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Internship offers Kelly Towns '11 a chance to give back |
08/03/2010 |
This article featured on the Penn State Law website describes the experiences of law student Kelly Towns who worked on a diverse number of cases involving consumer protection, prisoner rights, and tax law as an intern at the Community Justice Project in Pittsburgh. |
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Healthcare debate: Dental care lacking for millions |
07/28/2010 |
In this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Laval Miller-Wilson, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project discusses access to dental care for Medicaid recipients. |
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Courts offer help to those facing foreclosure |
07/19/2010 |
This article in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette discusses a new mortgage foreclosure diversionary conference program that will be offered by the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas, working with the county Law Association, North Penn Legal Services and representatives from STEP Housing Counseling Services, that is scheduled to start by the end of this month or in August. |
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Legal agency MidPenn working increased caseload with fewer funds |
07/19/2010 |
This story from the Centre Daily Times discusses the rising caseload facing MidPenn Legal Services despite the loss of in excess of $1 million in funding in the last year. Brent Frank and Jim Kearney of MidPenn review the increased demand for legal aid, particularly in consumer and housing cases, and the dramatic drop in funding from Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) and other funding sources.
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Philadelphia to launch scam-alert program on mortgage modifications |
07/15/2010 |
This story in the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights a new "loan-modification scam alert" program that is being launched by the City of Philadelphia. The program is designed to help homeowners identify the signs of rescue scams, obtain foreclosure-prevention help from reliable groups, and report fraudulent activity to authorities.
The article discusses a case where a consumer contacted Community Legal Services and his CLS lawyer, Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, is assisting him in dealing with a mortgage rescue scam.
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The check is (not) in the mail |
07/08/2010 |
This story from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, about the shift of Social Security payments exclusively to direct deposits, features comments from Attorney Catherine Martin of Neighborhood Legal Services Association regarding potential problems that arise when accounts receiving such direct deposits are frozen by financial institutions. |
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New Loan Repayment Program Aims to Woo Pa. Lawyers to Public Service |
07/07/2010 |
This story on Law.com (from The Legal Intelligencer) describes a new statewide school loan repayment program launched by the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation and the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Board, designed to ease the financial burden on recent law school graduates in hopes of making public service a more attractive and viable career option.
The story features comments by Sam Milkes, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. and Rhodia Thomas, Executive Director of MidPenn Legal Services.
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Coverage for people who've had trouble buying health insurance |
07/02/2010 |
This story from WHYY in Philadelphia features Richard Weishaupt of Community Legal Services commenting on the new federally funded "pre-existing condition" plans which are designed to allow people with chronic problems, such as diabetes or arthritis, obtain affordable health insurance. |
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Expand legal services now |
06/28/2010 |
In this opinion piece from the National Law Journal, Emily Savner discusses the effects of the ongoing economic conditions on the increasing demand for legal assistance and the the shrinking resources available to meet that demand and the needs of those with increasingly critical legal problems. |
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Workzone: Criminal record check can ease job search |
06/28/2010 |
This story on post-gazette.com (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) features Nicole Scialabba, an attorney with the Neighborhood Legal Services Association, discussing the effect of criminal records and background checks on the employment application process, and how to discover and correct errors in criminal records.
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