Legal Services Corporation: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, June 26, 1996 |
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Page 206 - A recipient may provide legal assistance to a group, corporation, or association if it is primarily composed of persons eligible for legal assistance under the Act and if it provides information showing that it lacks, and has no practical means of obtaining, funds
Page 277 - consideration of this matter. If I can provide you with any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely yours, JOHN
Page 36 - history of relationships among organizations. The LSC memo pointed out that any determination as to whether these two groups are subject to common control would consider the totality of circumstances," with the "presence or absence of any one or more of these factors" not necessarily determinative. Translation: LSC staff, with close ties to LSC grantees, will be the sole
Page 99 - In Los Angeles last year, 2000 lawyers accepted cases from Public Counsel, a pro bono program for indigent clients sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Public Counsel has a budget of
Page 35 - The Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center was formed by 12 lawyers from Community Legal Services to assume CLS's non-prohibited cases, setting up shop in the same building as CLS.
Page 96 - for indigent clients sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Public counsel has a budget of $1.8 million and represented nearly 7,000
Page 265 - to the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
Page 3 - Mr. Chairman, I would be more than happy to respond to any questions. [The prepared
Page 167 - Julie E. Levin Legal Aid of Western Missouri 600 Lathrop Building 1005 Grand Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64106