Lawrence A. Frolik

Professor Frolik's ground breaking scholarly work, particularly in the area of guardianship, has earned him recognition as a national expert on the legal issues of older Americans. One of the founders of the area now known as "Elder Law," he is the co-author of the treatise, Advising the Elderly or Disabled Client (Warren, Gorham, and Lamont, 2nd ed. 1999), a work that is widely praised by the practicing bar. He is also co-author of the first textbook on the legal problems of the elderly, Elderlaw: Cases and Materials (Lexis 2nd ed. 1999), co-authored the book--Counseling the Older Client (ALI/ABA 1997), and wrote Residence Options for Older or Disabled Clients (Warren, Gorham, and Lamont 1997), which reflects his current scholarly interest in the housing issues faced by elderly persons. He has also written numerous scholarly articles, and lectures frequently on elder law issues and on estate planning for families with disabled children.

Because of his expertise in elder law, Professor Frolik was appointed a congressional delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in 1995. He is Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Elder Law Section, Chair American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section Seniors' Issues Committee, and is past president of both the American Association of Law Schools Section on Law and Aging and of the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Council. Professor Frolik holds memberships in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, at whose national symposiums on elder law he is a frequent presenter.

He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Miami Law School's L.L.M. program in Estate Planning.

His interests in the field of evolutionary biology led to his appointment as co-director of the prestigious Gruter Institute Teaching Conference on Law, Biology and Human Behavior from 1996-2000.

Currently Teaching

• Torts (Fall 08)
• Elder Law (Fall 08)
• Literature & the Law Seminar (Spring 09)

Courses Previously Taught

• Elder Law Seminar
• Employee Benefits

Selected Publications

Books

• Lawrence A. Frolik, Residence Options for Older and Disabled Clients (ABA, 2008).
• Lawrence A. Frolik, The Law of Later-Life Health Care and Decision Making (ABA 2006).
• Lawrence A. Frolik & Richard Kaplan, Elder Law in a Nutshell (West 4th ed. 2006). Authored prior editions: (3rd ed. 2003), (2nd. ed. 1998), (1st ed. 1995).
• Lawrence A. Frolik & Kathryn Moore, The Law of Employee Pension and Welfare Benefits (Matthew Bender 2004). Includes Statutory Supplements.
• Lawrence A. Frolik & Alison Barnes, Elderlaw: Cases and Materials (LexisNexis 3d ed. 2003). Includes Selected Statutes and Regulations Supplements. Authored prior eds.(2d ed. 1999), (Michie 1st ed. 1992).
• Lawrence A. Frolik, The Grapes of Wrath: Can Justice Be Found on Route 66?, in Screening Justice – The Cinema of Law: Significant Films of Law, Order and Social Justice, (R. Strickland, et al. eds., William S. Hein & Co. 2006).

Articles:

• Lawrence A. Frolik, An Essay on the Need for Subsidized Mandatory Long-Term Care Insurance, 21 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policyy 517 (2007).
• Lawrence A. Frolik, The Challenges of Estate Planning With a Very Old Client, 34 Est. Plan. 3 (May 2007).
• Lawrence A. Frolik, Issues Facing Elderly Americans, American Association for Justice (Feb. 2007).
• Lawrence A. Frolik Mary F. Radford, "Sufficient” Capacity: The Contrasting Capacity Requirements For Different Documents, 2 NAELA J. 303 (2006).
• Lawrence A. Frolik, Paying for Long-Term Care, 17 Experience 35 ( ABA Senior Lawyers Division, Fall 2006).
• Lawrence A. Frolik, 'Old Age with Fears and Ills': Planning for the Very Old Client, 38th Annual University of Miami Philip E. Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning (2004).
• Lawrence A. Frolik, Assuming Nursing Home Quality Care: A Case of "Market Failure," 9 Ethics, L. & Aging Rev. 43 (2003).

Awards and Honors

• Excellence in Teaching Award (2008)
• Excellence in Teaching Award (1996)