1.   An attorney experienced in the growing field of elder law, Christine Larson adds that the discharge of a patient can only be to a spouse or legal guardian.

2.   Bogre, director of photography at the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York, is going back to school to study elder law.

3.   Davidow, of Islandia, N.Y., is part of a booming legal specialty called elder law.

4.   It is important to ask questions before selecting a lawyer who specializes in elder law.

5.   Much of the growth of Medicaid estate planning, officials said, is because of more aggressive marketing and advertising by elder law specialists.

6.   The lawyers get a day of training and monthly newsletters, which provide updates on elder law and can be distributed to clients.

7.   These documents need to be reviewed and updated periodically, preferably by an elder law attorney.

8.   Women lawyers disillusioned with the cold, analytical world of litigation might consider a switch to elder law.