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Hi, and welcome to the Longview. I'm Amy Arnaut, portfolio strategist for Morningstar.

And I'm Christine Benz, Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning for Morning Star.

Our guest on the podcast today is Harry Margolis. Harry has been representing seniors, individuals with special needs, and their families since he started Elder Law Services,

the predecessor of Margolis, Blom, and Dagestino in June, 1987.

His firm helps clients pay for long-term care, manage the incapacity of a family member,

and plan for safe and productive futures for their children and grandchildren.

Harry served as editor of the Elder Law Report, a monthly newsletter for attorneys for three decades.

He has been selected as a fellow of both the National Academy of Elder Law attorneys and the American College of Trust and Estate Council.

He has founded two websites and answers consumer questions online at www.

ask harry. info. In addition, Harry writes about elder care issues on his substack,

risking old age in America, also known as okayboomer.substack.com, and has a podcast with the same

name. Harry, welcome to the Longview. I'm happy to be here. We wanted to start out by talking a little bit about your

background. Can you tell us how you first became interested in elder law as a specialty?

Wow, that goes back a ways, and it was very much by chance. I was working for a larger law firm in Boston. And at the time, as part of

the pro bono commitment, they staffed one position at Greater Boston Elderly Legal Services.

And I went over there for what was originally going to be a four-month stint. I found out about

elder law when the field was in its infancy.

I ended up staying at Legal Services Office for seven months and then going out on my own and

hanging a shingle to do elder law.

So what were the aspects of elder law that attracted you in the beginning?

So it seemed like a field of law, I think it is a field of law,

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