Elder Justice

The latest writing and research from our team of dedicated experts

Elder Abuse in Guardianship Cases: A Legal Resource Guide

Third Edition. Created in a partnership between The Weinberg Center and Project Guardianship

Need, Access, Impact, and Opportunities: Findings From a Multi-Site Evaluation of Elder Justice Shelters in the U.S.

By Elisa Fisher, MPH, MSW, Sheaba Daniel, MPH, Mayssa Gregoire, BS

The New York Academy of Medicine, March 2024

End of Life, Elder Abuse, and Guardianship: An Exploration of New York’s Surrogate Decision-Making Framework

By Tristan Sullivan-Wilson Esq., Deirdre Lok Esq., and Joy Solomon Esq.
Touro Law Review, July 2022

Ageism and Bias in Family Law

By Tristan Sullivan-Wilson and Deirdre Lok

Family Advocate, American Bar Association, February 2022

Power and Control Wheel for People with Dementia

February 2022

An Initial Evaluation of the Weinberg Center for Elder Justice’s Shelter Model for Elder Abuse and Mistreatment

By Sierra Smucker, Esther M. Friedman, Meagan Cahill, Jirka Taylor, John Daly, Regina A. Shih

RAND Corporation, May 2021

Elder Abuse, Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision-Making

By Deirdre Lok Esq., Tristan Sullivan-Wilson Esq. and Joy Solomon Esq.

New York Law Journal, March 2021

Elder Abuse: Innovative Solutions to Address a Growing Problem

By: Sierra Smucker, Esther Friedman, Meagan Cahill, and Jirka Taylor

RAND Corporation, May 2021

They Decided to Stay: Elder Abuse Shelters, Care Communities and Covid-19

By Joy Solomon, Esq. and Malya Levin, Esq.

National Center on Elder Abuse Blog, August 2020

Elder Abuse Shelter: From Model to Movement Fact Sheet

August 2020

Elder Abuse and Guardianship: End of Life Decisions in the COVID-19 Era

By Deirdre Lok, Esq., Meredith Levine, LMSW and Tristan Sullivan-Wilson, Esq.

Voice of Experience, American Bar Association, August 2020

The Weinberg Center for Elder Justice: A Place to Shelter

By Joy Solomon

Journal of the American Society on Aging, Spring 2020

Elder Abuse Shelter Programs: From Model to Movement

By Malya Kurzweil Levin, Daniel Reingold, and Joy Solomon

Journal of the American Society on Aging, Spring 2020

Justice Reclaimed: The Weinberg Center Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020

June 2020

Safety in a Time of “Social Distancing”: Older Adults Experiencing Abuse during COVID-19

April 2020

The Things They Carry: Advancing Trauma-Informed Responses to Elder Abuse

By Risa Breckman, LCSW, Malya Levin, Esq., Leslie Mantrone, LMSW, Joy Solomon, Esq.

January 2020

Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on Elder Mistreatment and Response in New York City: Initial Lessons

By Joy Solomon, Deirdre Lok, et al.

Journal of Applied Gerontology, April 2020

Shelter: The Missing Link In a Coordinated Community Response to Elder Abuse

January 2019

Predatory Marriages: A Growing Concern

by Deborah S. Ball and Malya Kurzweil Levin

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Winter 2018

How to Screen for Elder Fraud and Abuse

By Joy Solomon, Esq., Deirdre Lok, Esq., and Brooke Santoro, LMSW. With Special Thanks to Brian Kupferberg, Student of the HELP Clinic, Brooklyn Law School Class of ‘17

Bifocal, American Bar Association, July-August 2019

Development and Spanish translation of the Weinberg Center Risk and Abuse Prevention Screen (WC-RAPS)

by Mildred Ramirez, Joy Solomon, Marlene Riquelme, Brooke Santoro, Daniel Reingold & Jeanne A. Teresi

Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 2018

Methodological Approaches to the Analyses of Elder Abuse Screening Measures: Application of Latent Variable Measurement Modeling to the WC-RAPS

by Jeanne A. Teresi, Katja Ocepek-Welikson, Mildred Ramirez, Joy Solomon & Daniel Reingold

Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 2018

Vulnerable Veterans Left in the Lurch: The Continued Harm of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

By Aaron Kurtzer and Jordan Lipschik with Professor Deirdre Lok and Malya Kurzweil Levin

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Winter 2017

Powers of Attorney: Ascertaining Capacity?

By Sarah Duval and Malya Kurzweil Levin

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Fall 2016

Advantages of the Elder Law Clinic Experience

By Emily Bensco, Adam Cooper, and Kristen Chang with Deirdre Lok, Donna Harkness and Matthew Andres

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Fall 2016

Westchester County’s Multidisciplinary Team: Community Response to Complex Elder Abuse Cases

by Malya Kurzweil Levin and Joy Solomon

Westchester Lawyer, May 2017

Putting the “Sex” in Sexagenarian: Older Adults, Dementia and the Case of Henry Rayhons

by Malya Levin, Joy Solomon and Deirdre Lok

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Winter 2016

Aging Outside the Traditional Family: Problems and Possibilities

by Cate Russel, Hina Qureshi, and Deirdre Lok

Experience, American Bar Association, 2016

Power of Attorney: Who Is Your Client?

by Sarah Duval and Malya Levin

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Summer 2016

“Coming Full Circle to Help Her Elders”, The New York Times, November 7, 2015

In this New York Times op-ed, Weinberg Center Director and Managing Attorney Joy Solomon describes the personal and professional journey that led her to become an advocate for elders experiencing abuse

Aging Outside the Traditional Family: Problems and Possibilities

by Cate Russell and Hina Qureshi with Deirdre Lok

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Summer/Fall 2015

Ethics and Elder Abuse: An Attorney’s Obligations, Part 1

by Malya Levin and Deirdre Lok

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal , New York State Bar Association, Spring 2015

Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams: Planning for the Future

by Risa Breckman, LCSW, Jean Callahan, Esq., MSW, and Joy Solomon, Esq.

Report from a September 2014 symposium organized by the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at the City University of New York, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, and the NYC Elder Abuse Center

Changing of The Guardians: A Criticism and Analysis of the New York Guardianship Statute’s Impact on Elder Abuse Victims

by Joy Solomon, Esq., Deirdre Lok, Esq., and Malya Kurzweil Levin, Esq.

NAELA Journal, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Fall 2014

Heeding the Call: Response to National Survey on Elder Law Education

by Joy Solomon and Meredith Feinman

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal , New York State Bar Association, Fall 2014

Financial Exploitation of the Elderly: Legislative Update

by Elizabeth Henry Klampert and Malya Levin

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Fall 2014

Spotlight on Elder Abuse: Looking Up from the Law

by Joy Solomon and Malya Levin

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Summer 2014

Elder Abuse Prevention: The Shelter Model and the Long Term Care Facility

by Daniel A. Reingold, J.D., M.S.W., Joy Solomon, Esq., and Malya Levin, Esq.

Elder Abuse and Its Prevention Workshop Summary, Institute Of Medicine and National Research Council of The National Academies, 2014, The National Academies Press

Why Elder Law? A Recent Graduate’s Perspective

by Malya Levin, Deirdre Lok, and Joy Solomon

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Spring 2013

The Sexual Revolution’s Last Frontier: How Silence About Sex Undermines Health, Well-Being, and Safety in Old Age

by Marie-Therese Connolly, Risa Breckman, Jean Callahan, Mark Lachs, Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik, and Joy Solomon

Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging, Fall 2012

Creating an Elder Abuse Shelter: A Best-Practice Model for Nonprofit Nursing Homes

by Joy Solomon and Daniel Reingold

Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging, Fall 2012

Elder Abuse in Guardianship Cases: A Legal Resource Guide

Second Edition. Created in a partnership between the The Weinberg Center and The Guardianship Project, a Demonstration Project of Vera Institute of Justice

Brooklyn Law School Launches Elder Rights Clinic

by Deirdre M.W. Lok and Jane Landry-Reyes

Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, Winter 2014

Brooklyn Law School Elder Rights Clinic Takes Unique Housing Court Approach

by Deirdre Lok

The Voice of Experience, Spring 2014