The Serving Our Seniors project educates Illinois seniors about estate-planning and facilitates the drafting of advance directives for Illinois seniors by pro bono attorneys.

Serving Our Seniors Attorney Orientation Video
Serving Our Seniors is a national public service project of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Pro Bono attorneys give legal advice and prepare documents for senior citizens needing help with estate planning.

Pro Bono Senior Center Initiative Training
Training on how prepare Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Property, as well as Living Will Declarations.

Assisting Seniors with a Power of Attorney for Property
[Text Only Version]
Use this guide to find answers to a client's questions about POAs for property, create and edit POA forms for your clients and obtain related information.

Assisting Seniors with a Power of Attorney for Health Care
[Text Only Version]
Use this guide to find answers to a client's questions about POAs for health care, create and edit POA forms for your clients and obtain related information.

Assisting Seniors with a Living Will Declaration
[Text Only Version]
Use this guide to find answers to a client's questions about a Living Will Declaration, create and edit Living Will Declaration forms for your clients and obtain related information.

Simple Will
An online interview which creates a simple will for use by Illinois pro bono attorneys and legal aid advocates. Includes gifts of cash, personal property and real property, and guardianship of minor children.

To learn more about the Serving Our Seniors program and advance directives in Illinois, please explore the links on this page.

Serving Our Seniors is a national public service initiative of the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers' Division. For further information about the Young Lawyers' Division's national project, please visit the ABA's website.

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