It was June of 2013 and Leah Okimoto and her husband, Dan Schneider, had just lost their infant son, Aaron, to complications resulting from his premature birth. In the midst of their grief, the couple agreed they wanted to find …
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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is partnering with Lawyers Clearinghouse to provide pro bono legal services for the Massachusetts Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Hinshaw is the tenth law firm to volunteer with this program. Attorneys from Hinshaw will attend a …
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The Lawyers Clearinghouse and the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission welcomed over 100 guests from area law firms, nonprofit organizations, and the Court to a kick-off event at the Adams Courthouse to mark the start of the fourth year of the …
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Myra Green was working as an associate at a large New York City law firm when a partner asked her if she would be interested in assisting him with a healthcare case. It was her first foray into healthcare law …
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“Yesterday ranks insanely high on my days of professional fulfillment. Had it not been for the clinics you run, I never would have met Aaron, and given the complex nature of his particular case, it is unlikely he would have …
The Lawyers Clearinghouse hosted a graduation ceremony for the 2014-2015 class of Access to Justice Fellows on Thursday, June 11, at Boston law firm Mintz Levin. Graduating Fellows were joined by representatives from their partner organizations, as well as a number of …
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The Lawyers Clearinghouse hosted a highly-successful 27th Annual Meeting on June 9 at the Boston office of Nixon Peabody, having raised $125,000 with the help of an active event committee and the ongoing generosity of corporate and individual donors, law …
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On May 12, the Lawyers Clearinghouse once again teamed up with the Boston Public Library to offer a free Nonprofit Incorporation Workshop. Presenters Janet Rickershauser, Esq., of the Law Office of Janet M. Rickershauser; Jim Grace, Esq., of the Arts & …
Nonprofit attorneys discuss starting a nonprofit, state of the nonprofit sector Read more »
“When I reached retirement age I didn’t really want to retire,” says Access to Justice Fellow Hardin Matthews, who retired in 2013 after a 39-year legal career in the Tax & Benefits Department at Ropes & Gray. Matthews found the …
Access to Justice Fellow provides vital assistance to low-income taxpayers Read more »
Emily Hodge, a partner at Boston law firm Choate Hall & Stewart and a member of the Lawyers Clearinghouse board of directors, and Brando Twilley, a staff attorney, traveled two very different paths to get where they are today. Hodge took …
Choate lawyers make an impact at legal clinics for the homeless Read more »
