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Legal Aid ready to assist victims affected by Conn disability scam

March 22, 2018

CHARLESTON – Legal Aid of West Virginia is working to help former clients of Eric C. Conn, the Kentucky attorney who is accused of helping obtain disability benefits for people who might not have actually qualified for them. As investigators continu...

Law students spend spring break helping former Eric C. Conn clients

March 13, 2018

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Work continues to help former Eric C. Conn clients and this week the attorneys representing clients are getting extra help from college students. Nine law students from the University of Kentucky and Notre Dame are in Ea...

Informational meeting scheduled for former clients of Eric C. Conn

March 13, 2018

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. Pillersd...

Notre Dame law students visit AppalReD

March 12, 2018

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

February 27, 2018

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 prac...

How Dental Inequality Hurts Americans

February 20, 2018

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 dental ca...

New low-income transitional housing facility open in Floyd County

February 20, 2018

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 that a...

Free legal help for Conn clients

February 15, 2018

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 ...