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

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

Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the launch of a new disability process to expedite disability claims filed by veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation rating of 100% Permanent & Total (P&T).

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

Excellence Award Video Tributes The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network presented the 2014 PLAN Excellence Awards during the annual awards dinner on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the Harrisburg Hilton & Towers. The list of award recipients includes a variety of civil legal aid professionals and friends of