25 Years of Elder Law: An Integrative and Historical Account of the Field of Law and Aging
Abstract
Twenty-five years have passed since my first exposure to the field of “elder
law.” From a “young” master’s student I have become a law professor
and a gerontologist who specializes in law and aging. The journey I
have personally experienced in the last quarter-century provided me
with some perspective regarding the field of elder law (or, as I prefer to
call it, law and aging).
In this Article, I try to summarize my experience and share some
personal insights on the field. This is naturally a very personal and
subjective experience. However, it may be constructive to others in
shaping the next twenty-five years of the field. Hence, the goal of this
Article is to provide both an integrative description of the developments
in the field and some propositions for possible future directions.
law.” From a “young” master’s student I have become a law professor
and a gerontologist who specializes in law and aging. The journey I
have personally experienced in the last quarter-century provided me
with some perspective regarding the field of elder law (or, as I prefer to
call it, law and aging).
In this Article, I try to summarize my experience and share some
personal insights on the field. This is naturally a very personal and
subjective experience. However, it may be constructive to others in
shaping the next twenty-five years of the field. Hence, the goal of this
Article is to provide both an integrative description of the developments
in the field and some propositions for possible future directions.