Eric Conn helped him win disability benefits. Now he has to prove he’s hurt again
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com February 07, 2018 04:59 PM Updated February 07, 2018 09:00 PM Teddy Newsome says he hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in years after hurting his neck and back while working for more than 30 years as ...
Kentucky Governor proposes cuts to civil legal aid
Supreme Court justice and advocates fear Kentuckians will suffer from civil legal aid cuts in Governor Matt Bevin Bevin's budget proposal. Author: Chris Williams Published: 7:36 PM EST February 6, 2018 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Legal advoca...
Attorney for former Conn clients explains impact of new hearings
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - Congressman Hal Rogers' office confirmed Friday the Social Security Administration (SSA) will have 2,000 additional former Conn clients attend redetermination hearings. Ned Pillersdorf, who represents Conn’s former clients, sa...
Justice Dept. Office to Make Legal Aid More Accessible Is Quietly Closed
By KATIE BENNERFEB. 1, 2018 Photo The Office for Access to Justice's stated mission was to “deliver outcomes that are fair and accessible to all, irrespective of wealth and status.” Credit Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times WASHI...
KY Legal Aid Directors Joint Letter Regarding Elimination of Access to Justice Funds
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Electric rates in Eastern Kentucky just changed. Here's what it means for your wallet.
Electric rates in Eastern Kentucky just changed. Here’s what it means for your wallet. By Will Wright wwright@herald-leader.com January 18, 2018 08:20 PM The state Public Service Commission approved a rate increase request from Kentucky...
Wife forced to pay for abusive husband's divorce lawyer
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Choked and knocked unconscious, Jeanette McCue said a her husband's violent attack in 2016 left her bruised and battered with black eyes, a split lip and marks around her neck. McCue of Springfield, Ky., figures she would have bee...
She ‘fought like hell’ to change health care in Appalachia. At 90, she’s still fighting.
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com January 03, 2018 02:35 PM UPDATED January 03, 2018 07:02 PM Grethel Eula Hall got home from her son’s baseball game one night in 1982 just in time to see a big piece of her life’s work go up in fl...
Why should a woman have to pay legal fees for man who beat her?
By Cassie Chambers January 02, 2018 04:28 PM I liked Jane (not her real name) as soon as I met her. She was kind, warm and funny. She asked me so many questions about myself that, at times, I forgot that she was the focus of our meeting. ...
Forget abortion: What women in Appalachian Kentucky really want
Pikeville, Kentucky (CNN)Perhaps it was the abstinence pledge she felt forced to sign or the promise ring she was told to slip on her finger. But from the moment Cheryl became sexually active, she felt dirty. Then, three boys raped her, reducing h...