Sentences with phrase «civil legal services lawyers»

Two civil legal services lawyers applied: Sean Staples, guardian ad litem project director of the Children's Law Center and Vytas Vergeer, legal director of Bread for the City.

Not exact matches

Some ecclesiastical lawyers argue that by allowing civil unions to take place the government will leave religious groups at the mercy of local authorities, who have a legal obligation to ensure equality in the provision of goods and services.

The Bar Association of Erie County Volunteer Lawyers Project Inc. (VLP) is a 501 (c)(3) not for profit corporation which provides free civil legal services to low income individuals and small not - for - profit groups in Erie County.

But while de Blasio and Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steven Banks said investing in civil legal services was paying off big in terms monetary (it's cheaper to pay a lawyer than to house a family in a shelter) and human (in keeping families from homelessness), he wasn't ready to extend it to everyone appearing in housing court.

She was also a staff attorney for Brooklyn Legal Services, a lawyer for the New York City Office of Labor Services, a civil court judge and criminal court judge.

The Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination.

Greene tells the true story of an entrenched and crooked white sheriff, Tom Poppell; an idealistic black civil - rights activist, Thurnell Alston; and outside interference in the form of Georgia Legal Services lawyers and VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) paralegals.

Most lawyers will be impacted, including large multi-office firms who face greater competition for their services, small firms and sole practitioners who lack in - house IT staff but must file electronically and connect with clients, in - house counsel who face increasing cost pressures to rationalize their legal spending, and litigators who must address age - old disputes with the rules of civil practice and the modern realities of stored electronic information.

More recently, Emery Lee [10] published a journal article in the University of Miami Law Review entitled «Law Without Lawyers: Access to Civil Justice and the Cost of Legal Services» [11]

In June 2017, the ABS Working Group presented an interim report to Convocation outlining a proposal to enable lawyers and paralegals to deliver legal services through civil society organizations, such as charities, not for profit organizations and trade unions, to clients of such organizations in order to facilitate access to justice.

Lawyers and paralegals would be permitted to provide legal services directly to clients through the registered civil society organizations.

While I'm quite hopeful that lawyers will see the merits of this «civil society» proposal with fuller information and time to reflect, there is a long history of the private bar reacting defensively to other ways of providing legal services.

Not surprisingly, the panel had some disheartening statistics on access to justice, with Gulotta noting the United States ranks a dismal 94th of 113 nations surveyed on access to justice, Minow adding that 15 - 30 percent of legal services lawyers have been laid off over the last eight years, and Justice Goodwyn citing US Department of Justice data indicating that more than half of those qualified for civil legal aid had to be turned away — and that wasn't even considering the many people who didn't even know where to go.

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The Florida Bar Foundation strives to provide greater access to justice in Florida by: expanding and improving representation and advocacy on behalf of low - income persons in civil legal matters; improving the fair and effective administration of justice; and promoting public service among lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.

The ABA Young Lawyers Division's Disaster Legal Service Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Virgin Islands Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and the Louisiana Civil Justice Center are working in partnership to provide this assistance, the ABA announced in a press release.

students worked with The Woman's Fund of Miami - Dade County, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of local women and girls; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a community organization championing the rights of Florida migrant farm workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-prLegal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty nonServices of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-prlegal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty nonservices for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-prLegal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty nonServices, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty nonservices to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-profit.

James Cooper, a Toronto lawyer, provides unbundled legal services and flexible retainer arrangements for self - represented litigants (in both civil litigation and family law cases) and for sophisticated clients concerned with managing their legal fees.

• Named to Leading Lawyers 2018 - Personal Injury, Civil Rights • Named to list of Super Lawyers, 2013 - 2018 • Named as part of the «Nation's Top One Percent» by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015 - 2017 • Recipient of the Women of Wisdom's Distinguished Service Award, 2009 • Named as one of the American Trial Lawyers Association's «Top 100 Trial Lawyers,» 2008 - 2011 • Recipient of Cook County Bar Association's Harold Washington Historical Award, 2012 • Recognized by legal publications such as the National Law Journal and the Chicago Law Bulletin

The Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) has expressed disappointment at the Legal Services Commission's plans to reduce supervision ratios to one supervisor per six fee earners, outlined in its response to the civil bid consultation.

These three entities use the IOLTA funds to make grants to local civil legal services programs that employ staff attorneys, paralegals, volunteer lawyers, law students, and community advocates to represent clients in family, housing, consumer, employment, education, disability, and similar legal matters.

AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition, California Teamsters, Public Affairs Council, California Women's Law Center, Center for Justice and Democracy, Coalition of Disability Access Professionals, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Designing Accessible Communities, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Equal Rights Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Gray Panthers, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Mexican, American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Center for Youth Law, National Consumer Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Public Advocates, Public Counsel, Public Interest Law Project, Speak Out California, Strengthening Our Lives (LA County Federation), Teamsters Union Local No. 70 Utility, Consumers» Action Network, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, and the Youth Law Center.

The lawyers from Taube Summers Harrison Taylor Meinzer Brown, LLP, a preeminent bankruptcy and civil litigation boutique firm in Austin, Texas, have joined Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, a leading provider of legal services to the healthcare, financial services, technology, retail and hospitality industries.

Mr. Cooper also provides quality professional legal research assistance and civil litigation support services to lawyers, law firms, and members of the public throughout the Greater Toronto Area (including Mississauga, Oshawa, Barrie, Peterborough, Markham, Thornhill, Etobicoke, and Richmond Hill) and throughout the Province of Ontario.

The training was facilitated by the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Robinson + Cole, and Statewide Legal Services for attorneys interested in representing victims of domestic abuse applying for civil restraining orders (applications for relief from abuse) under Conn..

Ken was elected president of the East King County Bar Association and led its efforts to form the Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP), which today fields over 200 volunteer lawyers and a staff of attorneys to provide civil legal services to low - income residents of the EastLegal Assistance Program (ELAP), which today fields over 200 volunteer lawyers and a staff of attorneys to provide civil legal services to low - income residents of the Eastlegal services to low - income residents of the Eastside.

Finally, students will be involved in a year - long professionalism program that explores what it means to be a lawyer by featuring topics such as legal ethics, civil leadership and pro bono service.

He shares that 80 % of the civil legal needs of low income people go unmet and analyzes statistics from legal aid organization studies that show that between 50 % to 67 % of individuals who can't afford a lawyer are denied legal services because of inadequate resources.

Speakers include: Russell Alexander, Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers, Rinku Deswal, RD Law Barristers & Solicitors, Maureen Hastings, Director, Administration, Civil and Immigration Law Services, Legal Aid Ontario, Paul Mandel, B.A., MBA, Insurance Broker, Independent Insurance & Financial Consultants and progran Chair Joel Kadish, Barrister and Solicitor

Sherrie Abney conducted a collaborative law training on behalf of the Section for staff paralegals through the Dallas Volunteer Attorneys Program, and volunteer collaborative lawyers are being solicited to provide pro bono collaborative law services to eligible clients in family law and civil disputes alike through DVAP and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas.

Gonzalez v. Pritzker — The team consists of Adam T. Klein, Ossai Miazad, Lewis M. Steel, Samuel R. Miller, Deirdre A. Aaron, Sally J. Abrahamson, and Christopher F. McNerney of Outten & Golden LLP, New York, N.Y.; Jon M. Greenbaum of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, New York, N.Y.; Darius Charney of the Center for Constitutional Rights; Jackson Chin of Latino Justice PRLDEF, Inc., New York, N.Y.; Judith M. Whiting of the Community Service Society, New York, N.Y.; Michael T. Kirkpatrick and Julie A. Murray of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C.; Robert T. Coulter of the Indian Legal Resource Center, Helena, Mont.; and Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa..

Once allowed to work on it, I expect civil service lawyers told May the safest legal course would be to bring a quick one - line Bill to Parl giving PM authority to trigger Art50.

This translates to $ 998 (17 - 18 $ 938) for lawyers practising with the Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission and Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, and $ 350 (17 - 18 $ 350) for lawyers employed in the civil service of the Province of Nova ScotService, and $ 350 (17 - 18 $ 350) for lawyers employed in the civil service of the Province of Nova Scotservice of the Province of Nova Scotia [1].

Volunteer Lawyers Project Volunteer Lawyers Project partners with attorneys in the private bar to increase access to justice by delivering high - quality pro bono civil legal services to eligible clients in the Greater Boston area.

Receiving legal submissions from the Ministry of the Attorney General, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Criminal Lawyers» Association, the University of Toronto's David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

Our office comprises lawyers trained in civil and common law who offer a range of domestic and international legal advice to help our clients meet their objectives, across a range of sectors, services and jurisdictions.

The team consists of Adam T. Klein, Ossai Miazad, Lewis M. Steel, Samuel R. Miller, Deirdre A. Aaron, and Sally J. Abrahamson of Outten & Golden LLP, New York, N.Y.; Jon M. Greenbaum of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, New York, N.Y.; Darius Charney of the Center for Constitutional Rights; Jackson Chin of Latino Justice PRLDEF, Inc., New York, N.Y.; Judith M. Whiting of the Community Service Society, New York, N.Y.; Michael T. Kirkpatrick and Julie A. Murray of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C.; Robert T. Coulter of the Indian Legal Resource Center, Helena, Mont.; and Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services, Inc., Philaelphia, Pa..

(6) providing malpractice insurance for volunteer pro bono lawyers with respect to their pro bono civil legal service;

(5) providing the availability of consultation with attorneys who have expertise in areas of law with respect to which a volunteer lawyer is providing pro bono civil legal service;

In 1946, by the time he hit his stride in his legal practice, Loren Miller, one of California's most famous civil rights lawyers, after whom our State Bar has named its lifetime legal service award, reported nearly $ 7,500 in profits from his practice.

In September 2017, the LSUC's Board of Directors approved, in principle, «a policy to permit lawyers and paralegals to provide legal services through civil society organizations (CSOs), such as charities and not - for - profit organizations,» according to the Law Society Gazette.

Marshall Swadron, a lawyer used to service civil legal aid certificates, notes that disbursements often helped with the extensive costs associated with expert witnesses.

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Born 1950; lawyer (1974 - 80); law degree from the University of Athens (1973); diploma of advanced studies (DEA) in labour law from the University of Paris II, Panthéon - Sorbonne (1977); national expert with the Legal Service of the Commission of the European Communities (1988 - 1990), then Principal Administrator in Directorate General V (Employment, Industrial Relations, Social Affairs)(1990 - 1994); Junior Officer, Junior Member and, since 1999, Member of the Greek Council of State; Associate Member of the Superior Special Court of Greece; Member of the Central Legislative Drafting Committee of Greece (1996 - 98); Director of the Legal Service in the General Secretariat of the Greek Government (1996 - 1998); Judge at the General Court of the European Union (1998 to 2010, President of Chamber from 2004 to 2010); Member of the Supreme Council for Administrative Justice (2011 - 2012); Member of the Special Court for Disputes relating to the Remuneration of Judges and of the Special Court for Actions against Judges (2013 - 2014); Member of the Advisory Panel of Experts on Candidates for Election as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights (2014 - 2015); Member of the Committee responsible for giving an Opinion on Candidates» Suitability to perform the Duties of Judge at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (2012 - 2015); Lecturer in European Law at the National School for the Judiciary (1995 - 1996 and 2012 - 2015); Judge at the Court of Justice since 7 October 2015.

She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the American College of Trial Lawyers» Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Award recognizing a judge for exemplary judicial independence in the performance of his or her duties, the George Washington University's Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers» Jurist of the Year Award, the Florida Association of School Social Workers» Lifetime Achievement Award, the Palm Beach County League of Women Voters Good Government Award, the William M. Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award, the Visionary Award of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Jewish Museum of Florida's Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency Distinguished Judicial Service Award, the Florida Association of Women Lawyers» Award in recognition of lifelong dedication to the success of women lawyers in the legal profession, the American Bar Association's Law Day Speech Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Palm Beach County Jewish Federation and the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society Civil Litigation Pro BonoLawyers» Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Award recognizing a judge for exemplary judicial independence in the performance of his or her duties, the George Washington University's Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers» Jurist of the Year Award, the Florida Association of School Social Workers» Lifetime Achievement Award, the Palm Beach County League of Women Voters Good Government Award, the William M. Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award, the Visionary Award of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Jewish Museum of Florida's Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency Distinguished Judicial Service Award, the Florida Association of Women Lawyers» Award in recognition of lifelong dedication to the success of women lawyers in the legal profession, the American Bar Association's Law Day Speech Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Palm Beach County Jewish Federation and the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society Civil Litigation Pro BonoLawyers» Jurist of the Year Award, the Florida Association of School Social Workers» Lifetime Achievement Award, the Palm Beach County League of Women Voters Good Government Award, the William M. Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award, the Visionary Award of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Jewish Museum of Florida's Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency Distinguished Judicial Service Award, the Florida Association of Women Lawyers» Award in recognition of lifelong dedication to the success of women lawyers in the legal profession, the American Bar Association's Law Day Speech Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Palm Beach County Jewish Federation and the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society Civil Litigation Pro BonoLawyers» Award in recognition of lifelong dedication to the success of women lawyers in the legal profession, the American Bar Association's Law Day Speech Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Palm Beach County Jewish Federation and the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society Civil Litigation Pro Bonolawyers in the legal profession, the American Bar Association's Law Day Speech Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Palm Beach County Jewish Federation and the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society Civil Litigation Pro Bono Alegal profession, the American Bar Association's Law Day Speech Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Palm Beach County Jewish Federation and the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society Civil Litigation Pro Bono ALegal Aid Society Civil Litigation Pro Bono Award.

This effort will be most effective if it includes a cross section of stakeholder groups, particularly: (1) clients and former clients, (2) public interest advocates who work with populations that routinely experience civil legal needs, (3) private and corporate lawyers, particularly those that have experience working with legal services programs pro bono, and (4) law students and law school faculty.

About: The Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP) provides free civil legal assistance to low - income residents of Greater Boston, primarily through the pro bono services of private attorneys.

The services of a caring and conscientious civil litigation lawyer and insurance lawyer are needed to advocate for your legal rights.

But commercialized services and alternative legal services don't yet provide for example, a lawyer for serious criminal charges, extended negotiations, and civil litigation, or to argue the complexities of the legal analysis produced by the Canadian Charter of Right and Freedoms.

Lawyers working at the LexisNexis headquarters in Dayton, Ohio, have partnered with the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Program, which registers private attorneys to provide pro bono civil legal services in civil case areas.