The Pennsylvania Bar Association's Legal Service to the Public Committee is currently seeking nominations for the 2019 Pro Bono Awards. This year marks the 32nd year that the committee has sought individual award nominees for Pro Bono service. Additionally, nominations are also being sought for the

The Philadelphia Bar Association has called for the City of Philadelphia to provide legal counsel to low-income tenants at risk of eviction, which in turn would enable the city to avoid the high costs that the city incurs as a result of their evictions. A new study, Economic Return on Investment of

The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) has released its 2018-2019 Pennsylvania Advocates Manual for those seeking funds from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for those they serve. The applications and guidelines for LIHEAP often change from year to year, and these changes

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project is offering a free webinar to educate advocates, providers, and professionals who work with dual eligibles and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries about Medicare in 2019. Dual eligibles are people who get coverage through both Medicare and Medicaid. The

The Clearinghouse Community, part of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, will be holding the November 2018 episode of the Advocacy Exchange webcast, entitled Clean Slate: How the Left, Right, and Football Players Passed an Innovative Criminal-Records Law, on Thursday, November 29

North Penn Legal Services has announced that Lori A. Molloy, Esq. has been named the new Executive Director of North Penn Legal Services. After a thorough search process, a Search Committee appointed by the Board of Directors unanimously recommended NPLS’ Director of Legal Advocacy and Acting

Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued a call today to all mortgage borrowers and home loan applicants in the Philadelphia area to file complaints with his office if they believe they may have been victims of redlining or experienced irregularities when looking for a mortgage or home loan.

Pennsylvania courts have launched a “stop abuse” outreach campaign in English and Spanish to educate victims of abuse that protection orders are an option to help stop their abuse. “Courts play an important role in helping to keep a victim, and the victim’s family, safe from future abuse through