From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report At income tax time, keeping yourself honest is one thing - keeping your tax preparer honest is just as important. Unlicensed preparers who may not be up-to-date on tax law changes, and scam artists trying to steal money and identities, are

Story from the Republican Herald , Pottsville, about trainings involving Carolyn Tenaglia and Eileen Barlow of MidPenn Legal Services that was conducted by the Schuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance.

United Way of Pennsylvania will hold its first ever nonprofit forum with candidates for Governor at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, February 24 at the Harrisburg Hilton. A bipartisan invitation was extended to all announced candidates for Governor. The event will feature a focused conversation on partnership

Story from Law 360 about the impact of Astrue v. Ratliff , a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, regarding the Social Security Administration's ability to take court awarded attorney fees won by Social Security and disability recipients under the Equal Access to Justice Act. to pay down the

Foreclosure relief checks totaling more than $2.7 million have been mailed to several hundred Pennsylvania consumers as part of a multi-state settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation. Attorney General Tom Corbett said the foreclosure relief is part of a broad-based package intended to

LexisNexis® has announced the upcoming release of Lexis® for Microsoft Office - a new set of research capabilities that will enable legal professionals to access content and services from LexisNexis and other sources while operating directly within Microsoft Office applications. The new product was

The National Senior Citizens Law Center will be presenting a webinar entitled, Claiming and Collecting Attorneys' Fees: An Introduction, on March 16, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern. This training is an introduction to seeking attorneys’ fees for public interest attorneys who have limited

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