While the need for services for indigent Hoosiers during these tough economic times continues to increase, civil legal aid providers are reporting that budgets for 2011 will be similar to those of 2010, and the numbers of cases handled in 2010 are comparable to 2009.
While it may still be an issue under the radar of many Hoosiers, human trafficking seems to be thriving in Indiana.
Courts around the state have experienced more success with a new approach to settlement conferences utilizing facilitators – who interact directly with borrowers and lenders – than past attempts to find alternatives to foreclosures.
Immigration attorneys and victims advocates are reading up on the Arizona illegal immigrant law and bracing themselves for
what a similar bill in Indiana could mean for their clients.
Practitioners involved with the state’s first medical-legal partnership are excited about the cases they’ve taken
on, as they help patients who have unmet legal needs that can make medical conditions persist, if not worsen.
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic receives accreditation from national group.
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic in Indianapolis raised more than $40,000 at its annual “Justice for all”
event.
After founding Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic and serving as its executive director since January 1994, Abigail Kuzma is leaving the organization to work in the Consumer Protection Division of the Indiana Attorney General's Office.
The Indiana Supreme Court will give a total of $750,000 to 11 civil legal aid groups in January 2010.
A long-standing legal services organization in northeastern Indiana is closing its doors because of a lack of funding.
The University of Notre Dame athletics director will be the keynote speaker at the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic's annual Justice for All Celebration.
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, Heartland Pro Bono Council, and the Indianapolis Bar Association have partnered to provide volunteer training for attorneys who would like to help those in the community with bankruptcy and mortgage foreclosure or immigration issues.
With a legal aid agency closing in Fort Wayne, what's ahead for other legal aid providers in Indiana?