Do you know what elder law is?  You should.  Whether you are a Baby Boomer, a senior citizen, or a member of the Sandwich Generation, you need to learn about elder law and how it is, or will become, necessary in your life, or the life of your parents.

Elder law is a legal specialty that helps older citizens and their family members with a variety of legal issues that can include: estate planning (wills, trusts and probate), long-term care planning, Social Security and disability, public and private pensions, Medicare, Medicaid, nursing home issues, durable powers of attorney, living wills, conservatorship and guardianship, age discrimination, elder abuse, fraud, senior housing and more.
Jim Miller - Bradenton Herald

The complexity of society has caused this arm of the legal profession to come together in an effort to protect the rights of the senior citizen.  As that age group becomes the largest population group within the United States, the need for attorneys specializing in this field, will increase. 

But finding a good attorney is a bit like finding a good physician.  Not all of them received straight A’s in law school.  And some are downright unethical.  How does a person find a good attorney, who specializes in elder law?  And how can adult children and other extended family members help?

Elder Law One Of Fastest Growing Fields - Finding A Good Attorney

Senior citizens are still the most targeted group for scammers.  Why?  There are several reasons:  They quite often have a savings account that is accessible, they are not as suspicious (growing up in a generation that didn’t have the problem with scams we have now), and they are notoriously less technologically inclined.  Those elements combine to make a senior citizen very susceptible to being victims.

Ken Kleinlein is a former detective with the Special Frauds Squad NYPD, now living in Englewood and working as a frauds/crime consultant and information specialist, and serving as a Special Deputy with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
Sun Newspapers

These qualifications make Mr. Kleinlein the perfect consultant.  He is able to recount actual stories to illustrate the reality of this problem.  But more importantly, he is able to point out ways to prevent the problem from ever occurring to begin with.  This column gives five easy ways to avoid being scammed.

Senior Citizens Targets For Scams