Legal Services For New York City

• Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. B and Legal Services for New York City, on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Their Clients, Et Al., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellants, Community Service Society of New York, Inc., Et Al., Plaintiff-Cross-Appellants, Carmen Velazquez, Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. Legal Services Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, United States of America, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee., 462 F.3d 219 (2nd Cir. 2006)

Matthew M. Collette, Washington, D.C. (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney, Barbara L. Herwig, C...

• Federal Circuits

• United States of America and Leonard Koczur, Acting Inspector General of the Legal Services Corporation, Appellees v. Legal Services for New York City, Appellant, 249 F.3d 1077 (D.C. Cir. 2001)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, (00ms0241) Carl W. Riehl argued the cause for appellant. With him on the b...

• Federal Circuits

• Legal Services for New York City Implements SSL VPN Remote Access Security Solution from Juniper Networks.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR) today announced that Legal Services for New York City, the largest provider of civil legal s...

• Business Wire
• November 29, 2004

• BRONX LEGAL SERVICES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEGAL SERVICES FOR NEW YORK CITY and, (2nd Cir. 2003)

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT SUMMARY ORDER THIS SUMMARY ORDER WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REPORTER AND MAY NOT BE CI...

• Federal Circuits

• FY 2010 Competitive Grant Awards; Intent

...New Mexico Legal Aid..... 496,521. New York. NY-21............................ Legal Aid Socie...Legal Services for New York. 16,281,457. City. NY-23............................ Legal Assistanc...

• FR, October 29, 2009
• Notices
• Legal Services Corporation

• The Bank of New York Grants $500,000 to Fight Homelessness; Supports United Way of New York City's Housing Help Center

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Bank of New York today announced a $500,000 grant over two years to support United Way of New York City's Housing Help Center, the first court-based homelessness prevention center in the United States. Open since January, the program aims to prevent the immediate threat of eviction and stabilize families to reduce the risk of future homelessness. The Housing Help Program is one of eight homelessness prevention initiatives included in Mayor Bloomberg's five-year action plan. The announcement was made at a forum hosted by The Bank of New York on the state of homelessness in New York City, with panelists Linda Gibbs, commissioner of New York City's Department of Homeless Services; Fern Fisher, administrative judge for the Civil Court of New York; ...

• U.S. Newswire
• October 12, 2005

• Why People Who Face Losing Their Homes in Legal Proceedings Must Have a Right to Counsel

Introduction. Overview and Summary. I. Recognition of a Right to Counsel for People Who Face Eviction is Sound Public Policy. A. Eviction Proceedings and Other Legal Proceedings Through Which People Lose Their Homes are Too Complicated and Difficult for Untrained People to Defend Themselves Adequately. B. Unnecessary, Unlawful Evictions Impose High Costs on Tenants and the City.. C. Providing Counsel for Low-Income People in Housing Court is Cost-Effective and Will Have a Positive Effect on Housing Policy and Housing Court. D. People Who Face Losing Their Homes Must Have a Legally-Enforceable Right to Counsel: Funding for Legal Assistance Programs Does Not, by Itself Solve the Problem. II. The U.S. Constitution, New York Constitution, New York Civil Practice Law and R...

. Executive Director, Legal Services for New York City (ascherer@lsny.org; 646-442-3606...

• Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal
• Nbr. III-3, January 2006

• Nation's 1st Court-Based Homelessness Prevention Program Opens in S. Bronx; Nyc Civil Court, United Way Launch Pilot in Mott Haven, 10451

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Civil Court of the City of New York, United Way of New York City, Legal Services for New York City-Bronx and Women In Need have implemented an innovative new homelessness prevention program-the first of its kind in the nation- targeting a neighborhood in the South Bronx that has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the city. The Housing Help Program, spearheaded by New York City Civil Court Administrative Judge Fern Fisher, tackles the problem of homelessness head-on, with a new approach to the handling of eviction cases that includes a specially trained judge and dedicated court team to handle these cases from start to finish, as well as supportive services to address underlying reasons for nonpayment, such as job training, family counseli...

• U.S. Newswire
• February 07, 2005

• Nyc Civil Court and Service Groups Unveil Homelessness Prevention Program

The Civil Court of the City of New York, United Way of New York City, Legal Services for New York City-Bronx, and Women in Need have implemented a new homelessness prevention program - the first of its kind in the nation - targeting a neighborhood in the South Bronx that is one of the highest producers of homelessness in the city. The Housing Help Program, spearheaded by New York City Civil Court Administrative Judge Fern Fisher, tackles the problem of homelessness head-on, with a new approach to the handling of eviction cases that includes a specially trained judge and dedicated court team to handle these cases from start to finish, as well as supportive services to address the underlying reasons for nonpayment, such as job training, family counseling and substance abuse programs.

• Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
• February 11, 2005

• Justice, justice, shall you pursue for rich and poor, high and low alike.

... with regard to expanding access to civil legal services and equal justice for all. Indeed, Jonath... tenure as Chief Judge of the State of New York "to making the ideal of equal justice a reality in... Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts and Statewide Director of the Court System'...

• Albany Law Review
• Vol. 75 Nbr. 2, December 2011