DePaul law students assist seniors during the Pro Bono Week Donate-A-Day in November 2016.
For the sixth consecutive year, DePaul
University College of Law's Pro Bono and Community Service Initiative
and the Center for Disability and Elder Law held a day of service as
part of Pro Bono Week's Donate-A-Day, an initiative celebrated around the country
wherein legal professionals provide their services to those in need.
Under the tutelage of the Center for Disability and Elder Law's legal
director Tom Wendt, participants aided low-income seniors in drafting
living wills and powers of attorney for health care and property.
Attorney,
alumni and student volunteers spent the day at the Center on Addison. During
the workshop, they interviewed and assisted more than 15 seniors in
creating important legal documents. First-year student Dave Hem praised the program, saying it was “one of the greatest
volunteer experiences I have ever had. Not only did I learn about
issues impacting low income seniors in this country, it allowed me
the opportunity to help them. ... It was very enlightening for me to
note the differences in public service provisions between developed
countries (like the United States) and developing countries (like
Cambodia, where I am from). … I look forward to participating in
such activities again.”