Multiple Sclerosis: Your Legal Rights (Paperback)

by Esq. Lanny E. Perkins (Author), Esq. Sara D. Perkins (Author) "Many of your legal and financial rights as they relate to your medical condition may depend on the right choice of doctor and lawyer..." (more)
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Product Description
Presents basic information about legal problems that often affect people with MS and possible solutions to those problems. Discusses insurance, debt, taxes, working with doctors and lawyers, rights and responsibilities, family law, job discrimination, property, and personal choice. For consumers. Previous edition: c1988. Softcover.

About the Author
Lanny Perkins is a Dallas-based attorney whose practice includes working with a number of people who have multiple sclerosis and face the issues discussed in this book. Sara Perkins is an attorney who has multiple sclerosis and retired from active practice on disability, but remains an active volunteer with her local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, especially in the area of legal issues. Lanny and Sara believe that the more we learn about our rights and responsibilities under the law, the more useful we can be in our work, in our family life, and as citizens. Their awareness of the ways in which the legal problems common to people with MS are influenced by the course of their medical condition have led them to work with individuals and advocacy groups to develop a better understanding of these issues.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing; 2nd edition (June 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888799315
• ISBN-13: 978-1888799316
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #349,137 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good background for legal issues in ms, March 17, 2008

By	Robert W. Smith "Robert Smith, Ph.D." (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Multiple Sclerosis: Your Legal Rights (Paperback)

this book provides a good background on the legal issues surrounding multiple sclerosis. it's written to help people with ms navigate the legal waters and its written for caregivers to also help. it is not an academic text. it doesn't go into detail regarding legislation or case law. this is a very good book that can be helpful to someone with ms.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Info., February 5, 2009

By	Donna Pearson "Bambi`s Mt. Books" (Mackay,ID USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Multiple Sclerosis: Your Legal Rights (Paperback)

I found this book to be just what I needed,you see I was recently diagnosed and had no idea where to start. I would recomend this book.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Reference, January 11, 2007

By	P. Armstrong (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book mades the process understandable. Also, the personal aspects of the book are very familiar to me. I appreciate the author for including the personal details.