/tags/legal-services Legal services en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:33:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-07/most-domestic-violence-victims-face-court-alone-a-retired-judge-wants-to-change-that “No victim should ever walk into a courtroom by themselves,” says retired St. Louis County Circuit Judge Mike Burton, who launched St. Louis Survivors Legal Support to provide legal representation for victims of domestic violence. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 22:33:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-07/most-domestic-violence-victims-face-court-alone-a-retired-judge-wants-to-change-that Emily Woodbury /law-order/2022-04-13/new-legal-help-center-at-st-louis-county-library-means-more-access The centers give people a space to address outstanding warrants and other legal matters without risking arrest. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:21:28 GMT /law-order/2022-04-13/new-legal-help-center-at-st-louis-county-library-means-more-access Rachel Lippmann /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-17/county-librarys-tap-in-center-helps-residents-resolve-warrants-get-legal-assistance The St. Louis County Library's Tap In Center seeks to provide a safe space for people who need assistance in resolving warrants, meeting with an attorney, learning their case status or applying for a public defender. Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:04:04 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-17/county-librarys-tap-in-center-helps-residents-resolve-warrants-get-legal-assistance Emily Woodbury /government-politics-issues/2016-03-02/legal-services-corporation-president-u-s-has-defaulted-on-pledge-of-equal-justice-under-law In 2014, 1.8 million people appeared in New York courts without a lawyer. Included in that figure were 96 percent of eviction cases, 95 percent of child… Wed, 02 Mar 2016 20:54:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-03-02/legal-services-corporation-president-u-s-has-defaulted-on-pledge-of-equal-justice-under-law Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2014-03-05/norman-s-london-attorney-to-the-rich-the-famous-and-the-downtrodden Norm London, as he was wont to introduce himself, was a criminal attorney who represented the powerful and the powerless with equal vigor. For 40 years,… Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:40:41 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-03-05/norman-s-london-attorney-to-the-rich-the-famous-and-the-downtrodden Gloria S. Ross /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-01-09/missouri-still-has-a-justice-gap-say-st-louis-attorneys-who-serve-the-poor When people of means encounter injustice or are accused of crimes, they hire an attorney to represent them in a court of law. But for people living in… Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:52:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-01-09/missouri-still-has-a-justice-gap-say-st-louis-attorneys-who-serve-the-poor /government-politics-issues/2011-06-15/take-five-aba-president-stephen-zack-who-escaped-from-cuba This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 15, 2011 - Stephen N. Zack, the president of the American Bar Association, found himself alone… Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:15:08 GMT /government-politics-issues/2011-06-15/take-five-aba-president-stephen-zack-who-escaped-from-cuba /politics-issues/2011-02-02/doctors-lawyers-team-up-to-help-kids-get-services-they-need This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 2, 2011 - For a 5 year old, Calvin Campbell has quite a reputation at Shenandoah Elementary… Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:24:33 GMT /politics-issues/2011-02-02/doctors-lawyers-team-up-to-help-kids-get-services-they-need Robert Joiner