Talk Justice: Episode 111
Aging With Dignity: How Legal Services Keep Seniors Safe
Legal experts discuss the critical role civil legal services play in addressing the legal needs of older Americans on Talk Justice. Last year, LSC-funded legal organizations assisted more than 312,000 Americans age 60 and up with their legal problems. Issues surrounding wills, power of attorney and advance directives are common for aging Americans, and seniors are often targeted for scams and fraud. These legal crises can exacerbate other stressors, such as rising housing costs and medical issues that can undermine seniors’ safety, stability and ability to age in their home with dignity and autonomy.
Listen and Share
Subscribe
Featured Guests
Michael Forton
Michael Forton has been Director of Advocacy for Legal Services Alabama since 2016. He previously led the Huntsville Office and handled housing, consumer, domestic, and appellate cases in state and federal court, including the U.S. Supreme Court. A former staff attorney with Florida Rural Legal Services, he earned his J.D. from the University of Alabama and graduated with honors from Michigan State.
Al Cutturini
Al Cutturini has served as the Elder Law Project Director for North Mississippi Rural Legal Services since January 2017. He was the managing attorney of the Foreclosure Prevention Unit of North Mississippi Rural Legal Services from 2012-16. He also served as adjunct professor for the Elder Law Clinic, a part of the University of Mississippi School of Law’s Clinical Programs. He serves as the Chair of the Board of Memory Makers Respite Day Services in Oxford.
Jeff Hittleman
Jeff Hittleman is the Supervising Attorney for the Senior Citizen Law Project. He oversees the delivery of free legal services to seniors in various areas of law, including landlord-tenant disputes, foreclosure defense, consumer rights, immigration, elder abuse and exploitation, and health and public benefits law.
Host
Lee Rawles
Lee Rawles joined the ABA Journal in 2010 as a web producer. She has also worked for the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal and Legacy.com. She holds an M.S. in New Media from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois.