ELDER JUSTICE
The latest writing and research from our team of dedicated experts
Third Edition. Created in a partnership between The Weinberg Center and Project Guardianship
By Elisa Fisher, MPH, MSW, Sheaba Daniel, MPH, Mayssa Gregoire, BS
The New York Academy of Medicine, March 2024
By Tristan Sullivan-Wilson Esq., Deirdre Lok Esq., and Joy Solomon Esq.
Touro Law Review, July 2022
By Tristan Sullivan-Wilson and Deirdre Lok
Family Advocate, American Bar Association, February 2022
February 2022
By Sierra Smucker, Esther M. Friedman, Meagan Cahill, Jirka Taylor, John Daly, Regina A. Shih
RAND Corporation, May 2021
By Deirdre Lok Esq., Tristan Sullivan-Wilson Esq. and Joy Solomon Esq.
New York Law Journal, March 2021
By: Sierra Smucker, Esther Friedman, Meagan Cahill, and Jirka Taylor
RAND Corporation, May 2021
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
By Deirdre Lok, Esq., Meredith Levine, LMSW and Tristan Sullivan-Wilson, Esq.
Voice of Experience, American Bar Association, August 2020
By Joy Solomon
Journal of the American Society on Aging, Spring 2020
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
By Risa Breckman, LCSW, Malya Levin, Esq., Leslie Mantrone, LMSW, Joy Solomon, Esq.
January 2020
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
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