Who We Are
Led by scholars, driven by reform
AGRRI is co-directed by leading scholars at Northwestern University and supported by a growing network of academic centers and nonprofit organizations committed to guardianship reform.
Institute Leadership
Institute co-directors
Prof. Bernard S. Black
Nicholas J. Chabraja Professor, Northwestern University
Faculty Associate, Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics, Feinberg School of Medicine
Professor Black is a leading scholar in law, medicine, and empirical legal research. At Northwestern, he holds a joint appointment across the law school and the Feinberg School of Medicine, where he serves as Faculty Associate in the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics.
Prof. Katherine Litvak
Professor of Law
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Professor Litvak is a distinguished legal scholar at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law with deep expertise in guardianship, elder law, corporate governance, and regulatory reform. Her empirical and policy-oriented work informs AGRRI’s research and reform agenda.
Collaborating academic centers
How we approach reform
AGRRI collaborates with academic centers across the country that share a commitment to understanding and reforming guardianship systems through rigorous research and policy engagement.
University of Denver
Paul Freeman Financial Security Program, Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging
George Washington University
Institute for Brain Health and Dementia, Milken Institute School of Public Health & GWU School of Law
Northwestern University
Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics, Feinberg School of Medicine
Additional collaborators to be announced.
Nonprofit Partners
Collaborating nonprofit organizations
AGRRI works alongside nonprofit organizations that advocate for families affected by guardianship abuse and work toward systemic reform of guardianship systems across the country.
CEAR
Center for Estate Administration Reform
F.A.C.E.U.S.
Families Against Court Embezzlement Unethical Standards
Kasem Cares Foundation
Dedicated to protecting the rights of elder Americans
Liberators for Justice
Advocacy for those harmed by the guardianship system
Spectrum Institute
Advancing disability rights and guardianship alternatives
Beyond Brooke
Advancing Elder Justice
Citizens for Clean Courts USA
Promoting judicial accountability and court reform