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Oregon State Bar Bulletin — APRIL 2009

Features

Keeping an Eye
Out for Elders
Tough Times Call for Knowing the Signs of Abuse or Neglect
By Janine Robben

Signs and Symptoms of Possible Elder Abuse

Statewide Adult Protective Services Data for Persons Aged 65 and Older and Adults with Physical Disabilities

Wanted:
A Few Good Mentors
Concept of What
Makes a Good Mentor (and How to Find One)
Is Changing Rapidly
By Melody Finnemore

Columns

Bar Counsel
Going Paperless:
Ethical considerations
By Helen Hierschbiel

The Legal Writer
Word Choices III:
Verb pairs that puzzle
By Suzanne E. Rowe

Legal.Online
Barefoot, with Bricks:
ABA launches lackluster networking site
By Robert J. Ambrogi

Profiles in the Law
Advocate for Justice: Teresa Schmid, OSB’s new executive director
By Cliff Collins

Managing Your Practice
The E-mail Blizzard: Tips for taming your inbox
By Sheila Blackford

Legal Practice Tips
Patent Litigation: If you’re going to do it, do it right
By Peter E. Heuser and Robert A. Schlacter

Law and Life
Order in the Office:
Why organization is essential to the legal profession
By Kelly Lynn Anders

Parting Thoughts
Achieving Desirable Social Goals
By the Hon. James R. Hargreaves

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Oregon’s 65-and-older population is expected to double between 2000 and 2008. As this number soars and the economy plummets, officials are strug-gling to investigate and prosecute cases of elder abuse and neglect. Janine Robben explains how lawyers can help by watching for the trouble signs.