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Legal Counsel for the Elderly
601 E St. NW 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20049
lce@aarp.org

Main Number: 202-434-2120
Legal Hotline: 202-434-2170
Long Term Care Ombudsman: 202-434-2190
Senior Medicare Patrol: 202-434-2099

Legal Counsel for the Elderly

Types of Cases LCE Handles

LCE handles cases for Washington, D.C. residents who are age 60 and older. We also handle Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability cases for D.C. residents age 55 and older. LCE handles most types of civil (not criminal) legal matters using staff attorneys, attorneys in private practice who volunteer their time, and specially trained nonattorney volunteers. Where we cannot help directly, we refer clients to someone who can.

Some of the areas that we most commonly handle include:
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Pro Bono Opportunities

Pro Bono Wills & Powers of Attorney

Please agree to handle an elderly, low-income senior’s pro bono will and powers of attorney for health care and finance. We have a backlog of 100 seniors on our waiting list for a pro bono attorney. See All Pro Bono Opportunities

LCE EVENTS CALENDAR

  • May 13 – SMP continues its "boots on the ground" series at Iona Active Senior Wellness Program, St. Albans Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 
  • May 17 – Financial Fraud Prevention Presentation, UPO Foster Grandparent Program, Mathews Memorial Church, 2616 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
  • June 1 – DCHCD Housing Expo, Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Pl. NW, 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

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