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Many elder clients are going through a tough time of life. Their children may live out of town; their spouses may be deceased. They may be struggling with illness or incapacity. Says Kate Mewhinney, a clinical professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law: "We had a woman here this week who said, 'I wake up in the middle of the night worrying about if I have to go into a nursing home.' She's 79, very healthy. She said, 'I really worry. Will I lose everything? Will I lose my home? Where do I stand in terms...
...lawyer will find that the profession is changing. "If a lawyer has never printed a document in large font, or doesn't have a hearing-assisted device, or doesn't have a room that accommodates wheelchairs, that sort of thing is really hard on older people," says Mewhinney. Seniors should expect that kind of attention to detail--as well as knowledge and compassion--from a good elder-law attorney...