Legal Assistance

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What are your Advance Directives?

You have the right to make decisions about your medical treatment. These decisions become more difficult if, due to illness or a change in mental condition, you are unable to tell your doctor and loved ones what kind of healthcare treatments you want. That is why it is important for you to make your wishes known in advance.

Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare(Also known as Medical Power of Attorney.

In this document, you name a person as your healthcare Representative to make healthcare decisions on your behalf when you are unable to make them. Your proxy can interpret your wishes to your physician when you are not able. In order for advance directives to be honored, they must be included in your chart. If you (an adult) have not made decisions regarding your treatment in the event your diagnosed with a terminal and irreversible condition and you are unable to make decisions for yourself, your are permitted by law to make this declaration by designating a person to make medical decisions on your behalf. In such a situation the name person my execute a durable power of attorney for healthcare decisions (the person does not need to be a lawyer). They also may be called your healthcare surrogate.

Advance Directive (or Living Will)

In this document, you provide written instructions about the type of healthcare you would want or not want performed for you under various circumstances. When you are admitted into a hospital, you will be asked for you Advance Directive. A copy will be made part of your medical record. If you do not have an Advance Directive, you are urged to discuss this with your physician or family/support person so your wishes for treatment are understood.
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Withholding of Resuscitative Services (DNR-Do Not resuscitate)

You, as a patient, have the right to request the withholding of resuscitative services and the withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining procedures.

Much information for these directives is online and is often different by state.
One source is www.caringinfo.org.

Phone
318-222-7186
Toll Free
866-275-2572
Fax
318-221-1901
Address
720 Travis St.
Shreveport, LA 71101
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Provide free legal services to people with civil matters, below poverty guidelines.

Serves the following parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, Desoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll and Winn.

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Dedicated to legal and financial issues affecting seniors.

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Contact
Steven Covel
Phone
225-293-9472
Address
4911 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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Provides Services For Estate Planning and Registered Investment Adviser.

Phone
504-355-0970
Toll Free
800-826-9265
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Provide free legal services to people with civil matters, below poverty guidelines.

Serves the following parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, Desoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Webster, West Carroll and Winn.

Phone
504-355-0970
Toll Free
800-310-7029
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Louisiana Civil Justice Center is a free service through that provides legal information to Louisiana seniors.

Get help with family law problems, housing issues, disaster related issues and financial matters such as bankruptcy and social security.

Trained intake specialists will answer the call and gather information on the problem. An attorney will evaluate the information and then call the senior back to assist with the problem.

Louisiana Civil Justice Center cannot assist with criminal problems, but they can answer questions about identify theft.

Phone
225-922-0309
Address
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
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Living Wills, Cost of $20.00, and $5.00 for Revocation.

We Have the Living wills here in our office.

Phone
703-942-5711
Fax
703-563-9504
Address
1577 Springhill Rd., Ste. # 220
Vienna, Virginia 22182
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The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. is a non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations and others who work with older clients and their families.

Established in 1987. A referral system to find an elder law attorney in your area.

To use the website you can search for state, city, etc. to find an attorney to fit your needs.

Contact
Rebecca Buckley
Phone
318-213-8300
Fax
318-221-2205
Address
401 Market St., Ste. 930
Shreveport, LA 71101
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The Pro Bono Project refers indigent and low-income residents of Caddo and Bossier Parishes to private attorneys who volunteer their time through this Project.

The Pro Bono Project handles only civil, non-fee generating cases.

Intake is Tue-Thur from 1-4 pm. Call for application.

Services provided for Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law, Juvenile Law, and Real Estate Law.

Phone
318-221-8104
Fax
318-221-8115
Address
625 Texas St., Suite 100
Shreveport, LA 71101
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The ProBono Project refers indigent and low-income residents of Caddo & Bossier Parish to private attorneys who volunteer their time through the Project.

The Pro Bono Project handles only civil, non-fee generating cases.

Intake is by telephone ONLY, Mon-Thur 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.