After 20 years of representing families, I have come to understand this work as a vocation. Families seek accountability, but they also need someone to bear witness to their pain, honor the dignity of the person they love, and help them find healing and closure. Elder Justice is therefore rooted in the belief that trial advocacy is love advocacy—and that the civil justice system can be a channel of both justice and mercy.
I also believe there is strength in numbers. The Elder Justice Network brings together lawyers from across the country selected according to three defining criteria: Exude Goodness. Be Specialized. Be Accomplished.
Elder Justice Activism unites local communities nationwide through education, service, and advocacy. Together, we seek to create a culture in which the dignity of America’s elders is so widely recognized that elder neglect becomes socially intolerable, legally unacceptable, and morally unthinkable.
