PAGE6 THE POST COMMUNITY Sunday, December 11, 2005 CLINIC Continued from Page 1 McNulty has had much to do with the funding development and coordination at the clinic. The legal part of the clinic, operating since 1996, attends to broken relationships of other kinds. “We handle situations as broad as human nature,” says Spohrer. Many are as simple as a neighbor with a barking dog or a domestic dispute, filling out insurance claim forms, or discussing estate matters. These are readily and easily handled when possible. Visit- ing the clinic can also be a way to get a second opinion. The legal clinic does not charge for an initial conference; the service is a consultation that gives preliminary advice. If litigation is initiated the case is referred to another lawyer. “My understanding is that we cannot refer cases to our- selves,” says Michael Melnick, another volunteer lawyer in the group whose specialty is medical and dental malprac- tice. “The uniqueness and appeal of the clinic is, you get a pick of the litter of lawyers, who all have different specialties,” says Walter. The lawyers roll up their sleeves, and without sup- port staff or remuneration, help people. Spohrer says, “As a lawyer, you know a little bit about a lot of things.” The volunteer law- yers depend on each other for expertise. FOR THE POST/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Ann Baldo, LPN, fills the supply cabinet for the clinic. Suppli- es are, for the most part, donated. The cost of some prescrip- tions is reimbursed by the Commission on Economic Devel- = opment. There are no narcotics stored at the clinic. “Normally, if they need help I refer them right out to another lawyer. But I have made a few calls and some good suggesti- ons myself to intervene,” Mel- nick says. Sometimes all it takes are a few quick phone calls and the case is closed. Kevin Grebas, a new attor- ney specializing in elder law, has jumped right into the spirit of the clinic. “It’s a challenge, there are many different issues. Some nights there are six or seven people to see in an hour and a half. I have personally drafted wills and helped people with estate planning.” Sometimes the support is less tangible. One client — whose name was withheld - had been in- jured falling in a parking lot. She said she was pressured to sign an insurance claim from the company’s adjuster. “My knee was four times its normal size, and I wondered if I should sign the form the insurance ad- juster had. He gave me the feel- ing I had done something wrong and maybe the knee didn’t hurt. He (the lawyer at the clinic ) helped me make a decision, gave me the confi- dence to go ahead with my claim. I would say to people ‘Don’t be hesitant to come to this clinic.’ The people are very helpful and it was a wonderful experience.” That client’s case is in court now and she plans to bring her elderly parents to the clinic be- cause they have some estate questions too. All the lawyers get a feeling of fulfillment from helping and find the work interesting and stimulating. Every five or six weeks Pat Dougherty, a found- ing member of his own law firm in Kingston, steps out of his own law practice to volunteer at the clinic. : “It’s refreshing, totally differ- ent from the work I do every day and when I meet my family for supper after 8 on the Friday night I volunteer, I say to them ‘We did a lot of good for a lot of people there.” And, the people leave with the feeling that they have been helped and that’s ve- ry gratifying for me.” As well staffed as the legal clinic presently is, the medical clinic finds itself short-handed. Nurse practitioners Matiska - and Betsy Gaffney and Bloom are the only medical volunteers qualified to write prescrip tions, so they are on a rotating shift every third week and have been serving for 10 years. “It would be great to have a few more RNs and LPNs and three more doctors to help. Any med- ically trained staff really would be appreciated,” Matiska says. Not that she is complaining. Rather, she’s invigorated. “At the supermarket, a man I had helped in the clinic came up to me, he was so grateful and said, I just want to thank you and tell you that I finally have a job.’ So it’s a great satisfaction to be able to help here,” she said. “We could definitely use some more nurse volunteers, the last few times I was there I was alone," remembers Dr. Bloom. “I think the medical community in the Back Moun- tain is sensitive, yet don’t know why we don’t have more med- ical volunteers.” “It would be good, very good, to have some extra medical help here.” sighs McNulty. © PUZZLE ANSWERS — King Crossword — Answers Solution time: 21 mins. 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