Bifocal Newsletter

The December 2006 issue of Bifocal, Newsletter of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging has been released.

This issue features:

• Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems
• The State of Veterans’ Fiduciary Programs: What Is Needed to Protect Our Nation’s Incapacitated Veterans?
• Funding Opportunity: The 2007 Partnerships in Law and Aging Program
• Profile of the NebraskaState Bar Elder Law Section
• New Resources: Elder Law Clinic Replication Manual and Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention:  A Collaborative Approach
• Lawyerly Conceits: “The Eulogy,” a Poem by Timothy J. Nolan
• Sally Crawford Ramm, chair of the National Association of Legal Services Developers, on Developing Legal Assistance Programs for Older Adults