New Book On Ethics In Elder Law

Roberta K. Flowers & Rebecca C. Morgan recently published a new book entitled, Ethics in the Practice of Elder Law, published by ABA Book Publishing. Provided below are some details about the book:

Authors Roberta K. Flowers and Rebecca C. Morgan offer a range of hypothetical situations, along with a series opening questions for each, followed by a discussion suggestions for analyzing and responding to the issue. These discussions offer a reliable framework for analyzing the ethical questions within the scope of the Model Rules and ancillary resources. The authors give readers the knowledge to determine which questions to ask in the representaiton. They refer to and discuss the 9 “C’s” of elder law ethics:

• Competency: where to find guidance
• Client: who is the client
• Confidentiality: keeping confidences
• Conflicts of interest: who can the elder law attorney represent
• Capacity: representing clients who have diminished capacity
• Control: representing guardians
• Complex fiduciary representation