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Elder Law Clinic
Elder Law Clinic | For Law Students | For the Public | Law School Clinics
With the nation’s population aging,
elder law has become one of the fastest growing areas of law
practice. Since the mid-1970s, students in the Elder Law
Clinic have provided free legal advice and representation to
individuals aged 60 and over in the seven West Alabama
counties of Bibb, Greene, Hale, Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, and
Tuscaloosa. Last year, the clinic, under the guidance of clinic
director Hugh Lee, assisted over 800 elderly persons.
Legal assistance includes all necessary assistance and advocacy
in matters such as health care,Medicare,Medicaid and
other public benefits, protection from abuse, neglect and
exploitation, advance directives and durable powers of
attorney, will drafting, consumer fraud, and a broad array
of other civil legal needs. The Elder Law Clinic also provides
education on elder law matters to community and
nursing home residents and operates an informational
website at www.uaelderlaw.org/.
more information for law students
Students provide legal advice and representation to individuals aged 60 and over on civil matters such as health care; medicare, medicaid and other public benefits; protection from abuse, neglect, and exploitation; advance directives and durable powers of attorney; will drafting; consumer fraud; and a broad array of other legal needs. For the first half day of registration, enrollment is limited to third-year students or those with at least 54 credit hours. After that, second-year students may also enroll.
more information for the public
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 870392, Tuscaloosa 35487-0392
Physical Address:
The University of Alabama School of Law, 101 Paul Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa 35401
Phone number:
(205) 348-4960
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