Gratitude

I am grateful to the following persons for their work and/or review, which contributed to this article and the cause:

• Daron Acemoğlu, Member, International Council, Transparency International; Institute Professor, Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• William E. Ahearn, Executive Editor (retired)

• Brett Arends, Columnist, MarketWatch

• Rachel Aviv, Writer, The New Yorker

• Holly Barker, Reporter, Bloomberg Law

• Fred Bayles, Director, State House Program Associate Professor, Journalism, College of Communication, Boston University

• Richard Black, Co-Director, Center for Estate Administration Reform

• Terri Black, Co-Director, Center for Estate Administration Reform

• Dominic Bodden, Illustrator

• Sarah Boonin, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Director of Clinical Programs (including the Health Law Clinic), Clinical Professor of Law, Suffolk University

• David Bornstein, Co-Founder & CEO, Solutions Journalism

• Nicole C. Brambila, Investigative Journalist; Staff Writer, LNP | LancasterOnline

• Michael Brasher; Chair, Board of Directors, KNME; General Manager, KANW (a NPR affiliate)

• Tracy Breton, Investigative and Legal Affairs Reporter (retired), The Providence Journal; Professor (retired) of the Practice in English/Nonfiction Writing Program, Brown University

• Jack Canfield, Founder and Chairman, Canfield Training Group; author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series

• Joshua Ceballos, Local Government and Investigations Reporter, WLRN (a NPR member station)

• Marta Ceroni, Co-director, Academy for Systems Change/Donella Meadows Project

• Elaine A. Chen, Project Manager, National Center on Elder Abuse at the Keck School of Medicine at USC

• Ashley Cullins, Senior Business Editor, The Hollywood Reporter

• Hilary Dalin, Director, Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Diane Dimond, author and investigative journalist

• Robert Dinerstein, Professor of Law, Director of the Disability Rights Law Clinic, Director of the Disability Rights Law Clinic, American University

• Bill Dodd, Research Translation Senior Project Officer, University of Tasmania

• XinQi Dong, Rush University Medical Center

• Andrew Downing, Professional Staff, Senator Mike Braun, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

• Julie Drizin, Executive Director, Current

• John Eberth, Communications Specialist, Senator George Borrello, New York State Senate

• Richard Eisenberg, Managing Editor (former) and Senior Web Editor (former), Money & Security and Work & Purpose channels, Next Avenue

• David M. English, Edward L. Jenkins Professor of Law, William Franklin Fratcher Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, School of Law

• Deborah Enix-Ross, President, American Bar Association; Senior Advisor, International Dispute Resolution Group, Debevoise & Plimpton

• Robin Fields (LinkedIn), Senior Editor, ProPublica

• Lawrence M. Friedman, Professor of Law, Stanford University

• Michael Gamel-McCormick PhD, Disability Policy Director; Senator Bob Casey, Chairman, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

• Susan Garland, Contributor, Retiring Section, The New York Times

• David Godfrey, Senior Attorney, Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association

• Meryl Gordon, Professor and Director, Magazine & Digital Storytelling Program, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University

• Petter Gottschalk, Professor Emeritus, Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, Norwegian Business School

• Ronnie Greene, Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg Law

• Emily Gurnon, Marketing Communications Manager, Maslon LLP

• Ulrik Haagerup, Founder and CEO, Constructive Institute, Aarhus University

• Tanni Haas, Professor; Communication Arts, Sciences and Disorders; Brooklyn College

• Colleen Heild, Investigative Reporter, Albuquerque Journal

• Crystal Hudson, Council Member, New York City Council (District 35 in Brooklyn)

• Jason Karlawish, Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

• Kerri Kasem, Founder, Kasem Cares

• Sarah Khasawinah, Deputy Staff Director, Senator Mike Braun, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

• Lee A. Kirksey, Judge, Fifth Judicial District Court, New Mexico Courts; Chair, New Mexico WINGS

• Annemarie M. Kelly, practicing attorney and Assistant Professor, Department of Health Administration, College of Health and Human Services, Eastern Michigan University

• Nina A. Kohn, David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law

• Sarah Kolick, Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Fellow

• Will Johnson, Producer and Host, The Perfect Scam, AARP

• Mark S. Lachs, Co-Director, Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care, Weill Cornell Medicine

• Eleanor Crosby Lanier, Clinical Professor Emerita, School of Law, University of Georgia

• Evelyn Larrubia (LinkedIn) is the Senior Editor for Technology and Business Investigations, The Washington Post

• Jack Leonard (LinkedIn), Senior Editor, ProPublica

• Kyser Lough, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Georgia

• Andy Mao, Deputy Director (Fraud Section) and Coordinator, Elder Justice Initiative, U.S. Department of Justice

• Jane Margesson, Communications Director, AARP Maine

• Lori Mars, Deputy Director, National Center on Elder Abuse at the Keck School of Medicine at USC

• Jaye Martin, Executive Director, Legal Services for Maine Elders

• Art Mason, Director (retired), Elder Abuse Prevention Program, Lifespan of Greater Rochester

• Scott McCartney, Former Reporter, “Middle Seat, Wall Street Journal; Adjunct Instructor of Journalism & Public Policy, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

• Karen McIntyre, Associate Professor of Multimedia Journalism and Director of Graduate Studies, Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Kenneth Miller, Writer, AARP The Magazine

• Nancy L. Morrow-Howell, Co-Director, Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging, Institute for Public Health and Bettie Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis

• Lisa Nerenberg, Executive Director, California Elder Justice Coalition

• Jay Newton-Small, Executive Editor and Vice President; Albuquerque Journal

• Katrina Northrop, Staff Writer, The Wire China

• John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO

• Rosanne V. Pagano, Associate Professor of Writing Program, Director, Master of Arts Program, Alaska Pacific University

• Jake Pearson, Reporter, ProPublica

• Megan Richelsoph, Judicial Intern at Superior Court of the District of Columbia

• Daniel Rivero, Investigative Reporter, WLRN (a NPR member station)

• Mathew S. Rosengart, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig

• Léonie Rosenstiel, Founder, Dayspring Resources; Vice President, New Mexico Press Women; author of Protecting Mama: Surviving the Legal Guardianship Swamp (Calumet Editions)

• Chris Roush, Dean (retired), School of Communications, Quinnipiac University

• Julie Schoen, Project Director, EAGLE; Emeritus, National Center for Elder Abuse, Keck School of Medicine of USC

• Matt Sedensky, National Writer, The Associated Press

• Liz Seegert, Health Journalist

• Martin E.P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology; Director, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania

• Pamela Shoemaker, Professor Emerita, Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University

• Chris Stazio, Chief of Staff/Communications Director, Senator Anthony Palumbo, New York State Senate

• Drew Sullivan, Co-Founder and Publisher, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)

• Kristin Thorne, Investigative Reporter, 7 On Your Side Investigates, WABC-TV Eyewitness News

• Joanne Tompkins, Research Associate, The Center for Guardianship Excellence

• Stephanie Weaver, Reading Eagle

• Kirsten Weir, freelance writer

• Stephen J. Wermiel, Professor of Practice of Law, Washington College of Law, American University

• Adrienne Westenfeld, Books and Fiction Editor, Esquire

• Carinne Wheedan, Director of Communications, FrameWorks Institute

• Erica Wood, Assistant Director (retired), Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association

This series on guardianship abuse and exploitation is inspired in part by the stories from many people who have been traumatized by their experiences. These people are now working in tandem with advocacy groups to change the system and ensure that others do not have to go through the same ordeal. Efforts include the testimony of fellow witnesses (listed below) who spoke before Senator Borrello and Senator Palumbo at their New York State Senate Guardianship Round Table Public Hearing (video archive) on August 25, 2022 in New York City.

• Nadia Antrobus

• Marilyn Chinitz

• Larry Gile

• Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, Founder, Elder Dignity

• Marian Kornicki, Founder, G.A.I.N.

• Julia Lichtblau

• Libra Max, Founder, #FreePeterMax

• Cindy Misfud

• Christine Montanti

• Sherry Moses

• Ellen Oxman