March 4, 2009
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Spaces still available for pro bono training
NLSA expands hours for legal help line
Equity Protection Legal Clinic joins the Pro Bono Center
Contact the Pro Bono Center
Spaces still available for pro bono training
"Legal Issues for the Community Clinic Volunteer" NLSA expands hours for legal help line These trying economic times mean more Pennsylvanians on the lower end of the income scale need legal help with a range of issues from utility shut-offs to evictions, and an increase in calls to legal help lines reflect the rising needs. The situation has prompted Neighborhood Legal Services Association to expand services by staffing its telephone help line two additional evenings each week. Low-income individuals seeking assistance with non-criminal legal issues may now reach the NLSA help line at the following times: Equity Protection Legal Clinic joins the Pro Bono Center The Public Service Committee is pleased to announce the addition of the Equity Protection Legal Clinic (EPLC) to the Pro Bono Center. This project provides "legacy preservation" legal services to low-income home owner-occupants. These transactional legal services include matters such as resolving "tangled title" issues and other services that secure and preserve ownership interests in real property. EPLC's managing attorney, Irene McLaughlin, works with law students at the University of Pittsburgh and volunteer attorneys from the ACBA's Real Property Section and Probate & Trust Law Section Council. Contact the Pro Bono Center For more information on the Pro Bono Center please contact Barbara Griffin, Esq., Pro Bono Coordinator, at bgriffin@acba.org or 412-402-6677.
March 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
This course is designed to give volunteers at general legal clinics an understanding of common legal issues facing low-income clients. It is ideal for current, new, and potential volunteers at community legal clinics including:
Topics will include family law, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant, and more. Participants may attend one or more individual sessions throughout the day. It is open to all members of the Allegheny County Bar Association who are volunteering or interested in volunteering for a community legal clinic. The law firm of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC will host the training at One Oxford Centre, 20th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 on Friday, March 13, 2009. Click here for a registration form or call Mary Ann Troper-Malley at 412-586-6134.
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
NLSA provides help for residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence Counties. The toll-free help line number is 866-761-NLSA (6572). More information is also available online at www.nlsa.us.
Potential clients may contact EPLC through NeighborWorks® Western Pennsylvania, 412-325-7848 x115. For more information about the program, contact Irene McLaughlin, Esq. at mclaughlinster@gmail.com.
Become a volunteer by clicking here.
Visit the Allegheny County Bar Foundation website at www.acbf.org.
400 Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219.