Elder Law: Advocacy for the Aging is a comprehensive one-volume softbound pamphlet on the practice of elder law that is designed to help attorneys handle their clients’ needs effectively and compassionately. The volume is organized into 28 chapters covering the practice of elder law:

• Ethical issues in elder law practice
• Planning for longer life
• Planning for the transfer of assets
• Planning for incapacity
• Health care decision making and advance directives
• Guardianship and conservatorship
• Special needs trusts
• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Long-term care options
• Social Security Retirement Benefits
• Social Security disability
• Supplemental security income
• Social Security administration appeals process
• Veterans' benefits
• Government employee retirement programs
• Private employer retirement plans
• Individual retirement accounts
• Taxation
• Housing
• Supplemental nutrition assistance program
• Family rights and responsibilities
• Elder abuse
• Consumer credit protection
• Age and disability discrimination
• Community resources

Appendices include State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs, State Area Agencies on Aging, Legal Services for the Aging, Adult Protective Services, Resources for Health Care Decision Making, Resources on Financial Exploitation and Scams, Medicare/Medicaid Information and Assistance, Advocacy Organizations, and Organizations and Resources for Attorneys.