News
2011 General News
ABA Business Law Section Accepting Nominations for 2012 National Public Service Award
- By: ABA Business Law Section
- 12/30/2011
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Greenberg Traurig Receives Special Recognition for Service to the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network
- By: Market Watch (The Wall Street Journal)
- 12/30/2011
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$335 Million Settlement on Countrywide Lending Bias
- By: The New York Times
- 12/21/2011
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What Happens When a Pro Bono Attorney and Client Have Problems? - Pro Bono Exchange
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono Resources
- 12/16/2011
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Pro Bono in Georgia Goes Mobile
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 12/16/2011
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Legal Services Corp President: A Strong Pro Bono Program is a Pillar of Great Law Firms
- By: PsLawNet
- 12/14/2011
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As States Cut Court Budgets, Who Pays The Price?
- By: National Public Radio
- 12/12/2011
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There Is No Me Without You - Georgia trial lawyer steers half million dollar cy pres award to legal serivces
- By: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- 11/29/2011
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Shifting the pro bono paradigm
- By: Washington Post
- 11/28/2011
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HUD Clarifies Disaster Rules on 'Duplication of Benefits'
- By: HUD.gov
- 11/16/2011
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2012 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access
- By: ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services
- 11/14/2011
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John Minor Wisdom Award Nominations Sought
- By: ABA
- 11/14/2011
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LSC Board Chairman Announces Five New Members of Pro Bono Task Force
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 11/14/2011
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End-of-Year CLE Resources for Lawyers Helping Low-Income Georgians
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 11/14/2011
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Becoming una abogada (Celebrate Pro Bono Guest Column)
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 10/27/2011
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Access to legal aid depends a lot on where you live, report says
- By: e! Science News
- 10/27/2011
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The Importance of Giving Back (Celebrate Pro Bono Guest Column)
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 10/26/2011
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PBN Celebrates Pro Bono Week with Guest Bloggers
- By: Probono.net
- 10/26/2011
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ABA president Robinson urges attorneys to dedicate themselves to pro bono work
- By: National Law Journal
- 10/25/2011
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ABA, Legal Services Corp. Pledge Continued Collaboration on Access to Justice
- By: ABA Now
- 10/24/2011
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White House Honors Four Legal Aid Attorneys as Champions of Change
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 10/12/2011
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Arnall Golden Gregory Litigator James Gober Honored for Years of Volunteer Service
- By: Citybizlist (Atlanta)
- 10/12/2011
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Georgia Legal Services Attorney: "Let word out about criminals"
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 10/12/2011
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A Grievous Wrong
- By: New York Times
- 09/21/2011
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Lawyers Who Lead By Example
- By: New York Law Journal
- 09/20/2011
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LSC Frames Justice Efforts in Light of Release of New Federal Poverty Data
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 09/14/2011
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Comcast to launch $10 internet service for low-income families
- By: Yahoo! News
- 09/13/2011
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PLI Supports Public Interest Legal Community with Pro Bono Net Sponsorship
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 09/13/2011
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Is it time for mandatory pro bono?
- By: The National Law Journal
- 09/13/2011
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Save the Date for the Georgia Military Law and VA Accreditation Symposium
- By: ICLE in Georgia
- 09/12/2011
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Georgia's Alcovy Circuit Website Offers Help to Pro Se Litigants
- By: Law.com
- 09/12/2011
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Georgia Stonewall Bar Association Announces Kay Young Scholarship Winners for 2011
- By: Stonewall Bar Association
- 09/09/2011
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Celebrate Pro Bono 2011
- By: ImmigrationProf Blog
- 09/08/2011
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Lexis Research Service to Go Mobile
- By: Law.com
- 09/08/2011
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Law School Incubators — Excellent Article and Some Thoughts
- By: Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog
- 09/08/2011
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Federal Austerity Changes Disaster Relief
- By: The New York Times
- 09/01/2011
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Legal Help for the Poor: The View From the A.B.A.
- By: New York Times
- 08/31/2011
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Violations of Wage Laws Targeted in Crackdown, Solis Says
- By: Bloomberg News
- 08/31/2011
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Disaster Relief - What You Need to Know
- By: McGuire Woods LLP
- 08/26/2011
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Countrywide Checks on the Way to Homeowners
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 08/18/2011
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Brunswick Regional Office of Georgia Legal Services Program now set to serve Waycross region; decreased funding means local office shuttered
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.®
- 08/18/2011
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Google Jumps Into Online-Law Business With Rocket Lawyer
- By: Forbes
- 08/12/2011
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AILA Creates New Pro Bono Program; Partners With DREAM Act Advocacy Groups
- By: AILA InfoNet
- 08/11/2011
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Debt Deal Leaves Americans Living in Rural Poverty Behind
- By: AmericanProgress.org
- 08/11/2011
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Civil Legal Aid by the Numbers
- By: Center for American Progress
- 08/10/2011
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Georgia Congressional Representative Austin Scott proposes killing Legal Services Corp.
- By: ATLawBlog.com
- 08/10/2011
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Frontline Troops in Foreclosure Fight Under Siege
- By: The Investigative Reporting Workship
- 08/05/2011
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Pro Bono Goes High-Tech, and Homeless Veterans Benefit
- By: ABA
- 08/05/2011
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Three Georgia Bar Members Named to National Pro Bono Task Force
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 08/04/2011
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ABA Legal Technology Survey Adds New Devices, Technologies
- By: Law Technology News
- 08/03/2011
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Potential Impact of Vote by House Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Subcommittees to Cut Legal Services Funding by $104 Million
- By: American Bar Association
- 07/29/2011
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Will Immigration Status Affect Fulton County Students?
- By: Roswell Patch
- 07/28/2011
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Legal Programs Facing Severe Budget Cuts
- By: The National Law Journal
- 07/25/2011
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Guest Commentary: Rural America — the digital divide's last frontier
- By: The Gadsen Times
- 07/21/2011
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LSC Annual Report Highlights Importance of Access to Justice
- By: The Legal Services Corporation
- 07/21/2011
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Cutting to the bone
- By: National Law Journal
- 07/18/2011
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Georgia Volunteer Lawyer of the Month for July 2011 hails from Coca-Cola Company
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 06/30/2011
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Federal court to send $466K to Georgia Legal Services Program
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.®
- 06/27/2011
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Pro Bono Exchange: 30 Ways State Bar Associations Can Support Pro Bono
- By: American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono
- 06/27/2011
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Atlanta attorneys find satisfaction with pro bono work
- By: Atlanta Business Chronicle
- 06/24/2011
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The Justice Gap
- By: Center for American Progress
- 06/24/2011
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Consumer Agency Asks for Definition of Nonbanks
- By: The New York Times
- 06/23/2011
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GLSP attorney Alex Brown elected YLD Division Representative
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.®
- 06/22/2011
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Survey: Encourage Pro Bono Work by Appealing to Lawyers' Passions
- By: Law Technology News
- 06/10/2011
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Jeffrey Nix Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Pro Bono Work
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 06/10/2011
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Macon Attorney Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Pro Bono Work
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 06/10/2011
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Valerie King Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Commitment to Nonprofit Pro Bono
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 06/10/2011
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Big Banks Penalized for Performance In Mortage Modification Program
- By: The New York Times
- 06/09/2011
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Funding Opportunity in Creditor/Collections law--deadline 9/15
- By: American College of Bankruptcy
- 06/09/2011
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Macon Lawyer Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Legal Services to the Poor
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 06/09/2011
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Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Pro Bono Program
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 06/09/2011
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Groups seek injunction against anti-illegal immigrant law
- By: The Atlanta Journal/Constitution
- 06/08/2011
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Federal Payments Halted to 3 Mortgage Servicers
- By: The Washington Post
- 06/08/2011
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Access to Justice Commissions Gathering Keynotes: CJ Lippman and Justice Zelon on Legal Aid Funding and Court Transformation
- By: Richard Zorza
- 06/03/2011
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FLASH — Tribe Replacment Sworn In at DOJ — Mark Childress, Previously Acting General Counsel at HHS — Highly Experienced in DC and Knows How to Get Things Done
- By: Richard Zorza
- 06/03/2011
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Storm damage complicates issues for landlords and their tenants
- By: The Anniston Star
- 06/03/2011
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2011 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award Winners Announced
- By: ABA Standing Committee of Pro Bono & Public Service
- 06/01/2011
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Pro Bono Exchange: Reflections on the 2011 Equal Justice Conference
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 06/01/2011
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Rita A. Sheffey Elected President of the Atlanta Bar Association
- By: Citybizlist (Atlanta)
- 05/31/2011
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A Crackdown on Employing Illegal Workers
- By: The New York Times
- 05/29/2011
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Broadband and the Rural Economy
- By: The Daily Yonder
- 05/28/2011
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Legal aid to poor can’t take more cuts
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 05/28/2011
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Budget cuts are crippling our nation's courts
- By: USA Today
- 05/27/2011
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A New Record! Class of 2011 averages 628 hours of pro bono service per student
- By: Harvard Law School
- 05/26/2011
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Internet Brands Acquires Nolo, the Definitive Online Source for Consumer Legal Information
- By: Reuters
- 05/26/2011
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Teens stage walkout to protest immigration law
- By: Atlanta Journal Constitution
- 05/26/2011
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What about an Immig-Corps?
- By: National Law Journal
- 05/25/2011
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Pro bono bling at the annual Bar meeting
- By: Lawscape
- 05/24/2011
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Free Disaster Legal Services Available To Georgia Residents
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 05/19/2011
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Food Aid Available for Tornado Victims
- By: Georgia Public Broadcasting
- 05/11/2011
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Can Law Firm Partners Spare 20 Hours of Billables?
- By: Law.com
- 05/11/2011
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Borrowing Trouble: Some lenders are modifying mortgages only after homeowners waive their right to sue.
- By: Slate.com
- 05/09/2011
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Georgia tourism boosters brace for impact of crackdown on illegal immigration
- By: Atlanta Journal Constitution
- 05/09/2011
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Legal Aid Programs Mobilize to Help Storm Victims in South
- By: LSC
- 05/09/2011
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LSC President Tours Red Cross Disaster Headquarters
- By: LSC
- 05/09/2011
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Georgia Army Sergeant Wins Case against PHH Mortgage Corp
- By: Digital Journal
- 05/05/2011
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As Barriers to Lawyers Persist, Immigrant Advocates Ponder Solutions
- By: New York Times
- 05/04/2011
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Twenty-five Georgia counties now eligible for federal disaster assistance
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 05/04/2011
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Governor signs bill creating mental health courts
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 05/04/2011
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State warns of storm repair scams
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 05/04/2011
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Georgia Labor Commissioner Butler announces federal disaster unemployment assistance
- By: Georgia Department of Labor
- 05/04/2011
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FAQs for Georgia Department of Family & Children Services Clients Impacted by Severe Weather- May 4, 2011
- By: Georgia DHS Department of Family and Children Services
- 05/04/2011
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Freddie Mac Extends Mortgage Relief To Borrowers Affected By Southern Storms
- By: Freddie Mac
- 05/03/2011
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HUD Secretary Announces Disaster Assistance
- By: HUD
- 05/03/2011
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Don't Let Scam Artists Add to Storm Woes
- By: Georgia Emergency Management Agency
- 05/02/2011
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Georgia Legal Services Program coordinating legal assistance for disaster survivors
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 05/02/2011
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Albany GLSP lawyer William Davis honored in Southwest Georgia "40 Under 40"
- By: The Albany Herald
- 04/25/2011
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DLA Piper Receives Pro Bono Award from American Bar Association
- By: Citybizlist (Boston)
- 04/21/2011
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Law Firms And Bar Leaders Support Atlanta Bar Foundation's 25th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
- By: Citybizlist (Atlanta)
- 04/21/2011
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HotDocs 10 Named One of the Top 15 Legal Technology Products of 2010
- By: HotDocs Corporation
- 04/21/2011
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100 Percent of US Lawyers at Hunton & Williams LLP Work on Pro Bono Projects, Donate More Than 60,000 Hours
- By: PR Newswire
- 04/20/2011
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Georgia considers guest-worker program for illegal immigrants
- By: Examiner
- 04/19/2011
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Confessions of a pro bono content junkie
- By: Martindale Connected
- 04/14/2011
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Pro Bono: Just Do It
- By: Martindale Connected
- 04/14/2011
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Making a Strong Case
- By: BusinessWest (MA)
- 04/13/2011
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The Power of Thank You
- By: Martindale Connected
- 04/13/2011
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Immigration Advocates Network Nominated For Best Law Site in the 15th Annual Webby Awards
- By: PRLog
- 04/13/2011
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Fiscal Year 2011 Bill Would Cut Legal Aid by $15.8 Million
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 04/12/2011
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State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project Salutes Volunteer Lawyers in Recognition of National Volunteer Week
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/11/2011
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Brunswick-Glynn County Bar Association's 2011 Liberty Bell Award to be presented to legal services pro bono coordinator
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/07/2011
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Stonewall Bar Association "going OTP"
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/07/2011
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Lawyers May Need to Increase Pro Bono Work to Make Up for Legal Aid Cuts, Congressman Says
- By: ABA Journal
- 04/06/2011
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LSC Board Announces Pro Bono Task Force
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 04/05/2011
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New report reveals LGBT elders' concerns about long-term care facilities
- By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
- 04/05/2011
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Georgia Legal Services Attorney Muller selected for leadership academy
- By: DaltonNow.com
- 04/01/2011
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State Bar of Georgia to Host Exhibit on the Persecution of Jewish Lawyers in Nazi Germany
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 03/31/2011
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Lawyers Passionate about Providing Access to Justice for Underserved Populations
- By: LexisNexis & Pro Bono Net
- 03/29/2011
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Federal inaction on immigration lets issue fester
- By: Atlanta Journal Constitution
- 03/29/2011
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Legal services lawyer’s legacy lives on in Georgia
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 03/28/2011
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LSC Board Chairman to Receive Civic Leadership Award
- By: LSC
- 03/24/2011
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Too few Georgia families are getting food aid they need
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 03/23/2011
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Speaking their language: Cuts would hobble a program that helps Spanish-speakers in rural Georgia defend their rights
- By: National Law Journal
- 03/23/2011
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ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division Seeks Nominations for Awards
- By: American Bar Association Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division
- 03/23/2011
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Justices Back Employee in Wage Complaint Case
- By: The New York Times
- 03/22/2011
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Legal Aid in Hard Times (letter to editor from ABA President)
- By: New York Times
- 03/22/2011
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Justice in jeopardy
- By: The Hill's Congress Blog
- 03/18/2011
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The National Law Journal publishes special report on legal aid
- By: The National Law Journal
- 03/18/2011
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Greenberg Traurig Announces 2011 Public Interest Fellows
- By: Greenberg Traurig
- 03/17/2011
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Seeking Nominations for NLADA's 2011 Kutak-Dodds Prizes
- By: NLADA
- 03/15/2011
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Giving Back: Pro Bono Net Provides Family Law Services For Low Income People
- By: Huffington Post
- 03/14/2011
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Slashing Civil Legal Aid (editorial)
- By: New York Times
- 03/09/2011
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New Site Provides Database of Mobile Apps for Law
- By: Robert Ambrogi's Law Sites
- 03/08/2011
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Encouraging Pro Bono Participation
- By: ABA Center for Pro Bono
- 03/08/2011
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LSC Supporters Energized in Effort to Maintain Funding
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 03/08/2011
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VIDEO: Why LSC Budget Cuts Will Hurt Pro Bono
- By: Pro Bono Institute
- 02/28/2011
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Georgia panel advances Arizona-style crackdown on illegal immigration
- By: Atlanta Journal Constitution
- 02/28/2011
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Non-Profit Guide to Internet Marketing
- By: Lawhelp.org/NY
- 02/24/2011
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State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers to hold 5th Annual Signature Fundraiser to benefit Georgia Legal Services
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 02/24/2011
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A little can go a long way to aid domestic violence victims
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.
- 02/24/2011
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ABA President Criticizes House Vote to Cut Legal Services Funding
- By: ABA Journal
- 02/23/2011
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Standards for Programs Providing Civil Pro Bono Legal Services
- By: American Bar Association
- 02/22/2011
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House Cuts $70 Million in LSC Funding
- By: LSC (Legal Services Corporation)
- 02/22/2011
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For First-Timers, E-Filing Presents Challenges
- By: Law Technology News
- 02/21/2011
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HUD Memo: Assessing Claims of Housing Discrimination against Victims of Domestic Violence under the Fair Housing Act (FHAct) and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
- By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- 02/16/2011
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Chase pulls about-face on military loans - Bank ends student loan deferrals for troops, then reverses decision
- By: MSNBC.com
- 02/07/2011
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Georgia State Lawmaker Seeks To Redefine Rape Victims As 'Accusers'
- By: HuffingtonPost.com
- 02/07/2011
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Generations and their gadgets
- By: Pew Internet & American Life Project
- 02/04/2011
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Health Care Is High Among Web Searches
- By: New York Times
- 02/04/2011
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ABA Language Access Project Seeks Comments on Draft Standards
- By: LSC
- 02/04/2011
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Kilpatrick Townsend Wins Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year and Jim Coil Named A Volunteer of the Year
- By: dBusinessNews (GA)
- 02/03/2011
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Mexican ambassador blasts Ga. bills aimed at illegal immigrants
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 02/03/2011
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A reminder about the Georgia Supreme Court Extended Service Program Rule – a plus for pro bono
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 02/01/2011
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Pro Bono Exchange Launched by ABA Center on Pro Bono
- By: ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service
- 01/30/2011
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State Bar of Georgia Honors Memory of Fallen Athens Soldier in Naming of Marshall - Tuttle Award for Military Legal Assistance Program
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 01/28/2011
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Bank Overcharged Military Families On Mortgages
- By: National Public Radio
- 01/18/2011
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Panel: More judge advocates needed
- By: MilitaryTimes.com
- 01/18/2011
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Special Consumer Protection Agency to Safeguard U.S. Service Members
- By: HuffingtonPost.com
- 01/18/2011
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Georgia legislators to face tough health-care decisions
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 01/07/2011
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A Visual Presentation for pro bono volunteers from Georgia Legal Services
- By: Lawscape
- 01/06/2011
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Court-based law information centers available to (some) Georgians
- By: Lawscape
- 01/06/2011
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2011 Harrison Tweed Award
- By: ABA, NLADA
- 01/06/2011
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Perfect storm hits legal aid
- By: The National Law Journal
- 01/04/2011
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National Law Journal 2011 Pro Bono Awards
- By: The National Law Journal
- 01/04/2011
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Foreclosure Actions: Is Federal Court a Viable Option?
- By: New York Law Journal
- 01/03/2011
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Non-Profits Police ‘Legal Aid’ Term
- By: Los Angeles Business Journal
- 01/03/2011
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In-house pro bono is not an oxymoron
- By: Daily Record (MD)
- 01/03/2011
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LSC Board Announces New President
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 01/03/2011
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