Legal Assistance Clinic on February 18th
Justice for Our Neighbors will hold its next clinic on February 18th at Hillcrest UMC. Learn more at their site: http://tnjfon.org/legal-services/
White House, LSC Submit FY2013 Budget Requests to Congress
This week, both the White House and the Legal Services Corporation announced their budget requests to Congress for FY 2013 funding of the Legal Services Corporation. President Obama's budget recommends $402 million in funding, an increase of $54 mil...
Tennessee Attorney General Announces Participation in National Mortgage Settlement; Programs to Assist Homeowners
Attorney General Bob Cooper announced today that Tennessee will participate in the $25 billion agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers. Once approved by the court, the agreement will provide an estimated $146 million in re...
LSC releases "Staff Reductions Hit Legal Aid Programs"
Legal aid service provider's across America are facing drastic cuts in staff and revenue. Read more about it in this press release from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). URL: http://www.lsc.gov/media/press-releases/staff-reductions-hit-...
Upcoming Trainings/CLE
TALS has already planned four trainings for the 2012 year. Visit our Trainings page and the Calendar page to learn more about them. Friday, March 30th, 9-3: Special Education and Juvenile Justice Task Force Monday...
Memphis Daily News Story Covers MALS' Annual Campaign and New Court Website
The Memphis Daily News has a new story covering the launch of www.justice4alltn.com by the Tennessee Supreme Court and Memphis Area Legal Services' good work in the Memphis community. The article quotes Tennessee Bar Association president Danny Van ...
Legal Aid Assists Tenants in Response to Intimidation in Tullahoma
WKRN News2 in Nashville ran the following story highlighting the work of the Tullahoma Office of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. Legal Aid is filing separate suits on behalf of five tenants in Coffee County alleging th...
Legal Aid of East Tennessee Launches Medical-Legal Partnership with Erlanger Medical Center
Legal Aid of East Tennessee and Erlanger Medical Center have launched a partnership where legal aid attorneys will assist low-income patients at Erlanger with civil legal assistance on a range of legal matters. See the news story from WRCB News in i...
Tennessee Volunteer Lawyer Winter Edition is out....
The latest edition of the Tennessee Volunteer Lawyer by the Tennessee Bar Association's Access to Justice Committee is out now. You can view the online newsletter here. This edition covers many pro bono topics of interest to advocates and volun...
Local Lawyers Give Gift of Free Legal Advice the Christmas
Local lawyers give the gift of free legal advice this Christmas.The Legal Aid of East Tennessee put up its first probono tree this year.Judges put cases of people from our area who need legal help on the tree.They include everything from wills and po...