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April 16, 2009
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION HOSTS FREE LEGAL
SEMINARS ACROSS THE STATE TO ASSIST THE ELDERLY
Decision Making Day 2009 will focus on helping the
elderly with legal planning
To assist New Yorkers with the task of getting their legal documents
current and in order, the New York State Bar Association's Elder and
Health Law Sections are focusing their 2009 Mitchell Rabbino Healthcare
Decisions Day programs on helping elderly New Yorkers answer the
question, “Is Your Legal House in Order?”
From April-June, volunteer attorneys will speak at workshops held at
more than 100 sites throughout the state, including senior centers,
community centers, libraries, nursing homes, hospitals, and houses of
worship. Free presentations explaining legal procedures and documents
will be given to help people make better, more informed health care and
financial decisions.
Subject areas that will be discussed in this year’s sessions
include:
- Health Care Proxies;
- Powers of Attorney
- Living Wills;
- Do Not Resuscitate Orders;
- Organ Donations; and
Probate
Since its inception 15 years ago, the Mitchell Rabbino Decision
Making Day program has offered valuable consumer information and
assistance, and provided participants with the resources necessary to
make informed legal decisions. The workshops continue to provide an
opportunity for practicing lawyers to assist the public with important
legal procedures, such as creating advance directives to plan for the
possibility of incapacity and making a will to ensure the appropriate
distribution of assets at death.
For details on sites and dates in your area, please visit: www.nysba.org/MRNHDD or contact Kathy Plog at the
State Bar Center, 518-487-5681 or kplog@nysba.org.
The program is named in honor of the late Mitchell Rabbino, an elder
law attorney from Accord, New York, who was slated to serve as chair of
the Elder Law Section at the time of his death.
The 76,000-member New York State Bar Association is the official
statewide organization of lawyers in New York and the largest voluntary
state bar association in the nation. Founded in 1876, State Bar programs
and activities have continuously served the public and improved the
justice system for more than 130 years.
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