The National Senior Citizens Law Center will be presenting a webinar entitled, Claiming and Collecting Attorneys Fees: Settlement Negotiations, Prevailing Party Status, and Rates, on June 8, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern. This advanced training will address strategies for settlement

Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille issued the following statement in appreciation of citizens who have served on juries throughout the Commonwealth during the past year. This week, May 17-21, has been designated "Juror Appreciation Week" by the Pennsylvania Senate. In praising those who have performed

Many states are failing to provide adequate protections for consumers against extremely expensive credit according to a new report by the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumers Union. The Scorecard updates a 2008 report and grades states on how well they protect

The Federal Judiciary’s website, www.uscourts.gov, has been relaunched with a host of enhancements. The site has been redesigned to make it more attractive, accessible, and useful to its diverse audience of users. The improvements further the website’s mission of increasing public interest

The 13th Annual Pennsylvania Bar Association "Day on the Hill", held on May 3 in Harrisburg, offered association members chances to meet face-to-face with legislators to discuss concerns facing the legal profession such as inadequate funding endangering the viability of civil legal services and the

The National Elder Rights Training Project of the National Consumer Law Center is offering a webinar entitled Transportation and an Aging America , on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern. This session will focus on transportation issues and older adults. It will provide a broad

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) will co-moderate an audio call entitled The Public Benefits Boost: New Strategies for Increasing Take-Up, on May 26, 2010 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET. This audio call will discuss the role that public benefits can provide toward family stability. It will also

Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that Pennsylvania has applied to manage the state’s high risk health insurance pool that will be established under the federal health care reform law recently signed by President Obama. The program will help uninsured Pennsylvanians who have pre-existing