Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, joined award-winning actress Patty Duke and the cast of her hit 1960s sitcom, The Patty Duke Show, to unveil Social Security’s newest online service – an application for Medicare benefits. This new online application, which takes less than 10

Ann S. Torregrossa, director of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s Office of Health Care Reform, has been named as the recipient of the inaugural G. Fred DiBona Jr. Excellence in Healthcare Award presented by the St. Catherine Labouré Medical Clinic in Philadelphia. Torregrossa has served as

The American Bar Association Section of Litigation has created and maintains Sound Advice, an audio library which shares the experience and collective wisdom of some of finest legal minds in the world. Audio recording from a variety of legal scholars and working attorneys on a wide range of topics

Article from OMB Watch advocating for legislative support for the Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 which addresses the most problematic restrictions on LSC grantees - those that prevent the use of non-federal funds to advocate on behalf of the neediest of our communities, and also increases the

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille will address members and friends of statewide legal aid community. Video Tributes Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) will hold its annual Excellence Awards and Banquet on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Harrisburg Hilton. The Pro

The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved key steps to improve public access to federal courts by increasing the availability of court opinions and expanding the services and reducing the costs for many users of the Public Access to Electronic Court Records (PACER) system.

Persons who advertise themselves as a “notario” or “Notario Publico” may be misrepresenting their qualifications or fraudulently offering immigration and legal services. In an effort to help protect Latinos and others from fraud, the Federal Trade Commission is urging LSC programs to direct

The Legal Services Corporation and the Center for Legal Aid Education will co-sponsor a one-day training session, Board Development: The Legal Aid Context, on May 12, prior to the start of the Equal Justice Conference in Phoenix. The training session, designed for Board members and executive