly clients struggling with a variety of legal
issues and problems related to aging and incapacity. The ultimate goal
of the scholarship is to create a network and cultivate relationships
among lawyers practicing elder law and law students planning to practice
elder law and to encourage the practice of elder law among lawyers
throughout the State of New York.
John R. Horan, president of The New York Bar Foundation said,
“We are gratified to accept this four-year scholarship commitment
from the Elder Law Section. This gift demonstrates the on-going
collaborative efforts between The Foundation and the New York State Bar
Association as we continue to serve New York's legal profession, the
justice system and the community.”
The 2009 scholarship, valued at $2,500, will be awarded to one
student enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in the 2009 fall
semester in a law school in the State of New York. The scholarship will
be applied to the student’s 2009-2010 academic year tuition with
payment expected in January 2010. The scholarship recipient will be
invited to be a guest member of the Elder Law Section of the New York
State Bar Association and to attend meetings of the section’s
executive committee during 2010.
A completed application form and supporting documentation must be
submitted to The New York Bar Foundation by October 15, 2009 to apply
for this year’s scholarship. Please go to www.tnybf.org for additional
information about the scholarship and to access the application
form.
Founded in 1950, The New York Bar Foundation is
dedicated to aiding educational, direct legal services, and charitable
projects aimed at meeting the law-related needs of the public and the
legal profession. The Foundation solicits charitable contributions and
provides funding for the following purposes: increasing public
understanding of the law; improving the justice system and the law;
facilitating the delivery of legal services; and enhancing professional
competence and ethics. For more information about The New York Bar
Foundation, go to www.tnybf.org,
call 518/487-5651 or send e-mail to foundation@tnybf.org.
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