Competence in Representing Clients With Disabilities
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, October 22, 2012
Lauren is a 62-year-old woman who has a history of multiple strokes and was diagnosed with vascular dementia. She manages her severe mobility issues and short-term memory loss with the assistance of a court-appointed guardian, who was appointed after Lauren's most recent stroke. Lauren contacted the Legal Clinic for the Disabled Inc. (LCD) nearly two years ago looking for assistance with housing issues and advanced planning documents.
Merit Selection: The Right Path for Pennsylvania
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, September 24, 2012
Pennsylvania remains one of only six states that chooses all of its judges in contested partisan elections. In recent years, these elections have become more expensive and increasingly divisive.
Protecting Female Farmworkers in Pennsylvania From Harassment
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, September 7, 2012
Imagine yourself in the following situation: You are a single mother working for minimum wage in Pennsylvania. You work in an isolated, rural area with very few other women. Your supervisor begins to make inappropriate comments about you as he walks by you. You try to ignore him at first, hoping he'll stop; you're afraid that if you confront him, he'll get you fired.
Legal Center Puts a Face on Voter ID Litigation
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, August 27, 2012
When the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP) and other legal advocates were looking for individual plaintiffs who wished to participate in their challenge to Pennsylvania's new voter identification law, they turned to law centers that work in the trenches with low-income, disabled and other disadvantaged clients. One such site is the Face to Face Legal Center, a nonprofit law clinic located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia that, under varying names, has been providing for more than 20 years free legal services to low-income clients living at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
The Public Interest Calendar of Events
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, August 24, 2012
On September 12, the Homeless Advocacy Project, in partnership with PECO/Exelon, is set to host an "All Hands on Birth Certificate Clinic" from 9 to 11 a.m. at PECO's headquarters, 2301 Market St., Philadelphia. Homeless and at-risk-of-homelessness individuals can attend the clinic, where legal volunteers will assist them in obtaining their birth certificates at no charge. For more information, contact HAP's executive director, Marsha Cohen, at 215-523-9595.
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Women in Pennsylvania
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, July 23, 2012
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a historic decision that will assure vastly improved access to health care for Americans.
