Living Wills

The Maryland State Bar Association highly encourages attorneys to make their legal services available to individual who cannot afford legal assistance or to help non-profit organizations in achieving their purpose.   Here are some of the activities I have been involved in during the past year. Wills for Heroes: This program involved preparation of simple wills, [...]

Boris Veysman wrote an interesting article on Do Not Resuscitate orders from a Physician’s viewpoint that was published in the Washington Post.   A physician or nurse practitioner must sign a DNR order. Maryland Emergency Medical Services explains the effect of the order and you can download a form from their website.   Do Not Resuscitate Orders are [...]

Last month I was asked to speak at a retirement conference on the need for everyone to have an Advance Directive. An Advance Directive is a combination of powers of attorney for medical decisions and a living will. The powers of attorney names an agent who will make decisions for your medical care in the [...]