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Sen. Creem speaks in support of civil legal aid funding during Senate budget debate
The following are remarks by Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem, during the Massachusetts Senate budget debate on May 24, 2018. “I would like to speak to amendment #992, an MLAC amendment. We voted in support of it. It provides $2 million for civil legal aid for those who can’t afford an attorney. 65 percent of […]
Senate Ways & Means Committee recommends $1 million increase for civil legal aid
Below is a statement from the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation on the $1 million increase proposed by the Senate Ways & Means Committee. BOSTON, May 10, 2018―In its FY19 budget, released today, the Senate Ways & Means Committee recommended funding civil legal aid in the Commonwealth at $19 million. This represents a $1 million increase […]
Rep. Cronin speaks in support of civil legal aid funding during House budget debate
The following are remarks by Representative Claire Cronin, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, during the Massachusetts House budget debate on April 25, 2018. Rep. Cronin: “I rise in support of the amendment for public safety and judiciary. There are many important provisions in the consolidated amendment. I want to highlight one that is near […]
House Ways & Means Committee recommends $2 million increase for civil legal aid
Below is a statement from the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation on the $2 million increase proposed by the House Ways & Means Committee. Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp. Praises House Ways & Means Committee Budget BOSTON, April 11, 2018―On Wednesday, the House Ways & Means Committee recommended $20 million for civil legal aid funding in its […]
Letter to the Editor: Civil legal aid is a bargain in its rescued lives
This letter appeared in the Worcester Telegram. With uncertainty about how federal tax reform will impact Massachusetts, state lawmakers writing next year’s budget have an almost impossible task. They must align public spending with programs that not only improve lives, but yield a substantial return on investment, as well. Civil legal aid does just this […]
Job Opening: Executive Director, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC), a statewide organization that provides leadership and support for civil legal services to low-income individuals and families, in partnership with the broader civil legal services community in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, seeks nominations and applications for its next Executive Director. Read the announcement and full job description on the […]
Letter to the Editor: The health, safety and livelihoods of many of our neighbors depend on civil legal aid
This letter appeared in the Springfield Republican. In Massachusetts, legal aid lawyers are helping a growing number of elders escape exploitation and abuse at the hands of adult children who are addicted to opioids, and helping victims of Hurricane Maria who narrowly escaped Puerto Rico’s devastation navigate the legal requirements of resettling and restarting their […]
Amid deportations, SJC’s chief justice pleads for $5m hike in funding for civil legal aid
Travis Andersen, GLOBE STAFF JANUARY 25, 2018 The chief justice of the state’s highest court made an impassioned plea Thursday for a $5 million increase in public funding for civil legal aid for poor Massachusetts residents, including undocumented immigrants facing possible deportation and the severing of their families. Speaking at the State House, Chief Justice Ralph […]
Chief Justice Gants and Bar Association Leaders to Speak at 19th Annual Walk to the Hill
BOSTON (January 16, 2018)―Chief Justice Ralph Gants of the Supreme Judicial Court and bar association leaders will join hundreds of private attorneys from more than 40 law firms at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 11:00 a.m. for the 19th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid. Attendees of this […]
