Tag Archives: Legal Services

My Recent Bar Journal Articles

Posted on March 31, 2016 by ProBonoGA

Here’s a list of links to my recent State Bar of Georgia Bar Journal articles. The upcoming April 2016 edition article is focused on pro bono and law practice management. February, 2016 Predictions: What’s Hot in Pro Bono for 2016 … Continue reading →

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Mobile tech grants in the legal aid community

Posted on October 1, 2012 by ProBonoGA

I’m pleased that Richard Zorza‘s recent blog article included a couple of technology projects with which I will be involved over the next two years. In an article he posted today entitled, “LSC TIG Grants Announced — The Year of … Continue reading →

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Access to a lawyer in southeast Georgia shrinks further

Posted on August 18, 2011 by ProBonoGA

The Georgia Legal Services Program announced today that it is closing its Waycross, Georgia office due to cuts in federal funding and other funding sources. Read MORE about the office closure and where low-income Georgians must go for help now.

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Legal aid lawyers invited to help design the next generation of electronic case files

Posted on August 5, 2011 by ProBonoGA

Representatives of the federal judiciary are inviting civil legal aid attorneys to participate in a project to develop the Next Generation Case Management/Electronic Case Files system. READ MORE…

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28 Mercer Law students receive stipends for 2010 summer internships

Posted on May 20, 2010 by ProBonoGA

MACON – Twenty-eight law students at Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law will be receiving summer stipends for working in a governmental or non-profit law office this summer. The stipends—which total $136,000—are funded by a combination of endowment income, … Continue reading →

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Just waiting for bread

Posted on April 24, 2010 by ProBonoGA

I recently blogged on Martindale.com about a typical conversation with a caller in need of pro bono legal help. The article is part of a series of pro bono-themed articles for National Volunteer Week.  You can read “Just waiting for … Continue reading →

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Georgia Legal Services attorney Cristina Meneses talks work – “Making the U.S. dream a possibility”

Posted on April 23, 2010 by ProBonoGA

The Fulton County Daily Report has profiled Georgia Legal Services attorney Cristina Meneses and her work with immigrant families in rural Georgia. Cristina is an attorney with the Macon Regional Office that covers 22 mostly rural counties in central Georgia. … Continue reading →

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Skadden fellow to work on school justice issues in central Georgia

Posted on April 23, 2010 by ProBonoGA

Joining the ranks of Georgia Legal Services is Skadden Fellow Veronica Allen, a Duke University law school student, who will provide critical legal assistance to many of the students who are failing in Central Georgia’s public school system. Allen will … Continue reading →

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Changes to Loan Modification Programs Target Unemployed

Posted on April 22, 2010 by sreif

In March, HUD announced adjustments to the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and to the similar Federal Housing Administration (FHA) programs. These adjustments are designed to meet the needs of unemployed homeowners and to help homeowners who are underwater on … Continue reading →

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What happens to people who lose their homes?

Posted on April 14, 2010 by ProBonoGA

The Newnan, Georgia Times-Herald Online provides insight into where families go to live post-foreclosure.  “What happens to people who lose their homes?” notes that former homeowners aren’t necessarily becoming renters right away.  That means we may not fully understand the … Continue reading →

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Budget Cuts Hurting Safety Net Programs

Posted on April 14, 2010 by ProBonoGA

Georgia Public Broadcasting reports that the budget passed by the Georgia House Appropriations calls for a cut of more than a hundred state workers who process applications for food stamps and Medicaid programs. Those are the ones who would really … Continue reading →

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“Lawyers a luxury in rural Georgia”- a front page story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Posted on April 14, 2010 by ProBonoGA

Most Georgians might think there are too many lawyers, but anyone– especially middle or low-income– with a legal problem outside Atlanta knows better. Not that Georgia is in short supply of lawyers. There are more than 28,200 of them actively … Continue reading →

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