Don’t re-victimize Eric Conn’s clients. Social Security should allow time for them to get their records.
By Herald-Leader editorial board September 26, 2018 07:02 AM The Social Security Administration was slow to halt corruption within its own ranks, but has been eager to penalize Kentuckians who were victimized by their crooked, n...
APPALRED LEGAL AID ENCOURAGES FORMER CLIENTS OF ERIC C. CONN TO SEEK REPRESENTATION
Hearings continue in the review of Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) cases of clients formerly represented by attorney Eric C. Conn. The outcome of these hearings will seriously impact Mr. Conn’s former cl...
Eastern Kentucky health stats are gloomy. Why are these ‘bright spots’ doing better?
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com July 24, 2018 07:20 AM Whitley City The public library in McCreary County has books, of course, and reading programs for young people and computers for people to access the internet. But it also p...
Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) - on the ROAD!
Our Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) is hitting the road! Come see us at the LBJ Elementary School's Back-to-School Event on August 1st 3-6 PM. There will be free pizza and of course we will be available for FREE consultations! What types of tax ...
Former Eric C. Conn client homeless after losing benefits
LETCHER Co., Ky. (WYMT) - Thousands of former clients of Eric C. Conn have had their social security benefits taken away and are being scheduled for redetermination hearings to see if and when they can get those benefits back. While Conn is in prison...
'Nobody to pick from.' How opioids are devastating the workforce in Eastern Kentucky.
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com June 27, 2018 11:34 AM Manchester The pickings have gotten slimmer when Mike Bowling needs to hire someone for his convenience stores in London and Manchester, where he also has a tobacco store. “...
Federal judge strikes down Kentucky's Medicaid work rules
By John Cheves And Jack Brammer jcheves@herald-leader.com jbrammer@herald-leader.com June 29, 2018 03:56 PM Updated June 29, 2018 06:30 PM A federal judge in Washington D.C. struck down Kentucky's plan to require some Medicaid recipien...
Big Sandy Council on Elder Maltreatment receives 2018 Public Awareness Initiative Award
On May 18, 2018, The Big Sandy Council on Elder Maltreatment was awarded the 2018 Public Awareness Initiative Award awarded by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Adult Protection Branch, Frankfort, KY. Big Sandy was one of three lo...
Has Eric Conn changed our expectations of Kentucky Bar Association?
By Ned Pillersdorf June 13, 2018 04:29 PM Thousands of lawyers have descended upon Lexington for the annual Kentucky Bar Association convention. A timely question to ask is whether a bar association is simply a bureaucratic organization or does...
Kentucky disbarred attorney Eric Conn's 'preposterous' request should be denied, judge says
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com May 07, 2018 11:44 AM Updated May 07, 2018 04:31 PM A request to dismiss charges against disbarred attorney Eric C. Conn that could carry a cumulative 255-year sentence should be denied, a federal ma...