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October 2, 2014
Free online information is now available from the Pennsylvania Courts to assist the growing number of Pennsylvanians who want to file their own family law cases in courts across the state. Standardized court forms for divorce and custody matters may now be obtained on a dedicated page of the Unified
October 1, 2014
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) is offering free webinar trainings to educate providers, advocates and other professionals who work with dual eligibles (people who have both Medicare and Medicaid) and other low-income Medicare beneficiaries about upcoming changes to Medicare and other
September 26, 2014
The 2015 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Excellence Awards will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at the Harrisburg Hilton & Towers. Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. invites you to nominate worthy candidates for the 2015 Excellence Awards. The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Excellence Awards
September 12, 2014
Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia, and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder joined more than 100 leaders of the legal community, government, and the private sector on September 14-16 at a wide-ranging legal
September 10, 2014
The Legal Services Corporation has announced that Philadelphia Legal Assistance is one of the 11 legal aid organizations selected to receive grants from its new Pro Bono Innovation Fund to support projects that develop replicable innovations in pro bono services for low-income clients. The
September 9, 2014
Associate Attorney General Tony West, Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery for the Civil Division and members of the Department’s Elder Justice Initiative met with stakeholders in the field of elder abuse and financial exploitation on September 8, 2014 to launch the Elder Justice website in
September 2, 2014
The statewide Loan Repayment Assistance Program ("LRAP") begins its fifth year of helping attorneys employed in IOLTA-funded civil legal services organizations better manage their undergraduate and law school debt on September 2, 2014, albeit with significant changes in the program. The LRAP is a
August 29, 2014
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project released the following statement on August 28, 2014 regarding the Approval of the Healthy Pennsylvania Plan to expand Medicaid: On behalf of our clients, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) welcomes today’s announcement that Pennsylvania will soon expand

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