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Elder Law Practice GroupThe Elder Law Practice Group of the Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services works to provide high quality legal services for seniors. The most typical case addressed by the Elder Law Practice Group is one where a nursing home resident has been given a notice of involuntary transfer because of a failure to pay what the nursing home claims is owed. In some of these cases, law students have been able to prove that the client did not in fact owe the bill that the nursing home was claiming, or that the discharge was not proper under state or federal law. In other cases, students have successfully obtained benefits to pay for care. In every nursing home discharge case that the Elder Law Practice Group has taken thus far, the law students have been able to prevent our clients from being evicted from their nursing homes. The Elder Law Practice Group has also represented clients with problems including eviction from elderly housing; violation of other nursing home residents' rights; debt collection and consumer rights; probate of an estate; and even a tax case. Nearly all elder law clients are served by an interprofessional team of law students and social work students, under the supervision of both a legal supervisor and a social worker supervisor. Collaborative social work services play an essential role in resolving the clients' legal cases, as well as addressing other major quality-of-life issues. Cases are referred to the Elder Law Practice Group by:
Elder Law Research BriefsClick here for a list of elder law research briefs by University of St. Thomas law students on various topics in elder law. Elder law advocates are encouraged to contact Professor Jennifer Wright to request student research briefs on elder law topics. National resources
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