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Attorneys worry 1,000 or more Social Security beneficiaries will lose checks


Attorneys worry 1,000 or more Social Security beneficiaries will lose checks

Congress allocates $385M for Legal Services Corporation Funding in 2016


Congress allocates $385M for Legal Services Corporation funding in 2016, a $10M increase: http://ow.ly/Weyzz

Report: Too many Ky. children still in poverty


http://middlesborodailynews.com/news/5002/report-too-many-ky-children-still-in-poverty 

LSC Awards First Vieth Grants to Support Leadership Training in Civil Legal Aid


http://www.lsc.gov/media-center/press-releases/2015/lsc-awards-first-vieth-grants-support-leadership-training-civil

America's Poorest White Town: Abandoned by Coal, Swallowed by Drugs


Beattyville, Kentucky, is blighted by a lack of jobs and addiction to painkillers. By Chris McGreal / The Guardian November 13, 2015  

Executive Director Robert Johns Attends Equal Justice Works 2015 Conference Career Fair


Executive Director Robert Johns attended the he Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair  on Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th in Arlington, VA.   This is the largest national public interest legal career fair in th...

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Social Security Hearings Have Started for Former Clients of Eric C. Conn Facing Loss of Benefits


About 1400 people in Kentucky who were 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.  Social Security hearings to review eligibility fo...