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March 20, 2013
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 20, 2013 --- The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) will honor ten recipients of the 2013 Excellence Awards at its annual awards banquet on Wednesday evening, March 20, 2013 at the Harrisburg Hilton. Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and
March 18, 2013
​MidPenn Legal Services will be holding a symposium on Domestic Violence entitled Strengthening Systems to Protect Survivors on April 12, 2013 at the Shippensburg University Conference Center, 500 Newburg Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257.
March 18, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced $1.8 million in new resources to improve access to criminal legal services and strengthen indigent defense across the nation. In remarks during the “50 Years Later: The Legacy of Gideon v. Wainwright” event hosted by the Department of Justice, the Attorney
March 16, 2013
State Treasurer Rob McCord today reminded those receiving unemployment compensation or workers’ compensation payments through a debit card to activate their new gold-colored card as soon as they receive it. Recipients must activate their new gold cards to access future payments made to their account
March 15, 2013
​​The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project will be holding a Disaster Preparedness Roundtable on March 20, 2013 at 1:00 pm Eastern. The roundtable is an informal discussion with the legal aid community about disaster preparedness.
March 14, 2013
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has appointed Stephanie S. Libhart as executive director of the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Account) Board. Libhart replaces Al Azen, IOLTA’s first and only executive director, who retired in December 2012 after 23 years of service.
March 14, 2013
One week after President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has released a new report entitled, There's No Place Like Home , showing that state action is still urgently needed to prevent homelessness for survivors of domestic and sexual
March 4, 2013
The February edition of the Senior Health News , a free bi-monthly newsletter, is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp.org .

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