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The call they’ve been dreading finally comes. Hearts pounding, the
grandparents race to the home their daughter shares with her husband
and baby girl. A police officer is standing in the street, holding the
baby in his arms. Inside the apartment, the baby’s mother lies dead,
stabbed multiple times, probably while the tiny girl looked on. The
murderer is the baby’s father. The grandparents had become increasingly
concerned about his controlling, violent behavior. Their daughter
always brushed aside their comments. But they were right.
At Legal Assistance for Seniors, guardianship is
one of the most rewarding areas of our practice.
Another grandmother worries endlessly over her four-year old
grandchild. Usually he lives with her, but the woman’s daughter, a
schizophrenic and drug addict, often travels, leading her little boy on
an endless round of chaotic journeys which take her out of the United
States. The grandmother doesn’t know how her daughter gets money to
support herself and her child.
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 Jim Treggiari is the
newest attorney to join the staff at Legal Assistance for Seniors.
Most recently, Jim volunteered at the Homeless Advocacy Project in
San Francisco defending clients against evictions. He is a 2008
graduate of Golden Gate University Law School in San Francisco and
worked as a social worker in Los Angeles and New Hampshire before law
school. He also holds a Masters degree in social work from UCLA.
“Law is a great opportunity to help a growing
underserved population. Everyone I talk to has a story about elder
abuse or financial abuse involving an older person.”
Jim switched careers because he saw law as “an opportunity to expand
what I could do for people” and was eager to join LAS because he sees
our work as an extension of social work. “Law is a great opportunity to
help a growing underserved population. Everyone I talk to has a story
about elder abuse or financial abuse involving an older person.”
Jim grew up in the town of Nashua, New Hampshire, outside of Boston,
and now lives in Berkeley with his wife, Cheryl Simon, who is a social
worker.
Welcome, Jim!
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