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"Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacities, 2nd Edition" A Handbook for Lawyers , 2nd Edition | American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and American Psychological Association Synopsis by David Godfrey The second edition of the Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacities updates and builds on the groundbreaking work of the first edition published 16 years ago. The second edition incorporates developments in human rights, supported decision-making and decision supports, advances in understanding financial ability, and increased awareness of elder abuse inc...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This post highlights upcoming opportunities for stakeholder engagement related to regulatory initiatives to address transportation emissions, which include Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) stakeholder meetings and a public comment period on the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Draft Model Rule. MassDEP Stakeholder Meetings on MHDV Emissions The Roadmap notes that medium- and heavy-duty on-road vehicles (MHDV), rail and aviation produce approximately 14 percent of the Commonwealth's ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This post highlights upcoming opportunities for stakeholder engagement related to regulatory initiatives to address transportation emissions, which include Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) stakeholder meetings and a public comment period on the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) Draft Model Rule. MassDEP Stakeholder Meetings on MHDV Emissions The Roadmap notes that medium- and heavy-duty on-road vehicles (MHDV), rail and aviation produce approximately 14 percent of the Commonwealth's ...

In-Person Client Meetings and COVID-19 Tuesday, April 13, 2021 A fellow attorney just circulated a poll to his friends asking, “Are you starting to meet with your clients in person?” If you are restarting in-person meetings with your clients, consider whether you are in a jurisdiction that mandates contact tracing and whether that conflicts with your duty to maintain a client’s confidential information confidential. Every jurisdiction has adopted some form of  ABA Model  Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information. It provides in part that: (a) A lawyer shall n...

SCR 20:1.4 addresses the lawyer’s duty to communicate with the client. 11 The current pandemic or any other disaster or emergency makes regular contact with clients more important than ever. The client needs to know how to contact the lawyer just as the lawyer must know how to contact the clients. For example, if telephone calls and emails are routed through the firm’s communication system, the lawyers must regularly access office voicemail, email and any other methods of client communication regularly used in the office to ensure no communications are missed. If firm lawyers work remotel...