Montreal lawyer, Ann Soden, a Canadian Elder Law pioneer, says lawyers who specialize in serving seniors can be better equipped than generalists to intervene in legal problems such as these. The Elder Law lawyer can develop a particular sensibility for the specific dynamics of these cases, such as possible abuse, age discrimination, questions of capacity, wills, financial planning and succession, housing, health care, and divorce and separation.” National, Canadian Bar Association June-July 2001, Volume 10 - No. 4