During calendar year 2012, 1.1 million bankruptcy petitions were filed by individuals with primarily consumer debt. Filers had a median average monthly income of $2,743, most filed under chapter 7, and for more debtors in 2012 this was not the first time they had filed for bankruptcy. These and

The last week in October has once again been proclaimed Pro Bono Week in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Corbett and both houses of the General Assembly. Pro Bono Week in Pennsylvania is an opportunity to highlight the difference lawyers make in their communities, to recruit and train more pro bono

The September edition of the Health Law PA News, a free bi-monthly newsletter is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project.

On Monday, October 21, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Ronald D. Castille participated in a forum with court leaders in neighboring states to talk about how their respective courts are dealing with the gap between the need for legal services and the ability to meet such needs in the civil justice

Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will join jurists from West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania at a forum in Pittsburgh hosted by the national Legal Services Corporation (LSC) on Monday, October 21, in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Courtroom, 801 City-County

​Employees of government contractors who have been furloughed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown are legally entitled to apply for and receive unemployment insurance, the National Employment Law Project emphasized in a press release on October 10. The federal contract workers

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project is conducting free webinar trainings to educate advocates, providers, and other professionals who work with dual eligibles and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries about upcoming changes to Medicare in 2014. The webinars will be held on Tuesday, October 29

UPDATE: The Federal Judiciary will remain open for business through October 17, 2013. The United States Courts announced, following a government shutdown on October 1, 2013, the Federal Judiciary would remain open for business for approximately 10 business days. The Judiciary has severely restricted