Good afternoon and welcome. I am John Levi, the 10th Chair of the Board of the Legal Services Corporation. Thank you for attending this significant briefing on the importance of civil legal aid to American business. I want to thank Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan for helping to make this event possible...Continue reading >
Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today for our 6th annual LSC Forum on increasing access to justice. I am John Levi, and it is my honor to serve as the 10th Chairman of the Board of the Legal Services Corporation. I particularly want to thank our host Dean William Treanor and the...Continue reading >
LSC Leaders Council member and Viacom Vice Chair Shari Redstone was honored on April 21 at Variety 's Power of Women event. Each year, Variety highlights five prominent women who are using their influence to bring attention to worthy causes. Redstone was an honoree this year for her work on behalf...Continue reading >
On March 28, general counsel from 185 companies penned a letter to Congress in support of the Legal Services Corporation. The signatories are corporate attorneys from leading companies including American Express, General Electric, Google Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Starbucks, and Walt Disney...Continue reading >
The American Bar Association issued the following statement from their President, Linda Klein, in support of LSC. WASHINGTON, March, 16, 2017 - The American Bar Association is outraged that the administration proposes to eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corporation in its budget and calls...Continue reading >
Former Congressman and current Legal Services Alabama Executive Director Artur Davis penned a March 13 op-ed explaining legal aid's importance to vulnerable veterans, seniors, and families. He described ways in which legal aid helps level the playing field for low-income Americans and why it...Continue reading >
On March 5, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an op-ed by former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh. In his piece, Governor Thornburgh stressed the importance of civil legal aid to communities and to equal justice. He explained how defunding the Legal Services Corporation would devastate the...Continue reading >
On February 24, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in response to a recent report that OMB is considering recommending to Congress the elimination of funding for the Legal...Continue reading >
The American Bar Association staunchly supports a robust Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to assure access to justice for all, the very idea that propelled our nation to independence. Our nation's core values are reflected in the LSC's work in securing housing for veterans, freeing seniors from...Continue reading >
E. Clinton Bamberger Jr. will be remembered as a pioneer in providing equal justice to the disadvantaged and as a leader in shaping civil and criminal law. Over the course of his lengthy career, he advanced legal services as an educator, administrator, and advocate. Mr. Bamberger passed away Sunday...Continue reading >
