Journalist
(Texas)
Legal news freelance reporter covering lawyer culture, law firms, courts, lawsuits, appellate opinions, State Bar, OAG, and more.
Tags: Funding: Federal
Links: @AMorrisReports | (Current as of: March 20, 2017)
Texas Lawbook, Law.com
March 25, 2020
Civil legal-aid providers across the country are expecting a flood of Americans to begin qualifying for legal aid because of mass layoffs arising from COVID-19 government shutdowns. Some will face serious legal issues, yet as the demand for legal aid increases, the bottom just dropped out of the legal-aid budget. When the federal government cut interest rates to spur the economy, that also zeroed out the interest rate for Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts, which is the traditional funding source for legal-aid providers.
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Texas Lawyer
September 20, 2019
“My most pressing concern is the lack of legal representation,” said Fried Frank senior counsel Gail Weinstein of New York, who traveled to Texas this summer to give pro bono representation to asylum seekers.
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Texas Lawyer
April 2, 2018
Two recent law graduates in Houston have joined a national trend by launching a new nonprofit law firm to serve low- and middle-income clients.
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Law.com
January 5, 2018
Proposed cuts to legal aid nationwide spurred Dorna Moini to take a leap in October and leave Sidley Austin to launch HelpSelf Legal.
Interview
Texas Lawyer
March 17, 2017
Judicial leaders in Texas plan to ask Congress and the White House to save federal funding for civil legal aid to poor Texans.
Legal news freelance reporter covering lawyer culture, law firms, courts, lawsuits, appellate opinions, State Bar, OAG, and more.
Tags: Funding: Federal
Links: @AMorrisReports | (Current as of: March 20, 2017)
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News StoryAs COVID-19 Layoffs Increase Demand for Legal Aid, Providers Expect Precipitous Funding Drop
Angela MorrisTexas Lawbook, Law.com
March 25, 2020
Civil legal-aid providers across the country are expecting a flood of Americans to begin qualifying for legal aid because of mass layoffs arising from COVID-19 government shutdowns. Some will face serious legal issues, yet as the demand for legal aid increases, the bottom just dropped out of the legal-aid budget. When the federal government cut interest rates to spur the economy, that also zeroed out the interest rate for Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts, which is the traditional funding source for legal-aid providers.
News Story
Attorneys Alarmed, Angered About Asylum Tent Courts in Texas
Angela MorrisTexas Lawyer
September 20, 2019
“My most pressing concern is the lack of legal representation,” said Fried Frank senior counsel Gail Weinstein of New York, who traveled to Texas this summer to give pro bono representation to asylum seekers.
News Story
New Nonprofit Firm the First Founded by Baby Lawyers
Angela MorrisTexas Lawyer
April 2, 2018
Two recent law graduates in Houston have joined a national trend by launching a new nonprofit law firm to serve low- and middle-income clients.
News Story
Associate Departs Big Law to Create Pro Se Online Startup
Angela MorrisLaw.com
January 5, 2018
Proposed cuts to legal aid nationwide spurred Dorna Moini to take a leap in October and leave Sidley Austin to launch HelpSelf Legal.
Interview
Chief Justice on Proposed Legal Aid Cuts: ‘You Can’t Just Be for the Rich Folks’
Angela MorrisTexas Lawyer
March 17, 2017
Judicial leaders in Texas plan to ask Congress and the White House to save federal funding for civil legal aid to poor Texans.
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