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The Legal Intelligencer

America's Seniors Need Our Help

A 2021 survey by Legal Services Corp. showed that 62% of low-income seniors (those 65 and over) and 70% of those households had at least one civil legal problem in the preceding year. Among their findings: During this period, low-income seniors did not receive any or enough legal help for over 90% of their problems.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Finding a Place for Zoning and Pro Bono Service

Although the zoning board requires every case to offer facts and evidence establishing codified legal standards, one of the most vital aspects of any zoning case is the presentation of the outcome of a required community engagement process.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

October On Oct. 23, from 5:30-7 p.m., come out to the Pro Bono Story Slam, hosted by the law firm pro bono subcommittee, pro bono subcommittee…
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Texas Lawyer

BakerHostetler Team Get $1.6M Verdict Against Jailers Who Assaulted Inmate

Two of three former state corrections officers were found liable for the excessive force beating of an inmate, with a jury awarding damages against one and the judge entering a default judgment against the other.
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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Oct. 9, 2024—Lamb McErlane, Kessler Topaz

Lamb McErlane senior partner James E. McErlane has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the PA Commission on Judicial Independence.
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Daily Business Review

Lawyers Can Help After Hurricane—But There Are Risks

"I don't want to run afoul and get a bar complaint," one attorney cautions about this type of pro bono work.
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The Recorder

Newsom Signs Pro Bono Disclosure Bill Into Law

The state bar will ask active lawyers how many hours of free and low-cost legal work they performed in the previous calendar year. The information will be kept confidential, and there's no penalty for refusing to provide it.
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Litigation Daily

Davis Polk and Legal Aid Society Team to Knock 15 Years Off Sex-Trafficking Survivor's Sentence

The firm spent more than 2,000 pro bono hours representing the woman who received the harshest sentence of eight defendants' charges after a fight erupted when her loved ones confronted her trafficker, resulting in the death of one of the trafficker's associates.
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Daily Report Online

University of Georgia's School of Law Announces Programs to Fund More Attorneys in 'Legal Deserts'

"We are still trying to get competitive pay for our prosecutors and our public defenders," executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia Peter Skandalakis said. "When you're talking about the rural areas that don't get a lot of county support financially, they're not able to compete with the salaries that are being paid in the metro areas."
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The Recorder

California Federal Judge to Hear Arguments in Health Care Clinic's Case Against City of Santa Ana

SOS is represented by pro bono counsel Nora Salem and Brett Williamson from O'Melveny & Myers and is seeking $500,000 in damages equivalent to the expenses incurred during the process of seeking approvals for the expansion.
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