The Boston Bar Association has a great account of the annual "Walk to the Hill" to lobby for increased state investment in civil legal aid. Attendees included SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants and Attorney General Maura Healey: After an … [Read more...]
Talk Poverty: Civil legal aid is potent anti-poverty tool
Up on the Talk Poverty blog this morning is a post from Lonnie Powers, executive director of the Mass Legal Assistance Corp. Some highlights: What did Sargent Shriver, the general of LBJ's War on Poverty, think of civil legal … [Read more...]
Blizzard or no blizzard, Walk To The Hill is this Thursday
Chief Justice Ralph Gants of the Supreme Judicial Court will join hundreds of private attorneys from more than 40 law firms at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, Jan. 29 for the 16th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid. … [Read more...]
Former SJC Chief Justice Margaret Marshall supports civil legal aid funding
Each year, hundreds of attorneys participate in Walk To the Hill, one of the largest lobby days at the Massachusetts State House. Ahead of this year's Walk to the Hill, attorneys and advocates who support civil legal aid are … [Read more...]
Language Access Projects Crucial to Making Legal Services Accessible
Getting civil legal aid help isn't always as simple as contacting a legal assistance organization. If your English is not proficient, you need help with accessing information about services before you can get to the services. Lonnie … [Read more...]
More on how civil legal aid can lower incidences of domestic violence
In response to the Jared Remy case, there has been much discussion about how to reduce incidences of domestic violence. As we discuss ways to deal with the issue, we should keep in mind the value of civil legal aid. Lonnie Powers, the … [Read more...]