• Attorneys will provide short-term virtual representation to asylum seekers, including asylum application drafting, affidavit preparation, country conditions research, evidence gathering, and orientation on the asylum interview process. (americanbar.org)
  • COI seeks attorneys with immigration experience to provide short-term legal advice to low-income individuals who post immigration questions on this confidential, secure website. (americanbar.org)
  • He has talked to other attorneys, they say, but has so far failed to retain new legal representation, in part because his campaign account, from which he had paid his lawyers millions of dollars, has little cash left. (wsj.com)
  • Occasionally, we can handle legal matters in-house with our own staff attorneys. (law-arts.org)
  • EFF exists to take the sorts of cases that commercial attorneys cannot -- often because, despite the importance of the issues, the parties involved cannot afford counsel. (eff.org)
  • If we can't help you, but feel that your case is something our cooperating attorneys may be able to assist with, we'll offer to refer you to one of them. (eff.org)
  • Attorneys at the firm handle cases involving car accidents, trucking and commercial vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, slips and falls, premise liability, and pedestrian accidents. (expertise.com)
  • The group of 63 attorneys from the Massachusetts business community agree that the civil legal aid organizations need more funding to meet the demands of a state emerging from a global pandemic. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • Dacier and his fellow letter writers will join other attorneys and law students from across the state for an online event that marks the 24th annual lobby day for civil legal aid. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • Even attorneys can be surprised by the scope of activities that legal services organizations provide their clients, according to Diego Cartagena, president and CEO of Bet Tzedek, a nonprofit law firm in Los Angeles. (bettzedek.org)
  • However, there's a coast-to-coast shortage of legal aid staff attorneys. (bettzedek.org)
  • Attorneys at the nation's 200 largest law firms contribute an estimated 5 million pro bono hours each year , according to the Association of Pro Bono Counsel. (bettzedek.org)
  • The Idaho State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education ("MCLE") Department administers the rules governing accreditation of CLE programming in Idaho and monitors Idaho attorneys' compliance with MCLE requirements. (idaho.gov)
  • Attorneys can also earn up to six CLE credits per reporting period for published legal writing. (idaho.gov)
  • Criminal Defense Attorney - The Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, 5th District, is seeking full time criminal defense attorneys in Inverness, Citrus County, Florida. (myflorida.com)
  • A resource of probono.net/ny for volunteer attorneys, legal services advocates, law students and faculty representing low income clients. (probono.net)
  • LSNYC seeks at least 20 law graduates and/or staff attorneys to join our Fall 2023 class of Right to Counsel (RTC) attorneys and work in our neighborhood-based offices representing tenants in eviction defense and other proceedings, as part of our work to implement New York City's groundbreaking Right to Counsel law. (probono.net)
  • The attorneys will be expected to perform community outreach and provide legal information, advice, and counsel, both in clinical and informal settings. (probono.net)
  • They accompany attorneys on case investigations, make numerous courtroom appearances with the assigned attorneys, and research and draft motions, memoranda appellate briefs, and possibly petitions for certiorari. (pili.org)
  • Guardians ad litem are the attorneys who often represent the children in these types of cases. (tncourts.gov)
  • The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) administers the indigent representation fund, which compensates attorneys, interpreters, experts and investigators for providing services to indigent defendants. (tncourts.gov)
  • Supreme Court Rule 13 provides additional information about how attorneys and other experts are compensated for indigent representation work, including information on compensation rates, deadlines for filing claims, expenses and more. (tncourts.gov)
  • It does not consider criminal defense, immigration matters, divorces or cases that private attorneys will accept on a contingency basis. (211la.org)
  • Engage pro bono attorneys to expand legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction, focusing on the suburbs. (lsc.gov)
  • Legal Aid Society of Hawaii's (LASH) 2021 PBIF Project aims to create nine training courses for pro bono attorneys to expand their knowledge and increase the quality of services provided at Hawaii's Self Help Centers and Access to Justice Rooms. (lsc.gov)
  • The lapse led to a loss of valuable time to work on detainees' cases, attorneys and others tell SFR. (sfreporter.com)
  • Use of opinions, legal research, summaries, briefs, motions and sample/model pleadings by persons accessing this website does not create any obligation or liability on the part of FDPRC counsel, HAT counsel, attorneys contributing to the site, or the Defender Services Division of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. (capdefnet.org)
  • The Public Defense Services Commission (PDSC) will maintain a sustainable statewide public defense system that provides quality representation to eligible clients in trial and appellate court proceedings. (oregon.gov)
  • People facing removal proceedings in the U.S. do not have a right to legal representation if they are unable to afford it. (senate.gov)
  • Over 1 million people, including both adults and children, are currently facing deportation in immigration court without legal representation, while many more are removed without representation in summary proceedings that take place outside of the courtroom. (senate.gov)
  • I am proud to join my colleagues on this bill that would ensure no person is left to navigate the complexities of immigration court proceedings without legal representation. (senate.gov)
  • It is plain wrong that every day, noncitizens with limited English proficiency and little or no knowledge of America's complex immigration system are forced to defend themselves against removal proceedings without legal representation. (senate.gov)
  • Providing legal representation ensures that all people facing removal proceedings have their right to due process protected and helps those who have every right to be here to stay. (senate.gov)
  • More than one million individuals - men, women, and children - are currently facing deportation proceedings without legal representation. (senate.gov)
  • By ensuring that all immigrants are able to access universal representation, we can take a major step toward restoring fairness, dignity, and justice to immigration proceedings. (senate.gov)
  • After winning the right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York City, 83% of tenants were able to stay put. (streetroots.org)
  • The report focuses on comparative rates of representation, search for legal counsel by noncitizens, and the effects of representation (or lack thereof) on Immigration Court proceedings and outcomes. (vera.org)
  • Conducting intake and providing full legal representation in housing court proceedings to New York City tenants referred to LSNYC through the right to counsel initiative in NYC housing courts, and through other referral sources. (probono.net)
  • Enacted in 1964, the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) establishes a comprehensive system for appointing and compensating legal representation for accused persons who are financially unable to retain counsel in federal criminal proceedings. (uscourts.gov)
  • Among other things, lawyers can play a critical role in protecting the right to liberty and the prohibition against arbitrary detention when representing people deprived of their liberty, including in proceedings challenging the legal basis of arrests and filing habeas corpus petitions. (icj.org)
  • They play a crucial part in combating impunity, when advising and representing victims of human rights violations and their relatives, including in the context of criminal cases brought against the alleged perpetrators and in proceedings aimed at obtaining other forms of reparation. (icj.org)
  • I am extremely thankful for the commitment to fully fund Right to Counsel, equipping tenants with legal representation in eviction proceedings, and setting aside 10,000 units of housing for the low and extremely low income. (nyc.gov)
  • Legal proceedings as regards contracts with children. (bvsalud.org)
  • Many migrants with pending cases had not had a hearing since at least March 2020, when MPP hearings were paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • Since 2020, over 85 complaints have been filed about Baker with intimidation and harassment, access to counsel and medical neglect being the top abuses detailed, according to the Florida Detention Database. (aclufl.org)
  • Researchers found across 44 states that instituted eviction moratoriums when some lifted them partway through 2020, it resulted in an estimated 430,000 excess cases of the coronavirus, and roughly 10,000 excess deaths nationally. (kttn.com)
  • On October 1, 2020, the prevalence of AS and PXE was 6.5 (95% confidence interval, 6.38-6.66) and 0.83 (95% confidence interval, 0.78-0.89) per 100 000 persons, respectively. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mr. Rangel, a Harlem Democrat who is former chairman of the powerful House committee that writes tax laws, parted ways with his lawyers after he could no longer afford them, people close to the case say. (wsj.com)
  • Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), together with Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), introduced the Freedom to Fairness Act .The bicameral bill establishes the right to legal representation for individuals facing removal from the United States who are unable to afford it. (senate.gov)
  • AILA welcomes the leadership of Senators Gillibrand and Booker for championing the Fairness to Freedom Act and ensuring legal representation for people who are facing removal but cannot afford counsel. (senate.gov)
  • This creates a potential problem-many accused persons, while still legally innocent, would have limited access to their property and might not be able to afford legal representation without it (Rafilovich, para 3). (thecourt.ca)
  • I know that most people lose their property because they do not understand the legal process and they cannot afford a lawyer. (reason.com)
  • The Federal Defender Program is a not-for-profit private corporation which provides free legal representation to all persons accused of committing federal crimes who cannot afford to hire private counsel. (pili.org)
  • Those who do not have counsel of choice to represent them are entitled to have legal assistance assigned to assist in their defence in any case where the interests of justice so requires, free of charge, if the accused cannot afford to pay. (icj.org)
  • Despite reports that a majority of cases concern people who cannot afford the services of a lawyer, [11] there is no provision in the law of Swaziland for the provision of legal aid. (icj.org)
  • 1) The maximum compensation rates for state-funded due process service providers in cases in which the court has appointed private counsel or declared a person indigent for costs shall be specified annually in the General Appropriations Act. (flsenate.gov)
  • The five Regional Counsel offices were created by the Legislature pursuant to Section 27.511, Fla. Stat. in 2007 to provide legal representation to indigent persons in criminal conflict cases where the Public Defender has a conflict or in cases where there are multiple co-defendants. (myflorida.com)
  • The primary objective of the attorney is to litigate and provide the most effective and efficient representation possible to our indigent clients. (myflorida.com)
  • The indigent representation program provides legal services for persons who are constitutionally entitled to legal counsel but who are found to be indigent by the court and unable to pay for legal services. (tncourts.gov)
  • The indigent representation program is funded with general fund state tax dollars. (tncourts.gov)
  • The Appellate Division provides constitutionally mandated representation in the appellate courts to financially eligible persons in criminal cases, to parents in juvenile dependency cases, and to inmates appealing administrative decisions from the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. (oregon.gov)
  • Baloch activists protested that courts did not punish senior FC personnel for their role in the murder and said the senior leadership of the paramilitary forces fostered an institutionalized culture of violence against the Baloch people. (state.gov)
  • Mr. Mannix is a solicitor of 26 years experience particularly in the field of criminal law having been on the legal aid panel for the representation of persons in the District Court and other courts for some 25 years. (bailii.org)
  • We defend the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Florida, by working through the legislature, the courts and in the streets. (aclufl.org)
  • Courts reviewing such petitions must consider all of the circumstances of the case. (justia.com)
  • In 2022, only 3% of tenants had legal representation in housing courts, versus 81% of landlords, according to the National Coalition to a Civil Right to Counsel . (streetroots.org)
  • Litigating cases in housing court, administrative forums, appellate courts, and other state and federal courts on behalf of people facing eviction, and in affirmative cases challenging agencies and actors who threaten New York City residents' ability to obtain and retain affordable housing. (probono.net)
  • Parties to cases heard in the Swazi National Courts - including those charged with offences, are not permitted the right to counsel. (icj.org)
  • The fact that legal counsel or representation is not allowed in Swazi National Courts, which have limited criminal jurisdiction, does not comply with international and regional standards that guarantee the right of all persons charged with a criminal offence to access to counsel and to defend themselves against the charges with the assistance of counsel. (icj.org)
  • More than 90% of tenants in eviction courts go unrepresented, while 90-percent of landlords have representation. (kttn.com)
  • Jacki Langum, director of advocacy for ArchCity Defenders, pointed to a new guide her group put together to help those without legal knowledge and experience with courts navigate the process. (kttn.com)
  • If you do not qualify for pro bono legal service, we can still help you find an attorney who specializes in the type of legal service which you seek. (law-arts.org)
  • Harris was lucky to have pro bono legal representation. (reason.com)
  • Legal Aid Society's Volunteer Eviction Defense Program (VEDP) will leverage pro bono legal assistance to expand the Legal Aid Society's capacity to meet the rising need for eviction defense and reduce the number of evicted Kentuckians. (lsc.gov)
  • And sometimes this means we'll defend someone who is the first (or who presents the strongest case) of many actual or likely defendants. (eff.org)
  • Wealthy defendants and those in high-profile cases may obtain expert counsel, but most people are not rich and most court cases do not make headlines. (ashoka.org)
  • While the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution provides that everyone has a right to counsel, only criminal defendants - those facing the possibility of imprisonment - are entitled to free legal representation. (bettzedek.org)
  • Unlike criminal defendants, owners of seized property generally have no right to court-appointed counsel, so people of modest means are ill-equipped to defend themselves against state-sanctioned theft. (reason.com)
  • This includes criminal defendants in jeopardy of incarceration and both children and parents in dependency and neglect and termination of parental rights cases. (tncourts.gov)
  • NEW YORK -Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito today announced that, for the first time, the City will fund universal access to legal services for tenants facing eviction in New York City Housing Court. (nyc.gov)
  • If you qualify for pro bono assistance, any attorney who volunteers to help you will not charge you legal fees. (law-arts.org)
  • However, financial distress is not the only reason people qualify for pro bono services. (bettzedek.org)
  • In Florida alone, less than half of the people facing deportation cases have legal representation. (aclufl.org)
  • Our goal is to provide the highest quality legal representation to our clients at all stages of their cases.Federal criminal cases include a wide variety of offenses such as drug and gun cases, kidnapping, bank robbery, embezzlement, forgery, counterfeiting, mail theft, mail fraud, interstate theft, and RICO. (pili.org)
  • We hope you'll join our mission of helping thousands of people get access to quality legal representation. (careerboard.com)
  • For example, Attorney General John Ashcroft unilaterally instituted the monitoring of attorney-client communications despite the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures and the Sixth Amendment right to representation by Counsel in criminal cases. (rense.com)
  • The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees an accused the right to representation by counsel in serious criminal prosecutions. (uscourts.gov)
  • An LSC pro bono attorney helped Rebecca obtain a legal guardianship with her godmother, and her LSC social worker has continued to aid Rebecca in adjusting to her new home. (lsc-sf.org)
  • Guardianship in case of divorce or judicial separation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Salary range: $75,000 - $95,000 Company is seeking a Claims Staff Counsel to provide legal counseling on cases including representation in litigation to the company and/or company's insured persons. (lawcrossing.com)
  • The Business Services division is responsible for administering the public defense contracts that provide legal representation for financially eligible persons. (oregon.gov)
  • Some organizations provide legal assistance to particular types of clients, such as veterans or the elderly, while others focus on specific issues such as First Amendment cases involving journalists. (bettzedek.org)
  • The agency also coordinates with the city of West Hollywood to provide legal services for low-income people who live in the community, and operates an advocacy program for nursing home residents and their families. (211la.org)
  • The Legal Referral List for Los Angeles County contains information about agencies which provide legal information, advocacy, counseling and representation in different areas of law such as domestic violence, AIDS/HIV, conservatorships and guardianships, dispute resolution, education, employment, housing, family law and personal injury. (211la.org)
  • Since passing landmark legislation in 2015 to create the Office of the Civil Justice Coordinator, the Council has tirelessly worked to figure out how to best provide legal representation to all low-income New Yorkers facing eviction. (nyc.gov)
  • Seva Law Firm Car Accident & Injury Lawyers is a legal practice that serves the Macomb metro and nearby areas. (expertise.com)
  • In the practice of law, pro bono (an abbreviation of "pro bono publico," a Latin phrase meaning "for the public good") refers to when lawyers provide free legal services for individuals and organizations, says Vida Johnson, associate professor at Georgetown Law, where she co-directs the school's Criminal Justice Clinic. (bettzedek.org)
  • The materials offered on this site do not constitute legal advice, legal services, or practice of law in any state or federal jurisdiction. (capdefnet.org)
  • 3. Persons of integrity a) We practice the advice we give to the world. (who.int)
  • We relate our practical and philosophical considerations to ideas from medical ethics and legal practice. (cdc.gov)
  • These contracts provide trial-level representation and appellate representation on cases not handled by the Appellate Division. (oregon.gov)
  • We've assisted Linda and her appellate counsel in her lengthy appeals process, making sure that she finally has the quality of legal representation that every person should get. (reprieve.org)
  • The ABA Children's Immigration Law Academy (CILA) , a project of the COI, is an expert legal resource center that empowers advocates who guide children through complex immigration legal procedures. (americanbar.org)
  • With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium on shaky legal ground and set to expire at the end of June, legal advocates in Missouri want tenants to know their rights when facing an eviction. (kttn.com)
  • The Court was tasked with determining whether offenders who paid for their defence lawyers using money they had obtained from criminal activity could be made to repay the money to the Crown after their case finished. (thecourt.ca)
  • If applicable, the returned funds are "normally held in trust by legal counsel, to be used only for the defence of the accused" ( Rafilovich , para 4). (thecourt.ca)
  • Rafilovich deals with the question, before the SCC for the first time, of "when, if ever, a sentencing judge should use the statutory discretion to order a fine instead of forfeiture in respect of property that was used, with prior judicial authorization, to pay for the reasonable costs of an accused's legal defence" ( Rafilovich , para 7). (thecourt.ca)
  • With one exception, the legal aid granted is confined to legal representation by a solicitor only for the preparation and conduct of the defendant's defence. (bailii.org)
  • Otherwise, whatever "the gravity of the charge", whatever "exceptional circumstances" may exist and whatever "the interests of justice" might require the District Court has no power or discretion to consider whether legal aid should be granted for the purpose of assigning counsel to prepare or conduct a defendant's defence. (bailii.org)
  • Nunavut Legal Aid www.nulas.ca Nunavut Legal Aid provides representation to qualified individuals in criminal defence, family law, and civil litigation. (working.com)
  • The Constitution recognizes the right to a fair hearing, which includes for persons who are charged with a criminal offence the entitlement to present a defence either directly or through a chosen legal representative. (icj.org)
  • The United States will also aim to complete individual MPP court cases within six months, and provide migrants with greater access to legal aid and more information about their situation. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • Access to legal counsel is a fundamental right that helps our immigration backlog and ensures that people have access to due process under our laws. (senate.gov)
  • However, the seized property is still considered theirs, which often "effectively disqualifies them" from receiving legal aid, even though they are unable to access the seized property ( Rafilovich , para 65). (thecourt.ca)
  • The Detention Advocacy Program (DAP) seeks to address the mistreatment of immigrants at Baker while also providing access to counsel for their immigration cases. (aclufl.org)
  • The Detention Advocacy Program seeks to close the gap in the number of people at Baker County Detention Center without access to legal counsel. (aclufl.org)
  • Legal Services for Children's clients are Bay Area children and youth who need to access the legal system to stabilize their lives and achieve their full potential. (lsc-sf.org)
  • Can I access cases in other federal judicial districts from the courthouses in the Northern District of Iowa? (uscourts.gov)
  • There were important things we needed to schedule that we were unable to for the last two weeks, and [detainees] were just very flat-out denied access to counsel and services necessary for their asylum cases. (sfreporter.com)
  • When SFR relayed this information to Brockway, he cited executive orders issued by past US presidents mandating each federal agency provide limited English speakers "meaningful access" to services such as legal counsel. (sfreporter.com)
  • The ICCPR, the African Charter on Human and People's Rights and other international standards guarantee the right of all persons charged with a criminal offence to access to counsel, and the right to defend themselves against the charges with the assistance of counsel. (icj.org)
  • [9] While the provision was intended to improve access to justice, aiming to do away with the technical barriers and expense the involvement of a lawyer may entail, it has achieved the contrary: the lack of legal training and understanding of procedure and court rules of these 'labour consultants' has impacted negatively on the delivery of justice. (icj.org)
  • This historic access to counsel program builds on the work done to protect tenants since 2014 though the Office of Civil Justice at the Department of Social Services, which has already increased the number of tenants protected by a lawyer in Housing Court from 1 percent to 27 percent and helped reduce evictions by 24 percent," said Department of Social Services Commissioner Steven Banks . (nyc.gov)
  • With access to free legal services, vulnerable veterans at risk of losing their housing gain access to a crucial set of services to help ensure they can stay in their homes. (nyc.gov)
  • A team has been building a prototype of a Identify people and roles of people in the community of website to improve the access of communities about environmental health professionals. (cdc.gov)
  • Scope of Representation by Volunteers. (law-arts.org)
  • We may, however, follow up with you to determine if your legal work has been completed and to obtain feedback about working with LCA and our volunteers. (law-arts.org)
  • They do everything from raising money to equipping legal-aid offices to providing expert assistance, volunteers, information systems, and close collaboration on procedural reform. (ashoka.org)
  • The volunteers will receive administrative and substantive legal support from a dedicated paralegal and attorney. (lsc.gov)
  • Legal Aid Chicago housing law specialists will create e-learning modules and other materials to ensure volunteers have the knowledge and tools they need to represent clients successfully. (lsc.gov)
  • guardian of the legal rights and interests of public defense clients and the public's interest in equal justice and due process of law. (oregon.gov)
  • champion for the effective delivery of public defense services and administration of justice, and for funding that ensure the continuing availability of competent and dedicated public defense counsel. (oregon.gov)
  • It is the policy of the Public Defense Services Commission that no person shall be discriminated against by reason of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age (if the individual is 18 years of age or older), or disability not directly and substantively related to effective performance. (oregon.gov)
  • In addition, Lucido & Manzella also handles criminal defense cases. (expertise.com)
  • Until dedicated criminal defense systems are established, persons accused of crimes and the lawyers representing them do not have the tools and systems that guarantee fair representation and due process. (ashoka.org)
  • 2) The total amount expended for providers of due process services in eligible cases may not exceed the amount budgeted in the General Appropriations Act for the particular due process service. (flsenate.gov)
  • LSC is the only agency providing legal services to unaccompanied immigrant children detained in Northern California's three Office of Refugee Resettlement detention centers. (lsc-sf.org)
  • Pro bono services run the gamut of legal work, from preparing wills to appeals of criminal convictions. (bettzedek.org)
  • The American Bar Association and other organizations encourage lawyers to do "pro bono work," providing free legal services to low-income clients dealing with legal issues. (bettzedek.org)
  • Many legal service organizations limit pro bono services to clients whose annual income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. (bettzedek.org)
  • When it comes to civil representation, almost 54 million Americans qualify for "legal aid," free legal services largely funded by grants from the federal government. (bettzedek.org)
  • For example, in both California and North Carolina , there's one legal aid staff attorney for every 8,000 people eligible for their services. (bettzedek.org)
  • According to a 2022 report from the Legal Services Corporation , Americans with low incomes do not receive any or enough legal help on 92% of their substantial legal issues. (bettzedek.org)
  • Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) fights poverty and seeks racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. (probono.net)
  • For over 50 years, we have challenged systemic injustices that trap people in poverty and provided legal services that help our clients meet basic needs for housing, income and economic security, family and immigration stability, education, and health care. (probono.net)
  • The Right to Counsel law was passed in 2017 after a successful tenant-led campaign by tenant organizers, advocacy groups and legal services organizations. (probono.net)
  • Services include information, legal advice and counseling, assistance with forms and in-person representation if needed. (211la.org)
  • It is designed to be used by agencies which may need to refer people for these services. (211la.org)
  • The Pro Bono Innovation Fund (PBIF) offers grants to collaboratively engage more lawyers and non-legal professionals in pro bono service and address gaps in legal services and persistent challenges in the pro bono delivery system. (lsc.gov)
  • CoreCivic subcontracts the translation service to Language Line Services, and both prison officials as well as outsiders who visit the prison, such as legal counsel, use the line to communicate with detainees. (sfreporter.com)
  • A $93 million allocation doubles the Administration's existing funding for tenant legal services. (nyc.gov)
  • Legal services have proven effective at reducing unlawful evictions and preventing displacement. (nyc.gov)
  • Today's announcement is an exciting opportunity to continue to build on our incredible investments in affordable housing and anti-eviction civil legal services for low income New Yorkers. (nyc.gov)
  • The new funds are on top of the City's unprecedented $62 million-a-year commitment to expand legal services for tenants, which launched in 2014. (nyc.gov)
  • COI and HIAS have partnered to provide information and limited scope (Pro Se+) representation to Afghan parolees seeking asylum. (americanbar.org)
  • LSC provided full scope legal representation by an in-house staff attorney or volunteer attorney in 650 cases for children and youth. (lsc-sf.org)
  • Since beginning an unprecedented expansion of tenant legal aid two years ago, evictions have dropped by 24 percent. (nyc.gov)
  • George W. Bush was never elected President by the People of the United States of America. (rense.com)
  • Of these, we opened 170 new cases this year and continued to work on 480 cases opened in previous years. (lsc-sf.org)
  • a single case can take years of hard work by many different lawyers. (eff.org)
  • Karen's organization, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ), is the first citizen-sector organization to have a formal agreement to work with China's legal aid bureaus on criminal law. (ashoka.org)
  • Whether you work in one or all counties, you work for The Regional Counsel who is appointed by the governor. (myflorida.com)
  • PILI Fellows work on many of these cases, and are involved in client interviews, both in the defender office and at the nearby Metropolitan Correctional Center. (pili.org)
  • The more people who support our campaigns, the more power we have to work with decision makers to end the death penalty and resentence people already sentenced to death. (reprieve.org)
  • Health care and housing needs are two of the greatest NEEDS to work within the means of utilizing the right people at the that are needed to address based on the site visits with the table based on community-by-community needs. (cdc.gov)
  • We are always guided by the ambition to not harm the populations WHO serves, or the people we work with. (who.int)
  • Civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and academicians experience a range of different government measures that put legal constraints on human rights work. (lu.se)
  • For over 25 years, Lucido & Manzella, P.C., has been assisting clients in personal injury cases near Macomb. (expertise.com)
  • The legal team takes an aggressive approach in an effort to secure the best possible outcomes for clients, may it be through litigation or settlement negotiations. (expertise.com)
  • Experienced in complex personal injury cases, it represents clients who have been victims of motor vehicle accidents, including those involving motorcycles, resulting in head trauma, brain injury, and back injuries. (expertise.com)
  • It offers legal assistance to clients with personal injury claims, such as car accidents, workers' compensations, dog bites, and slips and falls. (expertise.com)
  • Speakers will include Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd, leaders from the Massachusetts and Boston bar associations, and clients who benefited from civil legal aid last year. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • Marble offers co-counsels a steady stream of clients and ongoing administrative and business support, including marketing, client sourcing, vetting, intake and collections. (careerboard.com)
  • Over 6,600 eviction cases were filed in Multnomah County in 2022. (streetroots.org)
  • In a strong decision upholding the constitutional rights of accused persons, the SCC majority emphasized the necessity of legal representation to protecting the presumption of innocence, and held that fines should generally not be imposed in such circumstances. (thecourt.ca)
  • But like the federal government and most states , it requires owners to prove their innocence, the reverse of the presumption that applies in criminal cases. (reason.com)
  • He or she does not become your "general counsel" to handle other matters. (law-arts.org)
  • More than five dozen general counsel recently sent a letter to Gov. Maura T. Healey to support the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp.'s and Equal Justice Coalition's FY24 state budget request of $49 million for civil legal aid organizations. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • There is no right to an attorney for most types of civil legal cases, including cases that could lead to loss of housing, domestic safety, or financial stability," said Paul T. Dacier, general counsel at Indigo, who signed the letter. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • Financial information is required to determine eligibility for pro bono (free) legal assistance. (law-arts.org)
  • Effective assistance by a lawyer, free of charge if necessary, is considered to be a fundamental requirement in death penalty cases. (icj.org)
  • Before his trial, his lawyers brought an application to return some of the seized money to pay for legal fees associated with the case ( Rafilovich , para 13). (thecourt.ca)
  • and how police notify lawyers when suspects request counsel. (ashoka.org)
  • Legal service organizations recruit and train volunteer lawyers to handle their caseloads. (bettzedek.org)
  • We conducted interviews and observations and obtained information on rates of representation and case outcomes for New York City. (vera.org)
  • For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (myflorida.com)
  • One will focus on advice and short-term representation, such as settlement assistance, and the other will focus on extended representation to contested hearings and trials. (lsc.gov)
  • Further, the lack of a legal aid scheme outside of death penalty cases, may in certain cases, where the interest of justice would require the assistance of a lawyer, entail a violation of the right to a fair trial. (icj.org)
  • This is based on the application of the proportionality doctrine to death penalty cases, in which the characteristics of the offender are considered in addition to the nature of the offense. (justia.com)
  • For years, immigrants at the Baker County Detention Center have experienced inhumane conditions and a range of abuses , including excessive use of force, extreme medical neglect, racist harassment, retaliation, barriers to legal counsel, and lack of adequate hygiene, food and more. (aclufl.org)
  • The article proposes strategies for achieving these objectives as well as for removing legal barriers that dis- must be achieved: 1) a sufficient number of employees and courage agencies, institutions, and persons from working providers in state and local health agencies, hospitals, clinics, together for the overall good of the community. (cdc.gov)
  • Legal aid organizations have seen a significant increase in demand for representation in housing cases since pandemic-era eviction moratoria expired. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • Experience in other cities shows providing legal representation to renters in eviction court will dramatically reduce evictions in Multnomah County - and that this investment will pay for itself several times over. (streetroots.org)
  • On April 4, a Swat District antiterrorism court judge, Aftab Afridi, was among four persons shot and killed in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (state.gov)
  • The program contributed to growing immigration court backlogs, encountered legal challenges, and had questionable success in deterring migrants from illegally crossing the border. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • The remaining 27,000 still had pending cases in U.S. immigration court when the Biden administration announced the suspension of MPP on its first day in office in January 2021. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • That legal aid can only be granted if it appears to the District Court "that by reason of the gravity of the charge or of exceptional circumstances, it is essential in the interests of justice" that the legal aid should be granted. (bailii.org)
  • The only exception specified in the section is that where the accused is charged with murder, and the Court thinks fit, counsel may be assigned in addition to a solicitor. (bailii.org)
  • The exception is effectively redundant as a result of the abolition of the then existing preliminary examination procedure in the District Court for persons charged with all indictable offences, as a consequence of the Criminal Justice Act 1999. (bailii.org)
  • When he appeared before the District Court on foot of the summonses served on him the appellant was allowed legal aid and he engaged as his solicitor Mr. Mannix. (bailii.org)
  • Thus it has been decided by the District Court that the appellant does not have the means to pay for legal representation and that it is essential in the interests of justice that he be granted criminal legal aid for that purpose, namely a solicitor. (bailii.org)
  • An appeals court found that Jerry Guerinot had 'performed objectively unreasonably' in his representation of Linda. (reprieve.org)
  • [7] Legal representation is also not allowed in the Small Claims Court. (icj.org)
  • Court's Determination - Based on all of the evidence presented in each type of case, the court will make a determination as to whether a final injunction should be issued. (muscalaw.com)
  • If the court denies a final injunction, it will also lift any temporary injunction that it issued in the case. (muscalaw.com)
  • Refusal of order in case more suitable for Supreme Court. (bvsalud.org)
  • Immigrants who are detained with legal representation are almost seven times more likely to obtain a bond, and ten-and-a-half times more likely to succeed in their immigration cases. (aclufl.org)
  • Wes Brockway, a staff attorney at the Santa Fe Dreamers Project who has represented immigrants detained at Cibola, says a CoreCivic employee in charge of scheduling legal visits informed him on July 5 that the line was still down-apparently in error. (sfreporter.com)
  • She added ultimately, the goal is to have a universal right to counsel, but until then she hopes the guide can help folks defend themselves. (kttn.com)
  • Legal research, drafting responsive pleadings, responding to written discovery and drafting discovery requests, assisting drafting dispositive motions, and preparing initial evaluations and. (lawcrossing.com)
  • The firm also handles business litigation and legal malpractice cases. (expertise.com)
  • of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 is incompatible with the obligations of the State under the provisions of the Convention. (bailii.org)
  • As IBJ progresses, people interested in criminal justice can contribute to legal reform from any country around the world. (ashoka.org)
  • Our volunteer opportunities range from counsel and advice to full case representation, so you can find something that matches your interests and schedule. (americanbar.org)
  • Providing legal advice and counseling to tenants as needed. (probono.net)
  • Use of the information located on this site is not intended as a substitute for legal advice or representation by qualified counsel. (capdefnet.org)
  • This criteria can result in EFF taking cases that turn on legal interpretations, rather than ones turning on factual disputes, since cases based on factual disputes usually are less likely to create a wide impact and are more expensive and time-consuming to litigate. (eff.org)
  • Regarding action on preventing and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, the Organization was continuing to apply its policy of zero tolerance and was strengthening its incident management processes to reduce the backlog of cases and deal with incoming cases. (who.int)
  • Talk to the Hill" for Civil Legal Aid is organized by the Equal Justice Coalition to support MLAC's request for increased funding from the Legislature. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • MLAC is the state's largest funder of civil legal aid. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • By engaging members of the private bar to speak directly with legislators, 'Talk to the Hill' demonstrates the enormous level of support civil legal aid funding has across the Massachusetts legal community, including the corporate legal community," Dacier said. (masslawyersweekly.com)
  • In civil cases, people can have an attorney represent them, but it's up to them to pay for that lawyer. (bettzedek.org)
  • Ashcroft is now planning to reinstate the infamous COINTELPRO Program, whose atrocities against the civil rights and civil liberties of the American People have been amply documented elsewhere. (rense.com)
  • Currently, there's no right to an attorney in civil cases - as there is when you're accused of a crime. (streetroots.org)
  • Yet the consequences of civil cases can be enormous, including being evicted from your home. (streetroots.org)
  • This Committee was created, with representation of the relevant key ministries and civil society, under the general obligations of the WHO FCTC. (who.int)