The elderly are increasingly a subject of national concern. Advances in nutrition and medical science, along with favorable life style changes have contributed significantly to the life expectancy of all Americans. The explosion of the baby boomer generation suggests that our nation will have to deal with much larger populations of the elderly. Congress and state legislatures have responded with laws, regulations, and bureaucracies. Law and regulations relating to the elderly are expanding to meet both the exciting crisis and in anticipation of even greater numbers of people who make up our elderly population. Elder law has become a specialty.

Since 1995, the University of Kansas School of Law has been a leader in offering both course work and a clinical experience for law students wanting exposure to the practice of elder law. In recent years, the KU law school has further expanded course offerings, created a Certificate Program for those law students wanting to pursue a focused study of elder law, and developed an LL.M. Program in Elder Law, a post-juris doctorate program concentrated on the study and practice of elder law.

Browse this website to learn more about the Elder Law Program at the University of Kansas School of Law.