General Information

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is pleased to present the Fifth Annual NAELA Elder Law Writ- ing Competition offering a $1,500 cash prize for the best article submitted. In addition to the $1,500 first prize, the winner will be interviewed for a future issue

of NAELA News. The second place winner will receive $1,000 cash, and the third place winner will receive $500 cash. The top eight articles will be published in NAELA Student Journal, an annual publication, and the top eight authors also will receive a complimentary one-year student membership to NAELA.

Topic

The article should address any topic regarding legal issues affecting seniors or people with disabilities.

Judging

Articles will be judged on originality, accuracy, research, conciseness, analysis, and clarity of style. Papers with excessive typographical and/or grammatical errors will be eliminated.