Gwen Graham: “I wish to commend Senator John Breaux and his staff for their excellent work on the Elder Justice Act. They have worked…”

“I wish to commend Senator John Breaux and his staff for their excellent work on the Elder Justice Act. They have worked long and hard on this legislation, and I share their strong desire to see it pass the Senate this year. I would like to share the comments I received from two Florida attorneys, Nick Cox and Mark Shalloway, who have extensive knowledge and experience in elder justice issues. Nick Cox is a professor at the Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, where he specializes in elder consumer protection matters and works on a special Federal project within the Elder Law Center. Mr. Cox, a former State prosecutor, worked for Attorneys General Bob Butterworth and Charlie Crist as their acting central Florida regional deputy and bureau chief of the Economic Crimes Division, which is the Florida Attorney General's consumer protection unit. Mr. Cox's comments are as follows: I feel very strongly about passage of this act from a consumer protection standpoint. At this time I have been researching criminal elder exploitation issues and have found that there is a complete lacking in good support research.”