SeniorLAW Center

SeniorLAW Center 2022 Storytelling Fundraising Campaign

  Early Sponsors: Click here to purchase your sponsorship! Dear Reader: This year, in place of our annual Gala, SeniorLAW Center is hosting an inclusive and interactive Storytelling Fundraising Campaign. No cocktails. No reception. No black tie. No awards. This year, we focus on access to justice and the stories of those who came before […]

The Legal Perspective: Practical Insights for Patients and Families About Decision-Making and Advance Planning Workshop

Our Guardianship attorney Valarie Snow Esq. is participating in “ The Legal Perspective: Practical Insights for Patients and Families About Decision-Making and Advance Planning” workshop on Nov 18th. https://pennmemorycenter.org/event/empowering-caregivers-workshop-the-legal-perspective-practical-insights-for-patients-and-families-about-decision-making-and-advance-planning/ The class will be streamed virtually on Friday, November 18 at 12 PM EST. The class will typically last approximately 2 hour. You can join us […]

Rights and resources available for Grandparents raising grandchildren

SeniorLAW Center Supervising Attorney Heather Kelly, Esq. of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren project will be partnering with Executive Director Chartan Nelson of Grand Central- Kinship Care Resources Center. On Thursday January 26th from 1pm- 2pm on Facebook Live we will discuss the rights and resources available for Grandparents raising grandchildren. Tune into our fakebook page […]

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SeniorLAW Center CLE Training: Volunteer Attorney Training: Assisting Older Adults through the Pennsylvania SeniorLAW HelpLine

Zoom

Volunteer to help PA’s aging population. Participants will be trained to provide legal advice, information, and referrals by telephone to older adults across Pennsylvania who call the PA SeniorLAW HelpLine with civil legal issues. The training will focus on common areas of law requested by callers, the logistics of handling a HelpLine call and the […]

CLE NEW GUARDIANSHIP RIGHT TO COUNSEL (ACT 61): Everything You Need to Know to Begin Representing Alleged Incapacitated Persons in the Philadelphia Orphans’ Court

In December 2023, Pennsylvania enacted adult guardianship reform legislation (Act 61 of 2023), to be implemented by mid-2024. One of the most important changes is an automatic right to counsel for Alleged Incapacitated Persons, who face a significant loss of fundamental civil rights. The Honorable Sheila Woods-Skipper, Administrative Judge of the Philadelphia Orphans’ Court, will […]

Free SeniorLAW Center Community Legal Clinic

MLK Older Adult Center 2101 W. Cecil B. Moore Ave, Philadelphia, United States

Attorneys will be available for free consultations and advice on a wide range of legal topics, including: • Family Law • Elder Abuse • Financial Exploitation • Consumer Protection • Advance Planning • Housing