Critical Legal Issues on Agenda for ABA House of Delegates at Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles.
Among the resolutions scheduled for consideration:
'Propose a vigorous new approach to combating elder abuse, including creation of special elder abuse units within prosecutors’ offices. (Recommendation 105A) '
With more than 413,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.
SOURCE: prweb
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The fact that '....a vigorous new approach to combating elder abuse ..." is a proposal for discussion at this high-profile meeting of the ABA; is most encouraging for Elder Advocates. We just hope that the proposal will be accepted, and recommendation made to the relevant levels of government.
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