Professor of Law

Linda.Whitton@valpo.edu
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Education

J.D., Valparaiso University, Distinguished Student (1986)
B.A., Valparaiso University, High Distinction (1979)

Courses Taught & Research Interests

Elder Law, Social Legislation and the Elderly, Property, Business Planning

Scholarly Works

Everyday Law for Seniors (Paradigm 2010) (co-authored with Lawrence A. Frolik).  Flyer/Order form

The Uniform Power of Attorney Act: Striking a Balance Between Autonomy and Protection, Phoenix L. Rev. (2008)

Durable Powers as an Alternative to Guardianship:  Lessons We Have Learned, 37 Stetson L. Rev. 7 (2007)

Navigating the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, 3 NAELA  J. 1 (2007)

The New Uniform Power of Attorney Act:  Balancing Protection of the Principal, the Agent, and Third Persons, inProceedings of the 41st Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning 9-1 (Matthew Bender 2007)

Planning for End-of-Life Health Care Decisions—What National Survey Results Reveal, Prob. & Prop., Jan./Feb. 2006, at 38

Crossing State Lines with Durable Powers, Prob. & Prop., Sept./Oct. 2003, at 28.

Finding the Elder Voice in Social Legislation, in Aging: Culture, Health and Social Change  101 (D.N. Weisstub et al. eds., 2001)

Finding the Elder Voice in Social Legislation, 24 Int’l J. Law & Psychiatry 149 (2001)

Navigating the Hazards of the Eldercare Continuum, 6 J. of Mental Health & Aging 145 (2000)

Re-examining Elder Law Practices: Reflections on Ageism, Prob. & Prop., Jan./Feb. 1998, at 8

Ageism: Paternalism & Prejudice, 46 DePaul L. Rev. 453 (1997)

Caring for the Incapacitated – A Case for Nonprofit Surrogate Decision Makers in the Twenty-First Century, 64 U. Cin. L. Rev. 879 (1996)

An Old(er) Master Stands on the Shoulders of Ageism to Stake Another Claim for Law and Economics, 31 Val. U. L. Rev. 89 (1996) (co-authored with Paul H. Brietzke)

Heath Care Advance Directives: The Next Generation, Res Gestae, June 1995, at 18

Durable Powers as a Hedge Against Guardianship: Should the Attorney-at-Law Accept Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact?, 2 Elder L. J. 39 (1994)

Media

Inside E Street — License to Steal

Uniform Power of Attorney Act (YouTube)

Distinctions & Awards

Hiller Distinguished Faculty Award (2000)
ABA Probate & Property Excellence in Writing Award for Best Overall Article (1998)

Professional Activities

Uniform Law Commission.  Reporter for the Uniform Power of Attorney Act.
ABA Commission on Law and Aging. Commissioner.
ACTEC.  Fellow.
ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law.  Past Council Member.
AALS Section on Aging and the Law.  Past Chair.

Previous Professional Experience

Associate, Henderson, Daily, Withrow & DeVoe, Indianapolis, Indiana
Law Clerk to the Hon. S. Hugh Dillin, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
Communications Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois