RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell Law Senior Law Clinic Director Roger Manus recently presented on elder law at a continuing legal education seminar. The program, “Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity,” was presented on Dec. 2 following a Wake County Bar Association luncheon.
During the program, Manus discussed recognizing, understanding, and assessing diminished capacity, how to maintain a normal client-lawyer relationship as much as possible, and taking action to protect such clients when they cannot protect themselves.
“These can be challenging issues in practice, but so important to fulfilling our professional obligations to our clients,” said Manus.
Manus has more than 30 years of experience successfully advocating for elders and persons with disabilities on a wide range of issues. A former managing attorney and senior staff attorney with a mental disability law reform project, he served as lead attorney in several successful class action litigation matters. He has been honored as a Wingspread Fellow, a Root Tilden Public Interest Law Scholar, and with Distinguished Service Awards from the Community Living Association and Mental Health Association of North Carolina.
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