Dark Secrets: The Terrible Truth About Elder Abuse in the Family - Maine Calling Panelists
AARP Maine, in collaboration with Legal Services for Maine Elders (LSE), will host a public event featuring Philip Marshall, a renowned advocate for elder justice. Following Mr. Marshall’s keynote address, Maine Public’s award-winning journalist Jennifer Rooks will moderate a live radio broadcast of Maine Calling, featuring a panel of experts who will discuss elder abuse and how we can work together to prevent it in our communities.
This event is free.
We welcome you in person at the Gracie Theatre at Husson University or you may attend the keynote address virtually over Zoom. However you choose to attend, registration is required.
- To attend IN PERSON at the Gracie Theatre Click here.
- To attend Mr. Marshall's keynote address VIRTUALLY via Zoom Click here.
To listen to Maine Calling from anywhere via live-stream, click here.
Meet our distinguished panelists who will be sharing their insights and expertise during the Maine Calling broadcast:
BEN JENKINS is the Litigation Director at Legal Services for Maine Elders. LSE provides free, high quality legal services to socially and economically needy Maine residents who are 60 and over. Ben supervises 11 civil litigators who represent Mainers in courts and administrative hearings around the state.
Ben grew up in Prospect, Maine, attended school in Bucksport, graduated from Bowdoin College, and received his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law before serving as a clerk at the Maine Federal District Court with the Honorable John Woodcock Jr. Prior to joining LSE, Ben practiced as a commercial litigator at Maine’s largest law firm with cases around the country.
Ben lives in South Portland with his wife Aysha and their three sons. He is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, an avid Red Sox fan, and he enjoys almost everything about the Maine outdoors.
KATHY STOKES is a nationally recognized leader in the fraud arena. As Director of Fraud Prevention Programs with the AARP Fraud Watch Network, Kathy leads AARP’s social mission work to educate older adults on the risks that fraud represents to their financial security. She and her team have expanded AARP’s leadership in this space by mounting a national campaign to change the narrative on how we talk about fraud victims and guiding an effort to fundamentally transform how our country addresses fraud.
PHILIP C MARSHALL
In 2006, after years of increasing concern, Mr. Marshall, with the help of many others, sought a petition for guardianship (which was awarded) for his grandmother, Brooke Astor, who was a victim of elder abuse by her son, Philip’s father.
The story was chronicled nationally by the press due to Mrs. Astor's recognition, the nature of allegations indicated in the petition, and events culminating in a six-month criminal trial of Mr. Marshall's father and one of his grandmother’s lawyers.
Mr. Marshall now tells his story and works to help the greater cause of elder justice. Visit http://www.beyondbrooke.org/ for more information.
We hope you can join us for this important and enlightening event. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from Philip Marshall and engage with our esteemed panel of experts.
Register today to secure your spot and be part of the conversation.
