Member Organizations

AARP Public Policy Institute (AARP PPI)

The AARP Public Policy Institute informs and stimulates public debate on the issues we face as we age. The Institute promotes development of sound, creative policies to address our common need for economic security, health care, and quality of life.

Alzheimer's Association

Formed in 1980, the Alzheimer's Association advances research to end Alzheimer's and dementia while enhancing care for those living with the disease.

American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (COLA)

The mission of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging is to strengthen and secure the legal rights, dignity, autonomy, quality of life, and quality of care of elders. It carries out this mission through research, policy development, technical assistance, advocacy, education, and training.

American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (RPTE)

The Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section is a leading national forum for lawyers, and currently has over 20,000 members. The Real Property Division focuses on legal aspects of property use, ownership, development, transfer, regulation, financing, taxation and disposal. The Trust and Estate Division focuses on all aspects of trusts, estate planning, elder law and special needs planning, employee benefits, insurance, and probate, adult guardianship, and trust litigation.

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel is a national organization of approximately 2,600 lawyers elected to membership by demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence and experience as trust and estate counselors. Its members work to teach those who aspire to enter the field and to improve and reform laws, procedure and standards while working with their peers and other professional organizations.

Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC)

The purpose of the Center for Guardianship Certification includes developing and administering a credentialing process for guardians and guardianship agencies. Along with addressing issues related to renewal, suspension and revocation of credentials for guardians and guardianship agencies, CGC also maintains and up-dating rules and regulations for certification of guardians while fostering the work of the National Guardianship Association

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA) was founded as a professional association of attorneys who are dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to people as they age and people with special needs. The NAELA membership is comprised of attorneys in the private and public sectors who deal with legal issues affecting people as they age and people with disabilities. Members also include judges, professors of law, and students.

National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)

The National Adult Protective Services Association  is a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with members in all 50 states. Formed in 1989, the goal of NAPSA is to provide Adult Protective Services (APS) programs a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult mistreatment.

National Center for State Courts (NCSC)

The National Center for State Courts is an independent, nonprofit court improvement organization. All of NCSC's services — research, information services, education, consulting — are focused on helping courts plan, make decisions, and implement improvements that save time and money, while ensuring judicial administration that supports fair and impartial decision-making. NCSC’s work on elder issues and adult guardianships can be found at their Center for Elders and the Courts.

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.

National Guardianship Association (NGA)

The National Guardianship Association’s mission is to advance the nationally recognized standard of excellence in guardianship. NGA represents more than 1,000 guardians, conservators and fiduciaries from across the United States who share this vision. They are professionals, volunteers and family guardians.