Sentences with phrase «on indigent legal services»

January 22, 2015 — «The state Commission on Indigent Legal Services told lawmakers the agency is short $ 1.7 million to meet its expected obligations this budget year.

Maine HB 451 Grants emergency approval to changes to Eligibility Requirements for Specialized Case Types, as provisionally adopted by Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Service.

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American Bar Association President Linda Klein this week sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo urging him to support «independent oversight» for indigent legal services spending on the county level.

Soon - to - retire Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman reflects on his push to expand legal services to the poor and indigent as he concludes a seven - year run on the top court.

And a brief protest on Tuesday was held outside of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on the push for the funding of indigent legal services at the county level.

Based on these discussions, our focus is on a proposal that encourages the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee to provide $ 5 million annually in state funding over the next biennium for legal aid services to the indigent where legal assistance would: (1) help remove barriers to employment; or (2) protect vulnerable residents from abuse.

ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, Criminal Justice Section Law Practice Division, Standing Committee on Legal Aid And Indigent Defendants, and Standing Committee on Client Protection.

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She has served on the ABA Commission on IOLTA, the ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, and the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants (SCLAID).

While in the subsequent years Florida has been a leader in seeking to address the legal needs of the poor, the comprehensive study of The Florida Bar / Florida Bar Foundation Joint Commission on Delivery of Legal Services to the Indigent in Florida in 1991 determined that there were approximately 1,000,000 unmet legal needs annually experienced by the poor in Flolegal needs of the poor, the comprehensive study of The Florida Bar / Florida Bar Foundation Joint Commission on Delivery of Legal Services to the Indigent in Florida in 1991 determined that there were approximately 1,000,000 unmet legal needs annually experienced by the poor in FloLegal Services to the Indigent in Florida in 1991 determined that there were approximately 1,000,000 unmet legal needs annually experienced by the poor in Flolegal needs annually experienced by the poor in Florida.

Our lawyers collaborate with local and regional legal services organizations on a host of projects, including: representing victims of domestic violence at final hearings on protective orders; staffing and operating walk - in clinics for indigent clients; handling intake of new clients for organizations; and training volunteers to handle cases in areas such as immigration, asylum, elder law, domestic violence and family law.

When the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission meets on Friday it will be bittersweet due to the refusal by state legislators to take action that would remove Wisconsin from the list of only four states that provide no state funding to support civil legal services to the indigent.

The effort began with the development of a fact sheet on the voluntary use of what is called cy pres to direct unclaimed class action settlement funds to support civil legal services to the indigent in Wisconsin.

«The University at Albany announced Oct. 2 that it will continue its partnership with the state Office of Indigent Legal Services to research the state of legal counsel for the underserved upstate, evaluating the impact of $ 12 million in state funding spent on tackling the iLegal Services to research the state of legal counsel for the underserved upstate, evaluating the impact of $ 12 million in state funding spent on tackling the ilegal counsel for the underserved upstate, evaluating the impact of $ 12 million in state funding spent on tackling the issue.

«As an association representing the legal profession, we are pleased that state policymakers recognized that providing indigent defense services is a societal obligation that should be paid for out of the state's General Fund and rejected a proposal to partly pay for those services with a $ 50 increase in the biennial attorney registration fee, which would have been an unfair surcharge on lawyers,» Gutekunst said.

The commission's main efforts will be to ensure organizations providing indigent legal services make the most of limited resources, increase attorney pro bono offerings, and lessen the economic hardship on attorneys representing low - income clients.

On the civil side, that service generally involves counseling and representing indigent persons who have solid legal claims or defenses but lack the means to pursue them successfully.