Elder Legal Resources
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AARP Legal Services Network Free, 30 minute initial consult with participating attorney for AARP members over 50. AARP Legal Services Network
Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau Elder Law Project Telephone: 781-893-4793 Serves Waltham, Watertown, Newton, Brookline, Belmont, Needham, Weston, Wellesley
Greater Boston Legal Services Main Office: 197 Friend St., Boston, MA 02114 Voice: 617-371-1234 | TDD: 617-371-1228 |Toll-Free: 800-323-3205 Cambridge/Somerville Office: 60 Gore Street, Suite 3, Cambridge, MA 02141 Voice: 617-603-2700 | TDD: 617-494-1757 Provides free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income people in Boston and thirty-one additional cities and towns. Help ranges from legal advice to full case representation, depending on client need. Elder Law Unit, Domestic Violence, Housing Welfare, Unemployment, Immigration and Disability, and the Medicare Advocacy Project. Greater Boston Legal Services
Massachusetts Attorney General Finding the answers to questions about elder issues can sometimes be confusing. The Attorney General’s Office in Massachusetts has a statewide, toll-free telephone hotline to assist individuals on a wide range of elder issues. Telephone: 1-888-AG-Elder Massachusetts AttorneyGeneral
Massachusetts Bar Association Telephone: 1-800-392-6164 Lawyer Referral Service
Massachusetts Health Care Proxy Download Link at Massachusetts Medical Society website Health Care Proxy
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee For help related to involuntary commitment Telephone: 617-338-2345 Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) Attorneys in the private and public sectors who deal with legal issues affecting the elderly and disabled. Some of the issues NAELA members assist their clients with include, but are not limited to: public benefits, probate and estate planning, guardianship/conservatorship, and health and long-term care planning. This site will help you locate an Elder Law Attorney in your area. NAELA Neighborhood Legal Services Telephone: 781-599-7730
Older Women’s League Has both Greater Boston and Western Massachusetts chapters Telephone: 1-800-825-3695 Older Women's League
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In case of emergency, please call 911 or your local hospital emergency service.
This content was last modified on: 07/29/2015
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