Sentences with phrase «on civil legal services»

In the 1990s, U. S. per capita government spending on civil legal services for poor people ranged around $ 2.25.

January 31, 2017 — «With funding for civil legal aid in Florida at its lowest point in 10 years, a new study shows that every dollar spent on civil legal services for the state's low - income residents yields more than $ 7 in economic impacts.

At 10 a.m., de Blasio testifies at a public hearing on civil legal services, Appellate Division Courthouse, 25th Street and Madison Avenue, Manhattan.

«Comments on Civil Legal Service Providers.»

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«The Judiciary budget also includes a $ 15 million supplemental appropriation for Civil Legal Services that will be used to address the short fall in the Interest on Lawyer Account (IOLA),» Pennisi explained in his memo.

The new office will be headed by a Civil Justice Coordinator, who will «advise» the mayor on ways to connect people in need of legal help with civil legal servCivil Justice Coordinator, who will «advise» the mayor on ways to connect people in need of legal help with civil legal servcivil legal services.

The center is the first of its kind on Staten Island, following the lead of every other borough in the city, each of which already has such a center dedicated to providing comprehensive civil legal, criminal justice, and social services free of charge to victims of domestic abuse, sex trafficking, and elderly abuse.

At a June 17th hearing exploring our current bail system, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued these, among other findings, to the NYC Council Committee on Courts and Legal Services:

As an authority, LIPA is exempt from civil service rules that impose legal limits on political activity and affiliation being the basis for employment, and is not constrained by union contracts.

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.

So, all in all, there is nothing here which would be contrary to the estimate that, of the population which was once eligible for civil legal aid on a free or contributory basis, half may be unable to use digital services.

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION SHOULD RECEIVE ROBUST FEDERAL FUNDING Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) called on Congress today to provide adequate funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), an independent, nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1974 that gives financial support for civil legal aid to low - income AmeriLEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION SHOULD RECEIVE ROBUST FEDERAL FUNDING Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) called on Congress today to provide adequate funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), an independent, nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1974 that gives financial support for civil legal aid to low - income AmeriLEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION SHOULD RECEIVE ROBUST FEDERAL FUNDING Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) called on Congress today to provide adequate funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), an independent, nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1974 that gives financial support for civil legal aid to low - income AmeriLegal Services Corporation (LSC), an independent, nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1974 that gives financial support for civil legal aid to low - income AmeriLegal Services Corporation (LSC), an independent, nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1974 that gives financial support for civil legal aid to low - income Amerilegal aid to low - income Amerilegal aid to low - income Americans.

In enacting the radical program, the court relied on the state's 2003 Civil Legal Needs Study documenting that low and moderate income residents (families with incomes between 200 and 400 % of the Federal poverty Level) found civil legal services unaffordCivil Legal Needs Study documenting that low and moderate income residents (families with incomes between 200 and 400 % of the Federal poverty Level) found civil legal services unaffordLegal Needs Study documenting that low and moderate income residents (families with incomes between 200 and 400 % of the Federal poverty Level) found civil legal services unaffordcivil legal services unaffordlegal services unaffordable.

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.

On August 31, 2016, the Health & Human Services Committee of the King County Council reviewed a proposal developed by the King County Department of Community and Human Services to create a new funding allocation methodology for civil legal aid.

The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ) focuses its research on access to justice and legal services.

(4) Reports, dated May 2012, of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, recommending that legal services be provided by non-lawyer professionals who provide related services: Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification Working Glegal services be provided by non-lawyer professionals who provide related services: Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification Workinservices be provided by non-lawyer professionals who provide related services: Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification Workinservices: Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification Working GLegal Services Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification WorkinServices Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification Working Group.

At the awards luncheon at the recent CALL conference (Canadian Association of Law Libraries) in Windsor, ON, the Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing was presented to the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society Library & Information Services for their Nova Scotia Annotated Civil Procedure Rules service.

Legal Action Group (LAG) welcomes the increased pressure on the government regarding this issue, but we are warning that action needs to be taken urgently, as civil legal aid is becoming a narrow collection of specialisms dominated by child protection, with shrinking provision for the type of early advice services needed by the general puLegal Action Group (LAG) welcomes the increased pressure on the government regarding this issue, but we are warning that action needs to be taken urgently, as civil legal aid is becoming a narrow collection of specialisms dominated by child protection, with shrinking provision for the type of early advice services needed by the general pulegal aid is becoming a narrow collection of specialisms dominated by child protection, with shrinking provision for the type of early advice services needed by the general public.

The final report and four subcommittee reports on early stage resolution of civil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil Jucivil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil JuCivil Justice

But law societies are expanding the field of professionals they authorize to give legal advice: see the Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group, May, 2012, of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matlegal advice: see the Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group, May, 2012, of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family MatLegal Services Working Group, May, 2012, of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters.

The final report and four subcommittee reports on early stage resolution of civil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice webcivil justice problems, legal services, court simplification and family law are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice webCivil Justice website.

A year ago, I reported here on the announcement of a pilot program by the Legal Services Corporation, Microsoft and Pro Bono Net to develop state legal portals to direct individuals with civil legal needs to the most appropriate forms of assistLegal Services Corporation, Microsoft and Pro Bono Net to develop state legal portals to direct individuals with civil legal needs to the most appropriate forms of assistlegal portals to direct individuals with civil legal needs to the most appropriate forms of assistlegal needs to the most appropriate forms of assistance.

Civil legal aid was one of many unnecessary victims of austerity policy along with libraries, social services, a freeze on benefits and much else which benefitted the less well off.

These reports include the Federal Department of Justice report on Legal Service Provision in Northern Canada, The Canadian Bar Association paper entitled «Moving Forward on Legal Aid» and the Law Society of Upper Canada's Report of the Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project.

In response to requests for more clarity from the military and the civil service on whether force would be legal, Lord Goldsmith then advised that the «better view» was that there was, on balance, a secure legal basis for military action without a further Security Council resolution.

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.

Individuals and the firm donate to additional organizations, with a particular focus on pro bono legal service providers that assist people who can not afford legal representation and protect civil and public rights and civil liberties.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribalservices for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribalServices: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal riLegal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rilegal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

Dear Civil Legal Aid Supporters: Columbia Legal Services (CLS) continues focusing on immigrant rights, protecting youth, and challenging our justice system to ensure fair treatment for all.

We pride ourselves on serving the needs of our clients by providing the highest quality legal services, while at the same time promoting social justice through the vigorous enforcement of our federal and state constitution and civil rights laws.

Jeff currently chairs the Federation's Standing Committee on Access to Legal Services and represents Council on Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin's Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters.

While never shrinking from the duty of candor, he maintained that reputation throughout the legal battles of the Civil Rights Movement, his service at the Justice Department and his tenure on the Supreme Court.

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 Commission shares in the responsibility for ensuring that Wisconsin's legislative delegation understands that thousands of Wisconsin residents from the biggest cities to the smallest towns depend on access to LSC - funded civil legal services.

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.

From the Asian Pacific Fund: «For more than 40 years, Minami Tamaki LLP has been a trailblazer in legal services and civil rights on behalf of the Asian American community.

Rhode Island Legal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low - income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice syLegal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low - income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice sylegal assistance and representation to low - income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice sylegal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system.

Concurrently, we offer business owners and managers the hands - on, corporate - focused service they require to expediently resolve legal issues and civil disputes.

The Civil Law Project of Student Legal Services consists of law students who can provide basic legal information on various topics in civil law, such as wills, landlord - tenant matters, employment, and certain small clCivil Law Project of Student Legal Services consists of law students who can provide basic legal information on various topics in civil law, such as wills, landlord - tenant matters, employment, and certain small clLegal Services consists of law students who can provide basic legal information on various topics in civil law, such as wills, landlord - tenant matters, employment, and certain small cllegal information on various topics in civil law, such as wills, landlord - tenant matters, employment, and certain small clcivil law, such as wills, landlord - tenant matters, employment, and certain small claims.

Mr. Heffernan serves on the board of directors of Greater Boston Legal Services, which provides civil legal assistance to the disadvantaged in the Boston Legal Services, which provides civil legal assistance to the disadvantaged in the Boston legal assistance to the disadvantaged in the Boston area.

The Society is engaged in similar dialogue at the national level, through the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, which is working to improve access to legal services, and with groups such as the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice and the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters.

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.

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.

We provide general - counsel legal services to many long - standing clients, but also focus much of our practice on criminal defense, business law and civil disputes.

On July 12, Governor Scott Walker signed Wisconsin's 2015 - 17 state budget into law, including a provision that appropriates $ 500,000 in each year of the biennium for civil legal aid services to abuse victims.

We focus on domestic and criminal litigation, however, we offer a broad range of legal services in general including estate and probate matters, personal injury, and other civil lawsuits.

In this month's Just Wisconsin newsletter, we have updates on the Legislative Council Study Committee on Access to Civil Legal Services, upcoming changes to Wisconsin Legal Advice Online, a new eviction defense project in Milwaukee and some national news highlights.

Speaking via video — Hurricane Sandy forced Lippman to cancel plans to travel to D.C. — Lippman said the idea for the requirement came out of the dire financial straits facing civil legal services organizations at a time when demand for legal services for low - income individuals is on the rise.

She attended law school at the University of Alberta where she volunteered with Student Legal Services (Criminal and Civil) and was on the editorial board of the Alberta Law Review.