Sentences with phrase «other civil legal problems»

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But it clear that civil legal difficulties can quickly fester into problems in finding and holding onto jobs and caring for children and families, trapping families in poverty and forcing them to seek other public assistance.

Among them, the report found that 71 percent of households with veterans or other military personnel have experienced a civil legal problem in the past year, with 13 percent reporting legal problems specific to veterans, such as denials of benefits, problems with discharge status, and difficult getting medical care for service - related conditions.

The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters notes in its final report that only about 6.5 % of legal problems ever make it to court, but it is unlikely in the extreme that so many of the people with high school diplomas or less are bundled into the 93.5 % who manage to resolve their legal issues outside of court, especially when we know that for people with low incomes, legal issues tend not come one at a time but cluster and multiply into other areas of the law.

Our lawyers also handle other critical legal problems, including civil rights cases and personal injuries.

You will provide zealous advocacy and work with your client to try to minimize the impact of the complex legal problems triggered by sexual assault, primarily by obtaining 258E Harassment Prevention Orders and 209A Restraining Orders; and protecting a survivor's private medical, mental health, and education records in civil privacy hearings during criminal trials; although we will consider other legal areas if the need arises.

Low - income veterans and other military personnel received inadequate or no professional legal help for 88 percent of their civil legal problems in 2017, according to a recent report by the Legal Services Corporalegal help for 88 percent of their civil legal problems in 2017, according to a recent report by the Legal Services Corporalegal problems in 2017, according to a recent report by the Legal Services CorporaLegal Services Corporation.

In Washington, more than three - quarters of low - income residents face civil legal problems without an attorney or other legal assistance, according to a recent judicial task force report.

The Alaska Pro Bono Program has assisted thousands of low - income Alaskans with their civil legal problems through a statewide network of volunteer attorneys and other professionals.