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VERMONT CONTINUES TO BENEFIT FROM THE WORK OF ITS FIRST POVERTY LAW FELLOW, GRACE PAZDAN

September 2, 2011

While homeowners across the nation face devastating mortgage foreclosures, (please see http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/opinion/homeowners-need-help.html?ref=opinion) Vermont still sees lasting benefits from the work [...]

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2011 Annual Meeting and Board Elections

August 10, 2011

The Vermont Bar Foundation Annual Meeting and Election of the Board of Directors will take place on September 23, 2011 [...]

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Have Justice Will Work Pro Bono

July 7, 2011

By Susan Keese, VPR Facing federal spending cuts, a program that provides representation for domestic violence victims, Have Justice Will [...]

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JUSTICE DENISE JOHNSON, A LONG-TIME ADVOCATE FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE, IS RETIRING FROM THE SUPREME COURT

June 23, 2011

Access to the judicial system for poor people has been a defining issue in Justice Johnson’s legal career. Even before [...]

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In Tough Economic Times Vermont Bar Foundation IOLTA HONOR ROLL Banks and Credit Unions Stand Firm to Ensure Access to Justice in Vermont

May 19, 2011

As Vermont organizations such as Vermont Legal Aid, the South Royalton Legal Clinic, the Rutland County Pilot Project, Women Safe, [...]

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Vermont Access to Justice Campaign 2010 Report

April 6, 2011

Lawyers. Vermont. Supporting the Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship. The Vermont Access to Justice Campaign is supported by the Vermont Access [...]

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Vermont’s Celebrate Pro-Bono Conference

January 13, 2011

Vermont Supreme Court Justice Denise Johnson addressed about 150 judges, attorneys, legal service providers, community agencies and non-profits at Vermont’s [...]

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Vermont’s lowest in the nation foreclosure rate garners national attention.

January 12, 2011

When the Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship was first conceived of, who could have predicted its wildly successful first years? Vermont [...]

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ABA President Zack Statement Re: 11th Hour Senate Action Protecting Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA)

December 22, 2010

In the quest for “justice for all,” a major victory was won today. Congress has acted to protect a critical [...]

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Legal Aid Attorney Invited to White House

November 26, 2010

(Montpelier) – A Vermont attorney is going to the White House. Grace Pazdan, a staff attorney at Vermont Legal Aid assists Vermonters whose homes [...]

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