The onset of a serious illness or injury can affect much more than a person’s health. Knowing what steps to take to get one’s financial and legal affairs in order is often vitally important not only to the affected individual, but to his or her loved ones as well. The Legal Guide for the Seriously

Community Legal Services has filed suit challenging the Philadelphia Water Commission’s method of setting new, increased rates in its 2008 Rate Increase Case. In filing a suit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, CLS is acting in its role as the City appointed Public Advocate . CLS also is

The National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that on December 19, 2009, President Obama signed legislation (H.R. 3326) reauthorizing a number of important provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that help unemployed workers. As a result, a number of key programs will be

New York Times article on the passing of F. William McCalpin, one of the earliest advocates and most vocal defenders of the Legal Services Corporation, a federal program that has provided legal aid to millions of poor people, who died Dec. 9 at his home in St. Louis. He was 88.

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation: Sharon L. Browne , a principal attorney in Pacific Legal Foundation’s Individual Rights Practice group and a member of the Foundation’s senior management

The Monroe County Bar Association will be presenting its First Annual Pro Bono Conference on January 12, 2010 at the Pocono Inne Town in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The MCBA Pro Bono Conference is free to those attorneys who agree to accept two pro bono cases during the year 2010. The referrals for

LSC Board Halts Enforcement of Attorneys’ Fees Rule President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 ( H.R. 3288 ) into law on December 16. The bill provides a $30 million increase to the Legal Services Corporation for Fiscal Year 2010.

An additional 3,992 Use Potentially Unsafe Heat The PUC encourages consumers without utility service to know their rights and responsibilities . Consumers should obtain information about programs available to help them restore and maintain utility service. Consumers with a seriously ill resident in