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New
York State Bar Association hosts free Legal
Seminars in the Bronx to assist the Elderly
Decision-Making Day 2009 will focus on
Helping the Elderly with Legal Planning
ALBANY, NY (04/16/2009; 1029)(readMedia)--
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 Decision-Making
Day programs on helping elderly New Yorkers
answer the question, "Is Your Legal House in
Order?"
From April-July, 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
The dates, times and locations of the
clinics are as follows:
April 17, 2009 - 11:00 a.m. at the Pilot
Cove Manor Housing Development Corp. in City
Island
April 19, 2009 - 2:00 p.m. at Rector Christ
Church Riverdale
May 20, 2009 - 10:00 a.m. at the Mosholu
Montefiore Senior Center
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.
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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