Sentences with phrase «of legal aid programs»

Participation in IOLTA is both a professional responsibility and an opportunity to support the important work of legal aid programs throughout Illinois.

He also serves on the Board of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, which coordinates the activities of legal aid programs across the state.

To find a legal aid office near you, you can go to TennLegalAid.com which will allow you see a listing of the legal aid programs or to click on a map which shows the service areas for each program.

Now some of their funding as I said is coming from other sources, but LSC funded legal aid programs are about 64 % of the universe of legal aid programs by volume.

Click here for a list of legal aid programs available in other states and U.S. territories.

The probability of wrongful convictions is increased by increasing numbers of defendants in the courts without lawyers, which is due to: (a) very poor government funding of legal aid programs; and, (b) law societies» failure to attempt to solve the unaffordable legal services problem — the one aggravates the damage done by the other.

Harassment of breast - feeding women «happens all over the United States,» says Liz Baldwin, director of the legal aid program for La Leche League.

While that analogy sometimes shocks people into reconsidering, an increasing number of clients appear to agree with the general foolhardiness of the proposition but are left with no alternative as they are squeezed between the rock of dwindling income and the hard place of a legal aid program available only to the completely impoverished.

That's the perpetual struggle as an executive director of a legal aid program.

Not exact matches

The idea of a legal charter for Canada's aid program is not new.

«Some issues that we were hoping to see addressed were not, among them the baselining of funding in the budget for initiatives such as legal aid for anti-eviction services and Teacher's Choice, a program that reimburses educators for the purchase of classroom supplies of their choice,» she said.

The largest of such grants was awarded to Rockland County Legal Aid for their Landlord Tenant Advocacy and Security Deposit Program, which received $ 36,000 in funding.

Legal Services Corp. grant funding has been cut from almost $ 379 million two years ago to $ 316 million currently, and those grants now pay less than 27 percent of the funding for New York's nonprofit legal aid programs, DiNapoli Legal Services Corp. grant funding has been cut from almost $ 379 million two years ago to $ 316 million currently, and those grants now pay less than 27 percent of the funding for New York's nonprofit legal aid programs, DiNapoli legal aid programs, DiNapoli said.

«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.

His professional experience includes being a lawyer in private practice, a partner of Grossman, Lavine and Rinaldo, a public defender for the Legal Aid Society, in the City of New York and an instructor of Cardoza Law School's Intensive Trial Advocacy Program.

Washington — A substantial number of high - school students apparently managed to sneak through a «legal loophole» during the first four months of this year and enrolled in college early in order to preserve their eligibility for a student - aid program of the Social Security Administration.

In January, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to the state's Tax Credit Scholarship Program, thereby preserving financial aid opportunities for thousands of low - income students to attend private schools.

A one - of - a-kind publicly funded school voucher program suffered a legal blow this morning, as a plurality on a divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled it violated a state ban on aid for religious institutions.

Angela Ciolfi, legal director of the JustChildren Program of Virginia's Legal Aid Justice Center, then discussed the need for schools to take safety seriously when, at the same time, it's challenging to aim for a 100 percent risk - free environlegal director of the JustChildren Program of Virginia's Legal Aid Justice Center, then discussed the need for schools to take safety seriously when, at the same time, it's challenging to aim for a 100 percent risk - free environLegal Aid Justice Center, then discussed the need for schools to take safety seriously when, at the same time, it's challenging to aim for a 100 percent risk - free environment.

As part of a legal change, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education decided on a 90 - 10 rule that would allow for - profit educators to accept money from federal aid programs so long as 10 % of their students paid out of pocket.

Comments from NCLC and 16 other legal aid groups to the Dept. of Education re: Proposed Regulations on Borrower Defenses and Use of Forced Arbitration by Schools in the Direct Loan Program, and Proposed Amendments to Closed School and False Certification Discharge Regulations, Aug. 1, 2016 (Short coalition comments)

The goal of this program is to help and encourage those in the legal field to work with the underserved populations in providing them legal aid.

The purpose of the program is to strengthen legal aid service and assistance to the poor by providing loan repayment assistance to attorneys.

In addition, Animal Aid USA raises money to fund spay and neuter programs in low income communities and raise awareness of the legal animal cruelties happening daily in the U.S., such as the gas chamber, cardiac heart stick euthanasia and puppy mills.

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.

That intervention will take the form of variations on the theme of governments» using an expansion of legal aid organizations as the basic infrastructure by which to introduce programs of socialized law.

The most rewarding, though, is the reality of getting justice for her client, who may not have been represented had a legal aid program not existed.

In late March, Legal Aid Ontario announced new funding for Ontario law school clinics in the amount of $ 100,000 each for continue their family law programs.

Rodey's annual participation in the legal clinic is a way in which to honor the memory of the firm's late partner John D. Robb, and his passionate commitment to legal aid programs.

We may send your case to another legal aid or volunteer attorney program that handles your type of case.

Civil legal aid programs benefit from the compilation of small amounts of interest earned when lawyers pool the escrow funds they hold for their clients.

Because two of the three legal aid sources are predominately supported by lawyers, decision makers should consider the potential impact on access to justice if lawyers were to dramatically reduce their time / financial support of pro bono services and legal aid programs, which is likely as competition increases and the social contract under which lawyers and society have operated Vis a Vis the state sponsored monopoly continues to unwind.

In light of all the publicity, I'd like to see the city's numerous legal aid programs offer streamlined methods to help self - represented litigants fight these nuisance abatement evictions.

For the Fiscal Year 2014, we successfully secured a continuation of levels seen in the King County's FY 2013 budget, which included a sizable increase in investment to legal aid programs serving King County's most vulnerable people.

• 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.

Mr. Schieble is an author and lecturer of various professional and continuing legal education programs, including Successful Defense of Traumatic Brain Injury Claims and Trying Cases in Virginia — Exhibits, Experts and Visual Aids.

The Brown Award recognizes innovative programs that meet the legal needs of those who do not qualify for legal aid, but can not afford to pay for a private lawyer.

While at law school, Cathy was a senior editor of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal and she volunteered at Osgoode's Community LEGAL AID Services Program, and Downsview Legal Aid ClLEGAL AID Services Program, and Downsview Legal Aid ClinAID Services Program, and Downsview Legal Aid ClLegal Aid ClinAid Clinic.

The Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP) provides high - quality, no - cost civil legal aid to low - income residents of East King County, WashinLegal Assistance Program (ELAP) provides high - quality, no - cost civil legal aid to low - income residents of East King County, Washinlegal aid to low - income residents of East King County, Washington.

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The Foundation's pro bono program develops pro bono partnerships with bar associations, law firms, courts, law schools and legal aid organizations to: increase and maintain the number of lawyers who take pro bono cases; increase the number of individuals, both low - income and special populations, that receive free legal assistance; and assist pro bono providers to be more effective and efficient through innovation and technology.

GeorgiaAdvocates.org is a joint project of Georgia Legal Services Program and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.

If you are looking for more information on representing yourself, visit the District of Nevada's Pro Se page, review the Pro Se Assistance Packet, visit Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada to get more information on the Federal Ask - A-Lawyer Program, visit Nevada Legal Services to get more information on their Ask - A-Lawyer programs and forms clinics, or visit Washoe Legal Services for more information on their Federal Ask - A-Lawyer Clinic.

The Program is administered by Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and Washoe Legal Services, which provide free attorney malpractice coverage.

Washington State's legal aid network, known as the Alliance for Equal Justice, is comprised of statewide and specialty legal aid organizations that work collaboratively with 17 county - based volunteer attorney programs to provide low - income people with access to justice.

Alaska has a strong, community - focused network of resource providers across legal aid groups, domestic violence advocates, public libraries, elder advocacy programs, Alaska Native law institutions, among others, that has been born of the need to address gaps in coverage and direct access to legal assistance.

A number of the people who fall into the A2J gap are «problem clients» who «have money problems because they refuse to lower their standard of living and try to abuse pro bono programs and legal aid clinics,» Achimalbe writes.

Our guests for this program are Bennett H. Brummer, public defender in charge of the Miami - Dade Public Defender Office, who has brought a lawsuit seeking to send more cases to outside private lawyers, and David Carroll, director of research for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association.

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

Anne Levesque, director of the French LPP says the program drew many social justice placements including legal aid and some in - house positions with unions.