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Informational meeting scheduled for former clients of Eric C. Conn


PIKE COUNTY, Ky. A public informational meeting is scheduled this week for former Eric C. Conn clients. Attorney Ned Pillersdorf says notices are being sent out to more than 1,900 former clients, asking for medical records within 30 days. Pill...

Notre Dame law students visit AppalReD


Notre Dame law students are visiting us this week. They will assist with pro se clinics, visit the Mud Creek Clinic and provide a presentation to senior citizens about wills and advanced directives. Thanks and Go Irish!

Want to know if your lawyer is in trouble? It just got easier in Kentucky


Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal Published 6:39 a.m. ET Feb. 23, 2018 (Photo: Moises Castillo, AP) CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Looking for a lawyer? It is a little easier now to find out how long an attorney has been p...

How Dental Inequality Hurts Americans


Lack of dental care through Medicaid not only harms people’s health, but has negative economic implications as well. By Austin Frakt Feb. 19, 2018 A free dental clinic in Seattle's Key Arena in 2016. Many Americans lack basic access to d...

New low-income transitional housing facility open in Floyd County


FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Mountain Comprehensive Care Center opened a new low-income/transitional housing facility in Prestonsburg. The Dogwood Apartments are located on South Lake Drive. There are 20 apartments total,18 one bedroom and 2 ...

Free legal help for Conn clients


Posted by Shawn Allen on February 14, 2018 in Latest News “Really shouldn’t wait until they get a hearing date, shouldn’t wait for any reason. Once they get that letter that’s the time to start acting.” PRESTONSBURG, KY.– Earlier this mont...

Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence to Offer Free Tax Preparation Services in Cardinal Valley


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APPALRED LEGAL AID HELPS FORMER CLIENTS OF ERIC C. CONN FACING LOSS OF DISABILITY BENEFITS


About 2000 more former clients of Attorney Eric C. Conn are facing a review of their eligibility for Social Security Disability and SSI benefits because of possible fraud. Those people will be receiving notices informing them of the review and givin...

Conn's Other Victims


Eric Conn, the flashy and arrogant attorney who billed himself as “Mr. Social Security,” is now behind bars where he belongs after spending seven months on the lam. He entered guilty pleas for his pivotal role in a scheme that bilked the Social Se...

Black Lung Study Finds Biggest Cluster Ever Of Fatal Coal Miners' Disease


Epidemiologists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say they've identified the largest cluster of advanced black lung disease ever reported, a cluster that was first uncovered by NPR 14 months ago. In a research letter pub...