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February 19, 2010
Story from the Republican Herald, Pottsville, about trainings involving Carolyn Tenaglia and Eileen Barlow of MidPenn Legal Services that was conducted by the Schuylkill Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance.
February 19, 2010
United Way of Pennsylvania will hold its first ever nonprofit forum with candidates for Governor at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, February 24 at the Harrisburg Hilton. A bipartisan invitation was extended to all announced candidates for Governor. The event will feature a focused conversation on partnership
February 18, 2010
Story from Law 360 about the impact of Astrue v. Ratliff, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, regarding the Social Security Administration's ability to take court awarded attorney fees won by Social Security and disability recipients under the Equal Access to Justice Act. to pay down the recipient
February 17, 2010
Foreclosure relief checks totaling more than $2.7 million have been mailed to several hundred Pennsylvania consumers as part of a multi-state settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation. Attorney General Tom Corbett said the foreclosure relief is part of a broad-based package intended to
February 17, 2010
LexisNexis® has announced the upcoming release of Lexis® for Microsoft Office - a new set of research capabilities that will enable legal professionals to access content and services from LexisNexis and other sources while operating directly within Microsoft Office applications. The new product was
February 17, 2010
The National Senior Citizens Law Center will be presenting a webinar entitled, Claiming and Collecting Attorneys' Fees: An Introduction, on March 16, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern. This training is an introduction to seeking attorneys’ fees for public interest attorneys who have limited
February 16, 2010
Profile of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project appearing in the Feburary 2010 issue of Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ?
February 12, 2010
With the recession pushing more Americans into poverty, PALawHELP.org offers critical help in learning about and obtaining much-needed tax credits. PALawHELP.org, part of the national LawHelp.org network of nonprofit legal information portals, offers a variety of free tools and information for those

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