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Reporter covering poverty and social services for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Links: @KateGiammarise | (Current as of: September 27, 2016)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 6, 2018
A group of tenants in a Penn Hills apartment complex that has fallen into disastrous disrepair are asking a judge to appoint a receiver who would take over the property while arguments over ownership drag on.
News Story
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 22, 2018
Attorneys at Pittsburgh's Neighborhood Legal Services Association, with the assistance of volunteer attorneys, have started using Upsolve, a software program that automates much of the work that used to require the time and effort of a human attorney.
News Story
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 27, 2017
Funds for low-income people seeking legal help in civil cases — such as those involving domestic violence protection from abuse orders, child custody issues, evictions, mortgage foreclosures — could potentially become scarcer.
News Story
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 26, 2016
A recent report from the National Consumer Law Center about such contracts noted that they are marked by grossly unequal bargaining power.
Reporter covering poverty and social services for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Links: @KateGiammarise | (Current as of: September 27, 2016)
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News StoryTenants seek receiver to take over troubled Penn Hills complex
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 6, 2018
A group of tenants in a Penn Hills apartment complex that has fallen into disastrous disrepair are asking a judge to appoint a receiver who would take over the property while arguments over ownership drag on.
News Story
Armed with high-tech assistance, legal aid attorneys aim to assist more people filing for bankruptcy
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 22, 2018
Attorneys at Pittsburgh's Neighborhood Legal Services Association, with the assistance of volunteer attorneys, have started using Upsolve, a software program that automates much of the work that used to require the time and effort of a human attorney.
News Story
Federal cuts would target civil legal aid for poor
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 27, 2017
Funds for low-income people seeking legal help in civil cases — such as those involving domestic violence protection from abuse orders, child custody issues, evictions, mortgage foreclosures — could potentially become scarcer.
News Story
Rent-to-own: Court case sheds light on business practice
Kate GiammarisePittsburgh Post-Gazette
September 26, 2016
A recent report from the National Consumer Law Center about such contracts noted that they are marked by grossly unequal bargaining power.
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