Media Roundup for July 13, 2018
Posted: July 13th, 2018 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of July 13, 2018: Continue reading »
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Media Roundup for June 29, 2018
Posted: June 29th, 2018 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of June 29, 2018: Continue reading »
Elder Law Clinic co-sponsors free community ‘Conversation with Friends’ regarding improving long-term residential care on April 24
Posted: March 19th, 2018 | By: Annie Calfo
North Carolina’s leading advocacy organization for advancing the quality of life for long-term care residents, Friends of Residents in Long-Term Care, is holding a community “Conversation with Friends” to invite participants to share concerns and lend a voice to the call for improvements. This free event, co-sponsored by the Elder Law Clinic and AARP, is set for 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Hope Presbyterian Church, 2050 N. Peace Haven Road, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Elder Law Clinic co-sponsors ‘Aging Re-Imagined Symposium 2.0′ at Wake Forest University on March 3-4
Posted: March 2nd, 2018 | By: Anna Conte
Wake Forest School of Law is co-sponsoring Wake Forest University’s “Aging Re-Imagined Symposium 2.0,” on March 3-4, 2018, in the Bridger Field House. The event addresses aging themes of meaning, mind, mobility and mortality. Professor Kate Mewhinney, director of the Elder Law Clinic, is leading the law school’s involvement in the symposium.
Elder Law Clinic awarded 2018 nonprofit voter engagement grant
Posted: February 13th, 2018
The Elder Law Clinic has been awarded a 2018 voter engagement grant as part of North Carolina’s Nonprofit Voter Engagement Program. The program is hosted by a statewide voting rights organization, Democracy North Carolina, and its national partner, Nonprofit VOTE. Continue reading »
Elder Law Clinic provides students with the opportunity to listen, empathize with clients
Posted: January 10th, 2018 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Clients come to the Wake Forest School of Law Elder Law Clinic with both legal issues and emotional needs. One client is worried about her grown child who needs more help than his siblings. Other clients come with spouses who are becoming frail or forgetful. They are overwhelmed by complicated health care systems and by drastic changes in family dynamics. Many are challenged by their lack of financial resources, though they are rich in community, religious, and family support. Continue reading »
Media Roundup for the week of Sept. 15, 2017
Posted: September 15th, 2017 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Wake Forest University School of Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of Sept. 15, 2017. Continue reading »
Media Roundup for the week of Aug. 26, 2017
Posted: August 26th, 2017 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of Aug. 26, 2017: Continue reading »
Alumni Profile: Marcus Fields (BA ’10, JD ’16) finds career in elder law very rewarding
Posted: July 7th, 2017 | By: Mary Giunca
As a student working in Wake Forest Law’s Elder Law Clinic, Marcus Fields (BA ’10, JD ’16) watched a client struggle to balance his full-time job with overseeing his mother’s care in a local nursing home, while also selling her home in another part of the state. The man made a common error that could have put his mother in danger of being dropped from the Medicaid rolls.
Elder Law Clinic currently accepting applications, featured in Winston-Salem Chronicle
Posted: February 16th, 2017 | By: Emily Eisert
The Elder Law Clinic is currently accepting applications for the spring 2017 semester, as publicized in a Winston-Salem Chronicle article. An excerpt of the article follows:
