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Welcome to the 2020-2021 Borchard Fellows in Law & Aging
The Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation Board of Directors are delighted to announce the 2020-2021 Borchard Fellows in Law & Aging. They are Will Breland, Annie Mullican, and Chris Phillips who will begin their fellowships in September. Congratulations!
Will Breland will work with Legal Services Alabama on heirship property issues in Alabama's historic Black Belt. Annie Mullican will be in Richmond, Virginia, working with the Medical-Legal Partnership of Virginia Commonwealth University and will focus on helping older clients avoid guardianship through advance planning. Chris Phillips will be with the Center for Elder Law & Justice in Buffalo, New York, where he will develop a partnership with Western New York Pride Center's Silver Pride Project to provide legal services to the aging LGBQT+ community.
Annie Manhardt has published an article describing her efforts to advocate the early release from prison for her older clients. Her article is available on the website of the ABA Commission on Law & Aging which is publishing a series of articles on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on older adults. Annie was a 2018-2019 Borchard Fellow with the Vermont Prisoners' Rights Office where she is now a staff attorney.
Lori Stiegel
The Center on Law and Aging mourns the recent passing of Lori Stiegel. Lori worked for many years with the ABA Commission on Law and Aging and was a passionate advocate for the rights of older people. She taught all of us so much about elder justice. We loved and admired her and will miss her deeply. More information about Lori's extraordinary work and life can be found here.
Center Director Publishes Article
Mary Jane Ciccarello, the director of the Borchard Center on Law and Aging, has published an article in the Winter 2019-20, Volume 43, Number 4 issue of Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging. The special issue on Older Adults and Access to Justice was guest edited by Charles Sabatino who directs the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. Mary Jane's article, "The Self-Help Center of the Utah State Courts: An Essential Component of Access to Justice" is included in the issue's section on models that support better access to justice.
Digital Asset Guide Published by Former Fellow Megan Yip
Megan Yip (Borchard Fellow 2008-2009) published recently her guide to digital assets. Your Digital Estate: A Consumer Guide to Digital Asset Estate Planning & the Post Death Administration of Digital Assets is available for free on the website of Megan's law firm where there is an easy download link. Megan describes the guide as a resource for anyone who has digital assets (e.g. files, photos, music, accounts, content…) and wants to include them in an estate plan.
