TCCL News & Events

Legal issues affecting the elderly and their loved ones are numerous. Join legal professionals from the Tulsa County Bar Association at “Layman’s Legal” and gain a better understanding of elder law.

The free program is from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 at Central Library, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue, in the Lecture Room. You may bring your lunch.

Join Cathy Welsh, of Welsh Law Ltd., to gain a layman’s perspective on disability planning, including use of durable powers of attorney, living trusts, living wills, and other means of delegating management and decision making to another in case of incompetency or incapacity. Also learn about patient’s rights, conservator/guardianships and estate planning.

While you are at the library, check out some resources to complement the program. Titles include: “Elder Law” and “Estate Planning” by Margaret C. Jasper, “The American Bar Association Legal Guide for Americans Over 50,” “The American Bar Association Guide to Wills & Estates: Everything You Need to Know About Wills, Estates, Trusts & Taxes,” “The Complete Retirement Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Safeguard Your Money, Your Health and Your Independence” by Peter Strauss, “A Guide to Elder Planning: Everything You Need to Know to Protect Yourself Legally & Financially” by Steve Weisman, “Plan Your Estate” by Denis Clifford, “8 Ways to Avoid Probate” by Mary Randolph, “Patients’ Rights in the Age of Managed Health Care” by Lisa Yount, “Power of Attorney Handbook” by Edward Haman and “Living Wills Simplified” by Dan Sitarz. Visit www.tulsalibrary.org/govdocs/laymanslegal.php for other titles.

The “Layman’s Legal” series continues with “Family Law,” Jan. 21; “Immigration Law,” Feb. 18; and “Rights in the Workplace,” May 20.

For more information about “Layman’s Legal,” contact Robbie Sittel, government documents librarian, at 596-7946, or visit www.tulsalibrary.org.