‘A Preventable Mess': How Dementia Takes Toll on Aging Lawyers

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Robert Fritzshall had to be pushing 80, Bethany McLean thought, so she was a little surprised to hear himtalk about expanding his law practice.His office was a bit dusty and cluttered with papers. There were files on the floor. She was concerned thathe didn’t see the need to carry malpractice insurance. But she doesn’t remember anything being a redflag.“He was charismatic, enthusiastic,” she said. “A little eccentric.”Besides, she needed the job.