It has been my great privilege these past six years to serve as the 10 th Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. As a member of the host committee and a life-long resident of this city, it is my pleasure to join others in welcoming you to Chicago. In a few minutes,...Continue reading >
Good afternoon. I am John Levi, and it is my distinct privilege and honor to serve as the 10th Chairman of the Board of the Legal Services Corporation. We are so grateful to the White House for giving us this opportunity once again to call attention to the crisis that exists in access to our...Continue reading >
Good evening. As most of you know by now, I am still John Levi, the 10th Chair of the Legal Services Corporation, and welcome to this wonderful reception. Weren’t our panels and speakers at the White House tremendous? I see that many of them are still with us, so let’s acknowledge them with a round...Continue reading >
Good afternoon and welcome. I am John Levi, and I am privileged to serve as 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 particularly acknowledge and thank...Continue reading >
Tonight we celebrate the remarkable Edgar Cahn – a visionary, a dreamer, and an idealist who is also an entrepreneur, a builder, and a pragmatist. Edgar has an extraordinary ability to turn big ideas into concrete realities that change the world for the better. He is proof of the difference one...Continue reading >
WASHINGTON – Esther F. Lardent will be remembered as a tireless champion for equal access to justice, Legal Services Corporation President James J. Sandman said today. “Esther did more to increase pro bono work by big law firms and corporate legal departments than any other person in the history of...Continue reading >
LSC President Jim Sandman served as the keynote speaker at the Voices for Justice annual fundraiser. The event, held at the the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, supports the work of the the Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services in...Continue reading >
The Legal Services Corporation is pleased to announce a pilot project in which individuals eligible for services as clients at LSC-funded legal aid programs will join LSC staff on visits to assess the quality of legal aid programs. The goal of the project is to explore how LSC can better obtain the...Continue reading >
New Mexico Legal Aid recently partnered with the Internet Bar Organization and Chicago Kent Law School to hold a Tech for Justice Hackathon in conjunction with the ABA Techshow. This event was part of a 2015 Technology Initiative Grant made by the Legal Services Corporation. It was held March 12–13...Continue reading >
LSC President Jim Sandman discussed the crisis in civil legal aid and the struggle many people face in accessing justice on St. Louis KMOX's Charlie Brennan Show. Click here to listen to audio of interview .Continue reading >
