Sentences with phrase «aid attorneys»

These cases are often taken by lawyers working for free, and by legal aid attorneys in agencies partially funded with taxpayer money.

Ready access to the most essential resources to aid attorneys in better understanding the many complexities of day - to - day legal practice.

She practiced law as a legal aid attorney for five years before making the switch to legal tech and legal startups.

Legal Aid attorneys also collaborate with local, state and national colleagues.

In addition to providing legal assistance to individual clients, Legal Aid attorneys engage in broad - based advocacy to impact client groups and communities.

Legal Aid attorneys work in partnership with other service providers to address community issues and engage in community legal education.

The increased investment would significantly reduce the ratio of legal aid attorneys to low - income people.

The nation has an average of.64 civil legal aid attorneys per 10,000 poor people.

Join this site if you are a attorney, law student, and paralegal who is currently working on or are interested in taking on a pro bono representation of a prisoner, or if you are a full - time legal aid attorney representing inmates in state and federal prisons.

«The judge still sits on the bench in each of these courts as they always would,» said Jennifer Berger, supervisory legal aid attorney with Legal Counsel for the Elderly.

The WFP at its convention announced Legal Aid attorney Kenny Schafer would act as a placeholder candidate and vacate the line to the eventual WFP nominee in the general election.

Foreclosure defense and legal aid attorneys say force - placed insurance is found on most of the severely delinquent loans in this country.

Arizona legal aid attorneys employed by one of the Foundation's approved non-profit organizations are eligible for this loan repayment program in honor of Joyce Holsey, who silently dedicated her life to giving thousands of others a voice and equal access to our justice system.

As Deborah Wright, president of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys told the New York Times, hurried processing of misdemeanor claims can have serious consequences for the accused.

Health Law Clinic Legal Aid Attorneys Amy Walters and Mary Frances Charlton and Adjunct Professor Nathan Veldhuis supervise the Health Law Clinic.

Civil legal aid attorneys at the ERP will protect elders» rights by helping trusted, non-abusive representatives obtain conservatorships, guardianships, and powers of attorney.

Compiled by the National Center for Access to Justice at Cardozo Law School, the Justice Index 2016 paints a dramatic picture of the nation's justice gap, including the finding that there is less than one civil legal aid attorney for every 10,000 poor people in the United States.

The index analyzed programs and policies from the number of legal aid attorneys per capita, the availability of resources for people representing themselves in legal matters, language assistance for non-English speakers, and support for individuals with disabilities.

Aided attorneys with Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act prosecutions.

The majority of civil legal aid attorneys in Ohio participate in the loan forgiveness program issued by the foundation.

If you don't have one or can't afford one, see if you can get help from a legal aid attorney.

Elon Harpaz, also a Legal Aid attorney, and a board member of the community group Good Old Lower East Side, is the LG contender.

With that review now over, the city has decided the best course is to integrate the two agencies, and leave Mr. Banks in charge of both — even though a Cuomo spokesperson sneered at Mr. Banks, a former Legal Aid attorney, as part of the city's «management problem.»

«It is being managed by one of the most well - respected Legal Aid attorneys in the city.»

Feinman once worked as legal aid attorney.

UPDATE2: The WFP also put a placeholder on its line for LG (Elon Harpaz, also a Legal Aid attorney, and a board member of the community group Good Old Lower East Side), and AG (Amy Young, an attorney for the Communications Workers of America and a longtime WFP member).

At 1 p.m., the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys — UAW Local 2325 hold a rally to call on the Office of Court Administration and state Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to immediately implement a policy to end court coordination with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St., Brooklyn.

Dromm also was recently endorsed by the Citizens Union, United Auto Workers and the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys.

In attendance were dozens of UAW Local 2325 union member legal aid attorneys that provide pro bono legal assistance and representation to families facing eviction.

«Endorsing Assembly Member Hevesi's Home Stability Support Program was a «no - brainer» for the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys — UAW Local 2325», said President Deborah Wright.

Dozens rally for Home Stability Support outside city's busiest housing eviction court as Association of Legal Aid Attorneys — UAW Local 2325 formally announces support for innovative policy addressing homelessness

It is being managed by one of the most well - respected legal aid attorneys in the city,» said de Blasio spokeswoman Karen Hinton.

Claudia doesn't exactly help her case when she ends up punching her own lawyer, allowing her to get stuck with legal aid attorney, Aaron Levinsky (Dreyfuss, Stakeout).

The need for such a program is underscored by the low salaries that are paid to legal aid attorneys.

Prior to joining NCLC in 1997, Deanne worked as a legal aid attorney in Los Angeles.

It appears current law students and those already in repayment will be grandfathered in, but we need help from all LRAP stakeholders to preserve PSLF for future legal aid attorneys and clients!

Whether it be grants to agencies, scholarships to teachers or loan repayment programs for legal aid attorneys, the Foundation's dollars help to increase access to justice for all Arizonans.

Twenty - six Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs) in 24 states provide loans or grants to civil legal aid attorneys and in some cases, other public interest attorneys, to help them pay their educational debt.

The program is designed to supplement the low salaries paid to legal aid attorneys by allowing qualified applicants to obtain forgivable loans from the Foundation to assist them in paying their law school student loans while employed by such organizations.

• Create 15 new staffed civil legal aid attorneys; • Increase the capacity of pro bono programs across the state; • Invest in research and training for legal aid and pro bono attorneys; and, • Provide Northwest Justice Project attorneys with long overdue cost of living and salary adjustments.

Lou Villemez graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1993 and spent the next 12 years as a Legal Aid attorney, first with Rappahannock Legal Services in Fredericksburg, Virginia and then with Montana Legal Services in Browning and Cut Bank.

Legal Aid attorneys might be the only lawyers in the American legal system that can rival public defenders in case volume.