News
2010 General News
Bill to Extend FDIC Insurance for IOLTA Accounts Passed
- By: Texas Legal Services Center
- 12/23/2010
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Jones Day tops Financial Times pro bono survey
- By: Jones Day
- 12/06/2010
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Limited-English-Proficient Clients Face Daunting Challenges Even with Broad Legal Protections
- By: The Shriver Brief
- 12/02/2010
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Editorial: The Fed and Foreclosures
- By: The New York Times
- 11/29/2010
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Numbers overwhelm U.S. immigrations courts
- By: The Brownsville Herald
- 11/29/2010
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Law360 Picks 10 Pro Bono Standouts
- By: Law360
- 11/29/2010
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Tennessee takes some of the risk out of self-representation
- By: Tennessean.com
- 11/29/2010
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FTC outlaws upfront payments for mortgage modification
- By: Washington Post
- 11/26/2010
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Protections of Justice System Should Apply to Us All, Even Non-English Speakers
- By: Huffington Post
- 11/24/2010
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Court Rules That Defendants With Limited English Proficiency Have A Constitutional Right To Court Interpreters
- By: ACLU
- 11/23/2010
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Vice President Biden Announces New Initiatives to Help Homeowners, Veterans, and Workers Access Legal Services
- By: WhiteHouse.gov
- 11/22/2010
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Charity Work Becomes a Growing Priority for Law Students Worldwide
- By: Philanthropy Today
- 11/22/2010
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Stateside Legal - A new online resource for servicemembers, veterans and families... and advocates
- By: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
- 11/19/2010
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US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division assesses Georgia agricultural employer $1.3 million in back wages and $136,500 in penalties
- By: USDOL
- 11/18/2010
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Georgia Legal Services pro bono lawyers honored in Rockdale
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 11/12/2010
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Georgia Launches Web Resources for Lawyers Serving Service Members and Veterans
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 11/04/2010
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Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the State of Georgia's Mental Health and Developmental Disability System
- By: US Department of Justice
- 10/19/2010
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State Bar of Georgia Members Observe National Pro Bono Week Celebration
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 10/18/2010
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ABA Rule of Law Initiative Marks 20 Years
- By: BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
- 10/14/2010
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Foreclosure Auctions Hit Record as Document Crisis Unfolds
- By: CNN
- 10/14/2010
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Heed call to end domestic violence
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 10/14/2010
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Access To Justice In U.S. At Third-World Levels, Says Survey
- By: HuffingtonPost.com
- 10/14/2010
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Unclaimed settlement money a windfall for legal aid
- By: The National Law Journal
- 10/01/2010
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Resources Available for Survivors and Advocates Highlighted during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 10/01/2010
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Senate Confirms Four Nominees To LSC’s Board of Directors
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 09/30/2010
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PBI Honors DLA Piper for Outstanding Pro Bono Service
- By: DLA Piper
- 09/28/2010
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Cobb rule makes lawyers more affordable
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 09/09/2010
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More people forgo lawyers, represent themselves
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 09/07/2010
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Seeing Ghosts - Lawyer-drafted pleadings for pro se litigants are scaring fewer courts
- By: American Bar Association Journal
- 09/06/2010
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Immigrant has the grades but not the papers
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 09/06/2010
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Pro Bono Net Wins 2010 Innovaction Award
- By: College of Law Practice Management
- 08/30/2010
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The Communicators: Technology and the Public Good
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 08/24/2010
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DOJ's Tribe Discusses Access to Justice at ABA Annual Meeting
- By: Legal Service Corporation
- 08/24/2010
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Young Lawyers Turn to Public Service
- By: The New York Times
- 08/20/2010
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Finding a solution to funding woes
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 08/20/2010
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Anatomy of a legal services case
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 08/19/2010
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Funding, staff cuts force triage
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 08/18/2010
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NLADA Annual Conference Early Registration Deadline Extended to September 10
- By: NLADA
- 08/18/2010
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Celebrate Pro Bono Week
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 08/18/2010
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More Strapped Litigants Skip Lawyers in Court
- By: The Wall Street Journal
- 07/22/2010
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Veterans Administration makes it easier for veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to apply for and receive disability benefits
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 07/22/2010
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Cuts in Home Care Put Elderly and Disabled at Risk
- By: The New York Times
- 07/21/2010
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Check it out: The Center for Elders and the Courts
- By: National Center for State Courts
- 07/21/2010
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Since start of downturn, more people representing themselves in court
- By: The Washington Post
- 07/19/2010
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Pro Bono 2010: For Big Firms, a Pause or a Plateau?
- By: The AmLaw Daily
- 07/19/2010
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Congress Authorizes $35 Million for Foreclosure Legal Assistance in Wall Street Reform Legislation
- By: Brennan Center Legal Services E-lert
- 07/16/2010
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LSC announces changes in grant oversight in response to report findings
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 07/16/2010
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Gideon Alert: The continued devolution of Georgia’s indigent defense system leads to case-by-case fixes with mixed results
- By: National Legal Aid and Defender Association
- 07/13/2010
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The Great Pro Bono Surge Ends; Pro Bono and Associate Dissatisfaction Drive Shake-Up of 2010 A-List
- By: ALM
- 07/06/2010
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Pro Bono 2010: Success Stories
- By: The American Lawyer
- 07/06/2010
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Defendants Squeezed by Georgia's Tight Budget
- By: The New York Times
- 07/06/2010
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House Subcommittee Approves $20 Million Increase for LSC
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 07/01/2010
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Potentially 'Thousands' of Homeowners Improperly Denied Obama Mortgage Modifications, Administration Admits
- By: Huffington Post
- 06/30/2010
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ALM CEO William Pollak Elected Chair of Pro Bono Net Board
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 06/30/2010
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Mike Monahan Honored by Young Lawyers Division
- By: Georgia Legal Services Program
- 06/30/2010
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Ga. Capital Case Revives Controversy Over State's Public Defender System
- By: Fulton County Daily Report/Law.com
- 06/30/2010
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Supreme Court says Cobb death case needs another look
- By: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 06/30/2010
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House Subcommittee Approves $20 Million Increase for LSC
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 06/30/2010
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DOL Report Examines English Proficiency Project
- By: Diversity Insight
- 06/29/2010
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Expand legal services now
- By: National Law Journal
- 06/28/2010
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Immigrant farm workers' challenge: Take our jobs
- By: AP
- 06/24/2010
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State Bar of Georgia recognizes outstanding legal aid attorney
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 06/21/2010
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Randall Hughes Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Pro Bono Work
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 06/21/2010
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Learn more about Pro Bono at the State Bar of Georgia Annual Meeting
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 06/01/2010
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ABA Announces 2010 Pro Bono Publico Award Recipients
- By: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
- 06/01/2010
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Legal aid means justice for all
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 05/30/2010
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Deferred Lawyers Were a Hit With Pro Bono Groups, Survey Suggests
- By: Law.com
- 05/27/2010
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Gov 2.0 Expo 2010: Kate Bladow: Opening the Courts - Using Technology to Empower the Unrepresented (video)
- By: O'Reilly Media
- 05/26/2010
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Bryan Cave Honored With American Bar Association’s 2010 Pro Bono Publico Award
- By: Citybizlist (Atlanta)
- 05/19/2010
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Mike Monahan Recognized with Tanya Neiman Award
- By: Technola
- 05/18/2010
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Former LSC Board Member and Longtime Advocate Fairbanks-Williams dies in car crash
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 05/17/2010
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Applications open for Public Interest Fellowship at the University of Georgia School of Law
- By: University of Georgia School of Law
- 05/17/2010
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Staff Attorney position with NLADA
- By: NLADA
- 05/14/2010
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Best Practices for Online Document Assembly
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 04/30/2010
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State Bar section volunteer lawyers to cover the state for advice day to help Georgia Legal Services Program
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/30/2010
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Casemaker Research Phone App Now Available to All Bar Members Free of Charge
- By: State Bar of Georgia
- 04/30/2010
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Law Day 2010: Statement of John G. Levi, Chairman, LSC Board of Directors
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 04/30/2010
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FEMA Launches New Mobile Web Site For Smartphones
- By: FEMA
- 04/29/2010
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Recently Released Legal Resources
- By: Technola
- 04/29/2010
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We the Pauper-Legal-forms franchiser bankrupt—will online services follow?
- By: ABA Journal
- 04/28/2010
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Death-penalty review still part of Georgia law
- By: Atlanta Journal Constitution
- 04/28/2010
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Top 8 Reasons to Take Pro Bono Cases
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 04/23/2010
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Just Waiting for Bread
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/21/2010
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Kilpatrick Stockton sweeps NCBA's Intellectual Property Law Section Pro Bono Awards
- By: North Carolina Bar Association
- 04/20/2010
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U.S. To Expand SNAP Nutrition Program For Low Income Seniors
- By: GovMonitor
- 04/20/2010
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Managing Pro Bono: Doing Well by Doing Better
- By: Fordham Law Review
- 04/19/2010
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Pro Bono Net Salutes Volunteer Lawyers in Recognition of National Volunteer Week
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 04/19/2010
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Annual Pro Bono Awards and Reception scheduled for June Bar Meeting in Florida
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 04/18/2010
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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
- 04/15/2010
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State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division raises $50,000 for public interest internship program
- By: State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division
- 04/13/2010
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Young lawyers urged to support Georgia Legal Services Program
- By: State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division
- 04/13/2010
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Poverty Gets Hard-Wired into a Baby's Brain
- By: Change.org
- 04/13/2010
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Georgia Budget Cuts Hurting Safety Net Programs
- By: Georgia Public Broadcasting
- 04/13/2010
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Pro Bono Net, Martindale-Hubbell Connected Present a Webinar on
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 04/08/2010
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Medicaid, food stamp cases exploding - Georgia Legal Services sees more demand for help
- By: Atlanta-Journal Constitution
- 04/08/2010
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School Law Clinics Face a Backlash
- By: The New York Times
- 04/06/2010
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Request for Proposals due 4/2/2010: Substantive Law Conference and Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conference
- By: NLADA
- 04/02/2010
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Rural Georgians have less access to lawyers; Georgia Legal Services works to fill gaps
- By: Atlanta Journal Constitution
- 04/01/2010
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Specialized domestic violence courts in U.S. don't follow a single model
- By: Center for Court Innovation
- 03/26/2010
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Pro Bono Net is Hiring!
- By: Pro Bono Net
- 03/25/2010
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Senate HELP Committee Approves Three LSC Board Nominees
- By: LSC
- 03/19/2010
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State Bar of Georgia seeks pro bono awards nominations
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 03/19/2010
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ABA Rolls Out Judicial / Pro Bono Resource Pages
- By: ABA Journal
- 03/17/2010
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Google Android translator
- By: One Hour Translation Blog
- 03/16/2010
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Ga. chief judge says budget cuts threaten courts
- By: NewsTimes
- 03/16/2010
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Georgia Child Welfare Practices May Risk Kids’ Lives, Children’s Rights Advocates Charge in Federal Court
- By: Children's Rights
- 03/15/2010
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LawHelp Interactive provides online assistance for pro se litigants
- By: The Posse List
- 03/15/2010
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State Bar of Georgia Military Legal Assistance Program Increases Web Resources for Volunteer Lawyers
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 03/15/2010
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Georgia Legal Services Program Deploys InfoExpress Solution
- By: TMCNet.com
- 03/13/2010
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GLSP paralegal named consumer liaison representative by National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- By: InsuranceNewsNet.com
- 03/13/2010
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Civil rights leader and former GA Appeals Court Judge Jack Ruffin dies
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 02/02/2010
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Georgia Legal Services Program leads tax preparation outreach program in 6 Georgia counties
- By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
- 02/02/2010
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Legal Services Corporation America’s Partner For Equal Justice BUDGET REQUEST FISCAL YEAR 2011
- By: LSC
- 02/01/2010
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Pro Bono First Person: A few hours can make a big impact (login required)
- By: Fulton County Daily Report
- 01/28/2010
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ABA Disaster Relief Web Portal Offers Information on How Lawyers Can Help in Aftermath of Haitian Earthquake
- By: American Bar Association
- 01/28/2010
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“Microsoft Elevate America” Vouchers Available in Georgia
- By: Georgia.gov
- 01/25/2010
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King & Spalding Marks Start of Its 125th Year With Successful Settlement of Pro Bono Civil Rights Case
- By: Atlanta dBusiness
- 01/21/2010
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Authenticating Web Pages as Evidence
- By: Law Technology News
- 01/21/2010
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