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Articles From Karl Menninger

Editor resigns: Newsletter goes on By Karl Menninger Elder Law, June 2005 I have decided to step down as editor of this newsletter. I've been doing this for over 10 years, and while I know that's hardly a record tenure for newsletter editors, it seems long enough for me.
Second gear on the information superhighway: slightly advanced Internet navigation By Karl Menninger Elder Law, June 2001 In the last newsletter, there was an introductory article on computers and the Internet (Easing on the to Information Superhighway: Internet Basics, Elder Law, Vol. 5, No. 3).
Easing on to the superhighway: computers and the Internet for technologically challenged lawyers By Karl Menninger Elder Law, May 2001 While this newsletter (and others) have been referring to "the information superhighway," "Web sites," "e-mail" and "computer-based legal research," it has been pointed out that not all lawyers are familiar with computers and that this newsletters could have a useful article on the basics of computers and the Internet.
A lawyer in a non-legal state job: in the belly of the bureaucracy By Karl Menninger Government Lawyers, March 2001 While there are many lawyers in state service, not all of them represent the state in litigation, act as administrative law judges or are "in-house" counsel for state agencies.
Illinois Supreme Court holds grandparent visitation law unconstitutional as applied to parents who object By Karl Menninger Elder Law, February 2001 Grandparent visitation laws, passed in response to pressure from senior citizens with the implication that visits with grandparents are always (or usually) good for the child, have been the subject of constitutional challenges in several states.
Notes from the chair By Karl Menninger Elder Law, June 1999 This newsletter has focused on practical, useful issues to assist the elder law practitioner.
Notes from the chair By Karl Menninger Elder Law, April 1999 If your local bar association is casting about for an activity for this year's Law Day, you might propose an activity involving the rights of older persons.
Notes from the chair By Karl Menninger Elder Law, January 1999 The changes in our society's technology can be difficult to comprehend. There were people who watched humans land on the moon who were alive when the first manned flight happened.

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