The National Elder Rights Training Project of the National Consumer Law Center is offering a webinar entitled Nuts and Bolts on Guardianship as Last Resort: The Basics on When to File and How to Maximize Autonomy, on May 12, 2010 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern. Guardianship is a last resort for at

The 2010 Civil Litigation Conference will be held at the Duke University School of Law on May 10-11, 2010. Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court will be the focus of the Conference which is sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. New

New national survey shows lead poisoning in homes is not top concern among parents. According to a national online survey released today by the Ad Council, only a third of parents in the United States are very concerned that lead poses a health risk to their children. However, lead poisoning affects

Video report from myfoxphilly.com/Fox29 about a new class action lawsuit filed claiming the government is rejecting people for Census Bureau jobs in a process using criminal background checks that is flawed and unfair. Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services is featured in the report discussing

In honor of National Volunteer Week 2010 Celebrating People in Action, the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network recognizes the thousands of volunteer lawyers who help those struggling with foreclosure, domestic violence, denial of benefits and other overwhelming legal problems. Pennsylvania Legal Aid

The United States Senate passed a two-month extension of eligibility for unemployment insurance and tax credits to help cover the cost of health insurance premiums for Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own on April 15, 2010. The bill also restores these critical benefits

The Legal Service Corporation’s Office of Legal Affairs issued an Advisory Opinion on April 14 entitled, Legal Assistance to Ineligible Alien Parents with U.S. Citizen Children. The opinion discusses whether Part 1626 of the Corporation’s regulations permits LSC grantees to provide services to

Story from the Maryland Legal Aid Newsroom discussing the action of the the Maryland legislature approving a bill to increase the surcharge on civil court filing fees to address the funding crisis caused by historically low interest rates on IOLTA.