Who Has Your Back?

I was sitting in a hotel room in Florida at 11:24 in the morning when my cousin called.  My aunt was in the hospital after having a stroke and learning she has a brain tumor. It was Saturday and the hospital wanted to discharge her to a rehabilitation facility on Monday.  Like many of our clients, my aunt had completed a will in the 1980s but did not have a financial power of attorney or health care directive.  Knowing that I am an elder care attorney, my cousin reached out to me for help.

We spent almost an hour on the phone outlining priority actions.  Although I could educate my cousin and tell her what needs to be done, I could not personally help because I don’t know the laws in Texas, where I am from and where my aunt lives. Fortunately, I do know people.

Immediately I reached out to my friend and colleague, Sandra Ard, from Ard Law Firm, PLLC, www.ArdLawFirm.com, in Dickinson, Texas.  After returning home from getting her nails done, Sandy spent the rest of her Saturday afternoon preparing legal documents and driving to Galveston to meet my aunt at the hospital to execute them.  Sandy could have said, “Call me on Monday.” But she didn’t.

I would not expect any lawyer, even a friend, to take such remarkable measures for a client.  I did not expect Sandy to do so just because it was my family member who needed help, but I was hopeful.

I was right to be, for one simple reason: Ard Law Firm is a member of Lawyers with Purpose. Sandy is the epitome of what a Lawyer with Purpose is and shows exactly what members in our community do for each other.  Sandy has my back! 

Without Lawyers with Purpose, I would not know Sandy Ard. Without Sandy Ard, I would not have been able to help my cousin and aunt so quickly.  Although many organizations offer similar software and training, Lawyers with Purpose has a community that cannot be compared or copied.

Want to experience this for yourself?

I may be able to get you in the door for the Practice Enhancement Retreat, Wednesday, October 21st – Friday, October 23rd.  Email me at vcollier@lawyerswithpurpose.com if you’re at all interested – I'll have your back – but do so quickly!

Victoria L. Collier, Co-Founder, Lawyers with Purpose, LLC, www.LawyersWithPurpose.com; Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation; Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Founder and  Managing  Attorney of The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L. Collier, PC, www.ElderLawGeorgia.com; Co-Founder of Veterans Advocates Group of America; Entrepreneur; Author; and nationally renowned Presenter.