A few years ago I started working with a woman with mild cognitive impairment. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was witness to the actions of a power of attorney, George M, lawyer, making decisions contrary to the explicit wishes of his client, putting me in an untenable position as the scenario evolved. After her husband died, Jan called George, a long-time friend of Jan and her husband, and also their lawyer, and asked him to serve as her Power of Attorney. “I don’t hav