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May 26, 2016
On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, the Kendall County Board was introduced to the county’s new state-appointed public guardian for seniors.
Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird said Gov. Bruce Rauner recently appointed Rick Law, of Law Elder Law, to the position. Law’s daughter and law firm partner, Diana Law, has served as the Kane County public guardian since 2012.
Law, an Oswego resident, said his firm would be making a $2,000 contribution to the Sheriff’s Office for training on senior issues. Baird appointed Kendall County Deputy Wayne Dial, a 20-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, to work full-time with senior services organizations.
Baird told the board that no additional salary or resources were spent to create the position, and that the $2,000 contribution would be “very beneficial.”
“We really feel it’s important to protect our seniors,” Baird said.
Law said his part-time position as public guardian carries no salary or benefits.
“The public guardian is the guardian of last resort, making decisions for your life,” he said. “What that means is you have no honest and reliable family members to make decisions for you. Unfortunately, many times the family members are the poachers and abusers of the senior citizens that are being protected.”
County Board member Jeff Wehrli asked if Law’s public guardian position would be appointed through the court system or would it be able to help people without going through the court system. Law said his position as guardian would help seniors if called on by the courts.
Law said, for example, that if the police get called about a hoarder in the neighborhood, the police may call the public guardian. He would also get called in the event of an “unattended death” of a senior, where someone dies and is not discovered for some time. He said he would also be working with the courts and has met with the county’s judges.
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