Hard line on immigration has Indiana attorneys scrambling
Since President Donald Trump took office, lawyers are seeing more fear and more work from clients worried about deportation.
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Legal aid agencies jointly seek $210,000 expungement grant
In what is believed to be a first, Indiana Legal Services Inc., Indianapolis Legal Aid Society and the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic are hoping to collaborate on a single project that they say will help people overcome hurdles to employment and give communities an economic boost.
Hoosier attorneys travel to Rwanda on legal mission trip
A group of Indianapolis attorneys, determined to provide support to their African counterparts, traveled to Rwanda in late January to get a firsthand look at what it means to be an attorney in a country filled with blatant corruption and intentional oppression.
State immigration lawyers say clients fearful amid Trump orders
As the nation witnessed chaotic scenes over the weekend of immigrants detained at major American airports, Indiana immigration lawyers said President Donald Trump’s executive orders tightening immigration enforcement and banning immigrants from seven nations are dividing families and sowing fear with their clients.
Veterans trade in military life to become legal aid attorneys
Polli Pollem is among a trio of Indianapolis attorneys who left the military as officers, went to law school and have since found their way into legal aid. They credit their time in the service with providing them the means to get an undergraduate degree and fostering the desire to pursue a J.D.
Clinic to provide pro bono naturalization services
As many as 60 legal permanent residents will be assisted with naturalization applications Saturday morning by volunteer attorneys from the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic’s Immigrant Justice Program.
Grants boost help for homeowners facing foreclosure
The money is part of the $584,646 the Indiana Bar Foundation received from the Bank of America settlement with the federal government over the bank’s sale, structuring and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities and certain other mortgage loans.
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic leader brings creativity to job
Just the third executive director since the clinic opened in the Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood of Indianapolis in 1994, Chris Purnell was officially named to the top job in February.
Legal aid agency chooses new leader
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic has tapped an internal candidate to be the agency’s next executive director.
Indiana Legal Services still planning to hire new executive director by year’s end
Still set on hiring a new executive director by the end of the year, Indiana Legal Services Inc. has narrowed it search to six candidates.
Legal service nonprofits look to private dollars as public funds shrink
The alteration the Indianapolis Legal Aid Society made this season to its letters soliciting donations reflects a strategic decision by the nonprofit to go after higher contributions and underscores the need for service organizations of any kind to be aggressive.
Legal aid group, IndyBar, church to join for refugee Green Card effort
About 70 refugees from at least seven nations are expected to receive free legal help this weekend thanks to efforts of the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, the Indianapolis Bar Association, Grace Community Church and other volunteers.
Groups partner to offer legal services to homeless veterans
Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation of Indiana Inc. and Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic recently signed an agreement for a clinic attorney to work with veterans.
Legal services provider partners with nonprofit to help homeless veterans
A partnership between two Indianapolis nonprofits will provide for the first time ongoing legal services to homeless veterans working to become self-sufficient.
Follow-up support needed for mediation success
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic launches new three-phase program that also incorporates education.
Attorneys coping with more domestic violence cases
Domestic violence has been increasing in recent years along with what family law attorneys are observing as more anger and more meanness.
Attorneys needed to provide legal advice to homeless
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic is looking for attorneys to volunteer during the 2012 Indy Homeless Connect event April 11 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
2011-2012 Civil Legal Aid Fund figures released
The Division of State Court Administration has released figures for 2011-2012, showing how the $1.5 million Civil Legal Aid Fund has been distributed among 11 qualifying agencies.
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic offers help for low-income taxpayers
Unexpected audits, bankruptcy complications, and misunderstandings about tax law are what bring many low-income clients to the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. The LITC staff – one tax attorney, one paralegal, and one outreach coordinator fluent in English and Spanish – helps clients understand how to handle complicated tax issues.