Carolyn L. Dessin is an associate professor of law and director of Moot Court programs at The University of Akron School of Law. She received her B.M.Ed., magna cum laude, from Temple University, M.M. from Westminster Choir College and J.D., magna cum laude, from Villanova University, where she was editor-in-chief of the Villanova Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Professor Dessin teaches Individual Taxation; Elder Law; Wills, Trusts and Estates; and Drafting for Estates. Her bar admissions include Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and she is a member of the American Bar Association. Professor Dessin’s research focuses on elder law, probate law and commercial law, and she is an expert in elder law and elder abuse. Her recent articles include “Protecting the Older Client in Multigeneration Representation” (38 Family L. Q. 247-268 (2004)) and “Financial Abuse of the Elderly: Is the Solution a Problem?” (34 McGeorge Law Review 267 (2003)). Prior to joining the Akron law faculty in 1999, Professor Dessin was an Associate Professor at the Widener University School of Law and a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Idaho School of Law. She began her career as a law clerk for The Honorable Collins J. Seitz in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and as an associate for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia, Pa.
Articles
Should Attorneys Have a Duty to Report Financial Abuse of the Elderly?, Akron Law Review (2005)
Exploitation of older persons is a growing problem in America. As a result, our legal...
Protecting the Interests of Older Clients in Multi-Generation Representations, Family Law Quarterly (2004)
Estate planning is a field in which attorneys often represent members of the same family...
Financial Abuse of the Elderly: Is the Solution a Problem?, McGeorge Law Review (2003)
As a population, we are aging rapidly. With this phenomenon has come an increasing interest...
Financial Abuse of the Elderly, Idaho Law Review (2000)
The American population is aging rapidly. Roughly thirty-five million Americans are now age sixty-five or...
Financial Exploitation Statutes’ Impact on Domestic Relations Practice, Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2000)
As baby boomers age, we seem to be thinking more and more about the concerns...
Contributions to Books
Financial Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Law Handbook (2010)
This handbook is intended to provide you with an overview of the many areas of...