Elder Law Clinic
Loyola's newest law clinic, part of the Elder Law Initiative, began in 2000 and provides services in community education, public policy/legislative action and direct service. Elder Law addresses one of the most pressing problems society faces as the aging Boomer generation creates unprecedented numbers of people routinely begin living into their 80s, 90s and 100s.
The Elder Law Clinic, which is funded by grants from John Goedert ('40), the Retirement Research Foundation and Illinois First, is the only clinic of its type in Chicago and one of fewer than 15 nationwide that serves the needs of a steadily increasing aging population.
As a subset of Loyola's Institute for Health Law, the clinic provides students with experience in working on legal matters involving elderly clients, representing low-income elderly patients on health care and safety issues.
Under the community education component of the clinic, students have conducted presentations at senior centers and assisted-living facilities on such advance directives as health-care powers of attorney. Students also work on policy issues concerning health care and safety for the elderly, including educating state and federal legislators on the needs of elderly patients.
The director of the clinic is Professor Marguerite Angelari.
Detailed course description of the Elder Law Clinic.
