During his final year on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille is making his last formal plea to lawyers to support the Commonwealth's civil legal aid programs by providing pro bono service through direct representation and financial contributions. In a

The Federal Trade Commission has moved to close down a multi-million dollar telemarketing fraud that targeted U.S. seniors across the nation, scamming tens of thousands of consumers. In some instances, the telemarketers who carried out the fraud impersonated government and bank officials, and

Specialized Unit Will Identify Trends to Prevent Fraud Nationwide Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, has announced the establishment of a centralized fraud prevention unit in New York City to identify potential fraud and detect fraud trends that can be applied to disability

On March 26, 2014 the United States Senate confirmed President Obama's nomination of PLAN Board Member Gerald A. HcHugh, Jr. as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. McHugh is currently a partner at Raynes McCarty in Philadelphia where he focuses his practice

The Practising Law Institute is offering a free webcast of a presentation being offered live in San Francisco entitled Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Basics 2014 on May. 9, 2014 from 12:00 pm - 6:30 pm Eastern. Volunteer lawyers are needed to help the many low income clients facing a

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Historical Society is pleased to present Civil Forfeiture in Pennsylvania: Is Possession Still 9/10ths of the Law?. a one hour Continuing Legal Education program (1 substantive credit) and a reception following the CLE presentation on Monday, May 12, 2014. The CLE

The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2014 Kutak-Dodds Prizes has been extended to April 15, 2014. The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) presents the prestigious award annually at its Exemplar Award Dinner to honor the accomplishments of civil legal aid attorneys, public

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has requested comments on proposed regulation changes that will provide electric shopping customers with greater, uniform detail in electric supplier disclosure statements and more timely information on “contract renewal” and “change in terms” notices