News
2008 General News
New Tools Available for Educating Georgians on Legal Issues
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 12/05/2008
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Seeking Nominations for 2009 Brown Award for Legal Access
- By: American Bar Association
- 12/04/2008
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LSC Board Chairman to Speak
- By: Legal Services Corperation
- 12/04/2008
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Foreclosures Overwhelm Legal Aid Programs
- By: NPR
- 12/01/2008
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Labor Dept. Accused of Straying From Enforcement
- By: The Washington Post
- 12/01/2008
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Settlement fund for leaky polybutylene pipe systems
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 12/01/2008
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Former Georgia Legal Services Program Attorneys Win in November Elections
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 11/10/2008
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Salvation Army, EEOC Settle English Only Law Suit
- By: Law360
- 11/10/2008
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TIG Team Position at LSC Job Opportunity
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 11/07/2008
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Atlanta cops about to collect $7.5 million city settlement
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 11/03/2008
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Thousands of cheated guestworkers to recover lost wages in SPLC forestry case
- By: Southern Poverty Law Center
- 11/03/2008
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AARP Factsheet - Assistance to elder clients facing financial issues
- By: AARP Foundation
- 10/15/2008
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Over 400 Medicaid hearings fast tracked in Georgia
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 10/09/2008
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SunTrust Announces Higher Interest Rates on Georgia IOLTA Accounts
- By: The Georgia Bar Foundation
- 10/06/2008
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LSC, Red Cross Sign Agreement on Disaster Services
- By: The Legal Services Corperation
- 09/12/2008
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Public defender council submits budget cuts, with concerns
- By: Atlanta-Journal Constitution
- 09/10/2008
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167,000 GEORGIANS YET TO FILE FOR $50 MILLION IN ECONOMIC REBATES
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 09/09/2008
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Cy pres awards come under scrutiny
- By: The National Law Journal
- 08/14/2008
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11th Circuit panel: Tomato company not liable for conditions of migrant housing
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 08/14/2008
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ABA Launches Project Linking Volunteer Lawyers with Military Personnel Needing Civil Representation
- By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
- 08/13/2008
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A Lawyer Makes Pro Bono Her Crusade
- By: The American Lawyer
- 08/07/2008
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Agriprocessors reacts to child labor allegations
- By: AP
- 08/06/2008
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Legal Services Corporation and LexisNexis Launch "HotDocs® Software Donation Program" to Help Legal Organizations Serving Nation's Poor
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 08/05/2008
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Hovering Above Poverty, Grasping for Middle Class
- By: Washington Post
- 08/04/2008
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Linklaters Chooses Pro Bono Manager
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 08/01/2008
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Housing Bill to Provide Grants for Legal Counseling
- By: Legal Services Corperation
- 08/01/2008
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LSC’s 2007 Fact Book Now Available
- By: http://www.lsc.gov/pdfs/factbook2007.pdf
- 08/01/2008
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Reining in Attorneys Fees in FLSA Litigation
- By: Davis and Gilbert
- 07/31/2008
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Reining In Attorneys' Fees In FLSA Collective Actions: Factors Emphasized By Courts In Scrutinizing Fee Applications
- By: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
- 07/30/2008
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Advocacay Results in Georgia Offering More Community Living Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 07/18/2008
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Legal Aid Offices in Midwest Helping Clients Displaced by Flooding
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 07/14/2008
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DAV Announces New Pro Bono Program at Veterans' Court
- By: Market Watch
- 07/10/2008
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Immigration Advocates Network Provides "One-Stop Shop" for Immigration Advocates
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 07/10/2008
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Ranking the Firms: 2007 Pro Bono
- By: American Lawyer
- 07/09/2008
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Georgia Labor Department extends jobless benefits
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 07/01/2008
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LSC May See $40 mill. Budget Increase
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 06/26/2008
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Pro Bono Net Wins American Bar Association’s Gambrell Award
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 06/23/2008
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Atlanta Lawyer Magazine Covers Access to Justice Efforts in Georgia
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 06/11/2008
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Civil Right to Representation - Mock Trials in Georgia Stir Discussion
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 06/11/2008
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FBI background checks for immigrants are far behind, audit says
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 06/10/2008
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Plan to Cut Back Public Defenders Stirs Worry in Georgia
- By: New York Times
- 06/10/2008
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Employer Liability: The Joints Are Jumpin'
- By: law.com
- 06/10/2008
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State Bar of Georgia Presents Annual Pro Bono Awards
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 06/06/2008
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Free legal advice by text message in Wales
- By: Daily Post
- 06/06/2008
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Free Legal Clinic to Assist Veterans with Service-Connected VA Disability Claims to Be Held on June 4th in Charlotte and Atlanta
- By: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
- 06/02/2008
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Disaster Recovery Centers to Open in Jenkins, Johnson and Laurens Counties
- By: Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 05/29/2008
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State Bar of Georgia YLD Sets Up Disaster Assistance Hotline for Storm Victims
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 05/29/2008
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Farm Workers, Guest Workers and Immigration
- By: Wall Street Journal
- 05/29/2008
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State Bar Presidents Unite to Call for Increased Legal Services Funding
- By: American Bar Association
- 05/29/2008
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Georgians Affected by May 11-12 Tornadoes Can Apply for Disaster Assistance
- By: Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 05/27/2008
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Disaster Recovery Centers in Bibb County Ready to Help Survivors of May 11-12, 2008 Tornadoes
- By: Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 05/27/2008
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State Bar of Georgia YLD Opens Legal Assistance Hotline for May 11-12 Tornado Survivors
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 05/27/2008
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With Migrant Workers in Short Supply, a Farmer Looks to Machines
- By: New York Times
- 05/27/2008
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GLSP Staff Members Win Awards at Tenth Anniversary Family Violence Project Celebration
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 05/25/2008
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Technologies That Should Be in Place in the Legal Aid Office Today
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 05/23/2008
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GeorgiaAdvocates.org LiveHelp Covered in Case Study
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 05/22/2008
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State Bar Presidents Unite to Call for Increased Legal Services Funding
- By: American Bar Association
- 05/15/2008
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FEMA AND SBA DISASTER DEADLINES ONE WEEK AWAY FOR GEORGIANS WITH LOSSES FROM MARCH TORNADOES
- By: Georgia Emergency Management Agency
- 05/13/2008
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Georgia Governor Declares State of Emergency after Tornadoes Strike
- By: Georgia Emergency Management Agency
- 05/13/2008
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ACLU of Georgia Announces Launch of the National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project
- By: American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
- 04/25/2008
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National Legal Aid Leaders Testify on Need for Funding Increase
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 04/24/2008
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New Online Resource for Immigration Advocates
- By: Carnegie Corporation
- 04/22/2008
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FEMA Relocation Assistance Program Deadline Reminder for Individuals Affected by Huricanes Katrina or Rita
- By: Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 04/21/2008
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Call for Papers -- The Prison Pipeline: The Intersection of Childhood and the Criminal Justice System
- By: The Child and Family Policy Initiative with the University of Georgia.
- 04/16/2008
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Georgia Legal Services Program launches web-based training programs
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/10/2008
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LegalAid-GA.org Shares 12th Annual Webby Award Nomination for Best Law Website
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/10/2008
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State Bar YLD Sets Up Disaster Assistance Hotline for Tornado Victims
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 03/26/2008
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State Bar Solicits Nominations for Pro Bono Awards
- By: State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee
- 03/20/2008
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GLSP Executive Director to be honored by law students
- By: University of Georgia School of Law
- 03/19/2008
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New Guidelines for Pro Bono Immigration Practitioners
- By: Pro Bono Institute
- 03/18/2008
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Online Legal Research Revolution
- By: Legal Technology News
- 03/18/2008
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Potential pro bono opportunities arise from tornado outbreak
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 03/17/2008
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Institute for Foreclosure Legal Assistance Awards $6.5 Million to 27 Legal Aid Offices in 19 States to Fight Foreclosures
- By: Brennan Center
- 03/17/2008
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Updated Guide Available on Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance
- By: CLINIC
- 03/14/2008
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AILA Pro Bono Challenge
- By: AILA
- 03/12/2008
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Bank of America GC to Chair National Legal Aid & Defender Committee
- By: National Law Journal
- 03/10/2008
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Ghosts in the field of American agriculture
- By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- 01/29/2008
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Immigration and Policy: What's Changing and Why (Audio)
- By: Justice Talking from NPR
- 01/28/2008
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Georgia Legal Services Program attorney to be honored by law school
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project & Georgia Legal Services Program
- 01/28/2008
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Help clients file their Federal Taxes for FREE! Share news about I-CAN!
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 01/17/2008
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Pay your Georgia Bar dues online
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 01/13/2008
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State Bar of Georgia provides Casemaker training
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 01/13/2008
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New rules of evidence proposed in Georgia
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 01/13/2008
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Georga legislature proposes tax on legal services
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 01/13/2008
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State Bar of Georgia urges members to contribute to Georgia Legal Services Program
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 01/13/2008
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State Bar of Georgia legislative tracking update
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 01/13/2008
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Temporary Forestry Workers Now Eligible for LSC-Funded Legal Services
- By: The Legal Services Corperation
- 01/11/2008
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LSC Issues Guidance for Enhanced Private Attorney Involvement
- By: Legal Services Corperation
- 01/11/2008
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Enhancing Pro Bono and Civil Legal Services Delivery
- By: Georgia Bar Journal
- 01/04/2008
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Help Offered for Pro Se Filers and Bankruptcy Courts
- By: The Third Branch
- 01/04/2008
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Poverty law history tells Atlanta lawyers' tale
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 01/02/2008
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Georgia Legal Services Program offers legal assistance for manufactured housing residents in south Georgia
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 01/01/2008
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