Legal Assistance for Seniors
Katie Burba is a Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Assistance for Seniors, specializing in elder abuse and housing since June 2019. Previously, Katie served as the Senior Note Editor for Hastings Women’s Law Journal and completed a Judicial Externship at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Additional experience includes a role as a Legal Writing and Research Teaching Assistant at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and legal internships and clerkships. Katie holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, and a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and Literature from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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Legal Assistance for Seniors
Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS) is a nonprofit agency serving Alameda County older adults in need of assistance. We provide legal advice and information, representation in court and administrative hearings, referrals to other community resources, and community education and training in the following areas: prevention of elder abuse, public benefits, guardianships, naturalization and public benefits for immigrants, health law, advance health care directives, Medicare and Medi-Cal. Through our Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), LAS provides individual counseling and community education to Medicare beneficiaries in the areas of Medicare, supplemental coverage including Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, low income assistance programs, and long-term care insurance.