Biography
Professor Angelari joined the faculty and created the Elder Law Initiative in July, 2000. The Elder Law Initiative's threefold mission is to sensitize law students to the unique legal needs of the elderly, particularly the low-income elderly, prepare students to serve the legal needs of the elderly throughout their careers, and serve as a resource to the judiciary, Loyola University, advocates, and service providers for the elderly. The Elder Law Initiative is the only law school based elder law program in Chicago. The Elder Law Initiative includes the Elder Law Clinic, where law and social work students work together on actual adult guardianship and elder abuse cases. In addition to supervising students in the clinic and teaching the classroom component of the clinic, Professor Angelari teaches the Elder Law Seminar, International and Comparative Elder Law, Disability Law and AIDS Law. Professor Angelari's academic and advocacy efforts focus on adult guardianship, advance directives, elder abuse and neglect, long term care, gender and aging, and disability law.

Professor Angelari graduated from law school cum laude in 1993 from The American University where she received the Dean's Award for Professional Responsibility for outstanding clinical work. While in law school, Professor Angelari co-founded the American University Journal on Gender and the Law. Following graduation, Professor Angelari served as a law clerk for the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and later as a trial attorney for the Family Division of the D.C. Corporation Counsel's Office. She then created the Bruce A. Kaufman Center for Family Law at the Women's Law Center of Maryland and served as the Center's Legal Director. In this position, she engaged in litigation and legislative reform efforts on family law issues including domestic violence, child support, and child custody. Following this, she taught in the Family Law Clinic at the University of Baltimore.

Education
B.A., George Washington, 1988
J.D., cum laude, American University, 1993

Loyola University Chicago
School of Law
25 E. Pearson Street
Room 1418
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: Phone: (312) 915-6775
Fax: (312) 915-7115
Email: mangela@luc.edu

Fall 2008 Teaching Schedule

AIDS Law and Public Policy
Disability Law
Elder Law I: Health and Safety Issues
Elder Law II: Financial Security and Housing Issues
Elder Law Clinic II
International and Comparative Edler Law
International and Comparative Family Law
Summer Institute on Aging: Exceptional Alzheimer Care and Services

Publications
"When Abusers Seek Guardianship: A Qualitative Look at the Intersection of Elder Abuse Investigations and Adult Guardianship Proceedings" (work in progress)

Illinois Jurisprudence, Volume 28, Elder Law, "Planning for Incapacity and Death," Chapter 5, "Guardianship," Chapter 6, "Elder Abuse and Other Crimes Victimizing the Elderly," Chapter 17. Lexis, forthcoming Fall, 2006.

"An Interprofessional Collaboration to Strengthen Gerontological Education and Practice: Summer Institute on Aging," co-authored with Marcia Spira, Ph.D., LCSW, BCD, submitted to the Journal of Gerontological Social Work, August, 2005.

"Adult Guardianship GAL Project Training Manual," Summer 2005.

"Elder Law Resource Guide: A Guide to Free and Low Cost Legal Services for Seniors in Illinois," 2004, 2005.

"Adult Guardianship: Protecting the Elderly or Shielding Abusers," Public Interest Law Reporter, Fall, 2003.

"The Maryland Family Violence Option: A Work in Progress," a publication of The Women's Law Center of Maryland, 1999

"Family Court: Is Maryland Ready for a Change?" Maryland Family Magazine, March, 1997

"Dealing With Deadbeat Parents," Maryland Family Magazine, March 1996.

"Hate Crime Statutes: A Promising Tool for Fighting Violence Against Women," 2 American University Journal of Gender and the Law, Spring, 1994.

Recent Presentations
February, 2008, "Access to Healthcare for Elderly Immigrants," Loyola University Chicago Annals of Health Law Symposium, Chicago, Illinois

November, 2006 "Interdisciplinary Approaches in the Evaluation of Persons With Self Neglect," Co-presenter, Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, Texas

October, 2006 "Forensic Issues Pertaining to Older Adults," Co-presenter, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Chicago, Illinois

October, 2006 "Surrogate Decision-making in Illinois: The Power of Attorney for Healthcare, Health Care Surrogate Act, and Adult Guardianship" Section on Geriatrics and the University of Chicago's School of Medicine

March, 2006 "Self-Neglect and Dementia: A Case Based Approach," co-presenter, Joint Conference of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging

January, 2006 "When Abusers Seek Guardianship: A Qualitative Look at the Intersection of Elder Abuse Investigations and Adult Guardianship Proceedings," poster presentation, national conference of the Association of American Law Schools

December, 2005 "Surrogate Decision-making in Illinois: The Power of Attorney for Healthcare, Health Care Surrogate Act, and Adult Guardianship" Grand Rounds Lecture, Rush University Medical Center

October, 2005 "Elder Abuse and Guardianship Issues: Protecting Clients with Disabilities," Illinois Statewide Legal Services Conference, co-presenter

October, 2005 "Advanced Interviewing Techniques for Adult Guardianship: How to Identify Possible Abusers," on behalf of the Center for Disability and Elder Law

July, 2005 International Association of Law and Mental Health, Paris, France "When Abusers Seek Guardianship: A Qualitative Look at the Intersection of Elder Abuse Investigations and Adult Guardianship Proceedings"

July, 2005 The 19th Annual Elder Rights Conference, Springfield, Illinois "When Abusers Seek Guardianship: A Qualitative Look at the Intersection of Elder Abuse Investigations and Adult Guardianship Proceedings"

March, 2005 Advocacy and Access, a symposium sponsored by the Institute for Health Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago Illinois "There's No Place Like Home: The Struggle to Transform Long Term Care for the Elderly in Illinois"

March, 2005 Medicare/Medicaid: State and National Advocates Respond to Recent and Proposed Changes, co-sponsored by the Elder Law Initiative and the Joint Task Force on Issues Affecting Women as They Age, Moderator

September, 2004 The Illinois Triad Conference, Springfield, "Surrogate Decision Making in Illinois: the Interrelationship Between the Illinois Adult Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will and Health Care Surrogate Acts"

July, 2003 The 16th Annual Conference on Elder Rights, The Governor of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois "Abuse of the Elderly by Court Appointed Guardians" and "Monitoring Guardianships in Illinois and Nationwide" co-presenter

July, 2003 National Lawyers Association, Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois "Advance Directives for Health Care in Illinois"

May, 2003 Association of American Law Schools, Workshop on Clinical Legal Education, Vancouver, Canada. Co-presented on how to help clinical law students cope with vicarious and secondary trauma.

April, 2002 Chicago Department on Aging's Annual Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker
July, 2001 The 15th Annual Conference on Elder Rights, Chicago, Illinois "Law Students as a Resource for the Aging Network" co-presenter

July, 2001 Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Medicine Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois "Surrogate Decision Making: How is it Done in Illinois"

October, 1996 US Agency for International Development, New Independent States Exchanges and Training Project, Democratic Russia-USA Foundation, Moscow, Russia. Lectured in Moscow on sexual assault, domestic violence, sex discrimination in employment, and children's rights law as part of a program designed to promote advocacy among Russian attorneys.

Professional Service
John Marshall Employee Benefits Program, Advisory Board, 2008

Age Options, Board of Directors, 2006-present

AALS Section on Law and Aging, Secretary, 2006-present

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Illinois Chapter, President-Elect, 2002-present

Committee on Legislation, Chicago Bar Association, 2004-present

Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, Board of Directors, 2000-present

Center for Disability and Elder Law, Board of Directors, 2003-2004

Berwyn Cicero Department on Aging M-Team, 2004-present