Vol. 34, Issue 1 (September-October 2012)

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Inside the Commission

Awards, New Staff, Externs

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Tempering the Need to Measure Outcomes with Common Sense: Hotlines as a Case in Point

Jan Allen May

The legal delivery system that has perhaps caused the most stir around the country is the hotline. And, after more than 25 years overseeing a hotline, I am acutely aware of both its strengths and limits as a delivery system when compared to other methods of providing services.

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What Will Happen to Your Legal Practice if You Become Disabled?

Timothy P. Crawford

Attorneys go about their daily business of helping their clients without much thought as to what would happen if he or she were to become disabled. Do you have a plan in place?

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Social Security Benefits and the Defense of Marriage Act: Can I Do Anything Now to Preserve My Rights? YES!

GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) has published a guide for eligible married same-sex couples, and those who have lost a same-sex spouse, to act now to preserve their right to receive Social Security benefits once the law is gone.

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Advising Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

This program will provide an overview of the different legal relationship options available to a family with a child being raised by grandparents or other relatives.

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Tax Lien Sales Put Low-Income, Seniors, and the Disabled at Risk of Foreclosure

A recent report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), The Other Foreclosure Crisis: Property Tax Lien Sales, makes the case for state and local reforms to help seniors and other homeowners save their homes from foreclosures related to tax lien sales.