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Legal Assistance for Seniors

Legal Assistance for Seniors provides free legal advice and representation, health insurance counseling, and community education to qualified Alameda County residents.
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Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS) provides free Legal Service and community education and training to Seniors.

Through our Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), LAS provides free individual counseling and community education to Medicare beneficiaries.


Reflections on the 5th Annual Elder Abuse Conference

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The Fifth Annual Conference on Elder Abuse was held on June 18, 2010, at Oakland City Hall. The theme, “No Excuse for Elder Abuse,” underscored the fifteen excellent presentations of the day and was highlighted by keynote speaker Natalie Denburg, Ph.D, Associate Professor at the Department of Neurology, University of Iowa.

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2009 Fundraising Event - "Serving Seniors Never Gets Old"

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Read Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan's award presentation remarks

Read Priscilla Camp's acceptance speech

On Friday, October 23, a sold-out crowd of 270 friends, colleagues and fans of veteran Oakland Elder Law attorney, Priscilla Camp, gathered at the Silver Dragon restaurant in Oakland to pay tribute to Priscilla as Legal Assistance for Seniors honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The luncheon, entitled "Serving Seniors Never Gets Old," was LAS' annual fundraising event.

The fundraising event, a project of the LAS Board of Directors, was the most successful ever.

Belva Davis, host of KQED's "This Week in Northern California," graciously agreed to act as Mistress of Ceremonies. Following a welcome by LAS Board President, Catherine Duggan, Executive Director Francel D'Andrea introduced Elizabeth Harris, a former LAS client, who expressed gratitude for the work LAS did on her behalf.

Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court Carol A. Corrigan then spoke about Ms. Camp and presented her with the award, a beautiful engraved crystal vase.

To read more about Priscilla Camp and her many achievements, please click here.

The festivities continued with the drawing for some outstanding raffle prizes, including a one-week vacation in Hawaii and a stay at the Claremont Resort & Spa.

The fundraising event, a project of the LAS Board of Directors  and chaired this year by the president, Catherine Duggan, was the most successful ever. Proceeds will be used to support free legal services and community education for Alameda County residents over the age of 60.

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Winter 2010 Newsletter

LAS Expands Guardianship Program with Court Partnership; Elder Abuse Presentation at Legal Justice Center; Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment; and more.

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LAS Wish List

In kind donors can make a significant difference in the financial health of our agency. Please consider if you might be able to help us out with some items we need.

  • Office Supplies (copy paper, pens, pencils, post it pads, legal pads, etc.)
  • Janitorial Supplies (paper towels, toilet paper, liquid soap, etc.)
  • First Class postage stamps
  • Portable GPS station for community education and client home visits
  • Pre-paid cell phones
  • Taxi vouchers for emergency client travel
  • Pens imprinted with LAS contact information
  • 2 person Reception Workstation Furniture
  • Reception area furniture
  • 18 12" wide Individual Lockers
Technology
  • 3 Personal Computers new or used (Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 to 3GHz, 1GB Ram, 106 SATA hard drive, CDRW/DVD, Windows XP Professional)
  • 3 LCD Monitors (19’ flat screen)
  • 3 HP LaserJet P1005 printers
  • Laptop computer
  • 3 sets Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 Sotfware
  • PRI Card to update our telephone switch from copper to digital

Will you help with one of these items or something else you have available that we may be able to use? Please call Francel D'Andrea at (510)832-3040.