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Online article: "Pennsylvania Courts Issue Rules Implementing 2006 PA Interpreter Certification Law," May 13, 2010

Innovative Pro Bono Strategy Offered in ABA Publication
"Dialogue," a publication of news and perspectives from the ABA Division for Legal Services, features in the Winter 2010 issue the article "CLE Credit for Pro Bono: An Innovative Pro Bono Strategy," by Jamie Hochman-Herz, assistant committee counsel, ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. Click here for the article.

Updated “Report on the Justice Gap in America,” September 2009
   Press Release of Sept. 30, 2009, Linked to the Report
   Letter from 108 U.S. House Members to House and Senate Chairs Urging Increase in Legal Services Corp. Funding

AJA Five-Year Report Shows Benefits of Funding, February 2009
IOLTA, PLAN and the PBA Pro Bono Office are pleased to announce the publication of the Access to Justice Act Five-Year Report. The study results show the benefit of Access to Justice Act funding in increasing civil legal aid across the commonwealth. Click on the following links to read this material: summary, full report, appendix.

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN)

   
Photos at the PLAN Reception at the 2010 Conference of County Bar Leaders, Lancaster
   2010 Excellence Award Winners
   2009 PLAN Martin Luther King Jr. Summer Interns
   Foreclosure Counseling Project, 2009
   2009 Excellence Award Winners' Video Tributes
   2009 Excellence Award Winners
   MidPenn Legal Services Program-Wide Fact Sheet, FY 2008-09
   Cy Pres Report, 2008
   PLAN Postcards and Posters, 2008
   2008 PLAN Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship Recipients and Summer Interns
   2008 PLAN Statewide Training Conference, May 12-14
   Trends in Legal Aid Funding in Pennsylvania, November 2007
   2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship Recipients and Summer Interns
   State and Federal Funding of Pennsylvania Legal Services, June 1979 - June 2007
   June 2007 Executive Director's Report
   MidPenn Legal Services Information Sheet, 2007
   Pa. Legal Aid Network 2006 MLK Jr. Summer Internship/Fellowship Program
   North Penn Legal Services Newsletter, Winter 2006

PAProbono.net: This is the online legal community that provides information and resources for pro bono attorneys, legal aid attorneys, public defenders, and other legal advocates interested in increasing access to justice.

PALawHELP.org: Online Guide to Legal Information and Legal Services in Pennsylvania.

Office of General Counsel Virtual Law Clinic

Pennsylvania Law Schools