There is no doubt there is a great need for civil legal services throughout New York that is not being met. The challenge is convincing the state to provide a permanent public funding source. In an effort to do that, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has been traveling around the state, conducting hearings; one each in the four judicial departments. He was in Buffalo on Thursday for the fourth and final forum at the Old County Hall on Franklin Street.
Proposed federal cuts to funding for legal aid to the poor would severely impact local providers that are already struggling to serve clients. The House has passed a $70 million cut in Legal Services Corp. funding from the current fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. The corporation is a federal provider of legal services to low-income Americans. One of its recipients is Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc., which serves 14 counties including Monroe and surrounding counties from Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border.
Legal Aid of West Virginia is launching a legal service for veterans and military families. Thanks to a major fundraising push, the Veterans' Legal Project will debut today, on Veterans Day, with two attorneys dedicated specifically to help low-income veterans with issues such as disability benefits, housing, child support and problems with consumer and medical debt, according to a news release.
Lawyers are often criticized for stinting on their responsibilities for public service; nevertheless, their uncompensated provision of legal services to poor people, or pro bono work, provides a substantial part of available civil legal assistance in the United States. Cross-sectional analysis of data from the late 1990s reveals that reliance on pro bono may render assistance vulnerable to market pressures in ways both obvious and subtle. In states where the legal profession takes in more receipts per lawyer, larger proportions of the profession provide uncompensated service to the poor. In states where the profession feels its work jurisdiction is under threat from unauthorized practice by other occupations, larger proportions of the profession participate in pro bono work than in stat...
PHILADELPHIA, March 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Philadelphia VIP - the hub of free legal services for the city's poor - will celebrate three decades of service, and welcome former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell as keynote speaker at its 30th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. at The Westin Philadelphia, 99 S. 17th St. at Liberty Place. At the event, former Gov. Rendell will receive VIP's Pinnacle Award for his outstanding commitment to legal services for the poor. Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams and other dignitaries have been invited to the Gala. Approximately 500 attorneys, judges and honored guests will be in attendance. The event will recognize thousands of volunteers who have helped the organizatio...
Three Buffalo-area legal service providers will benefit from the 2011 "Champions for Justice Bash. The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Rich Renaissance Niagara Atrium. Proceeds will benefit the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project; Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western New York Inc.; and the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Inc.
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