Civil Law - join this practice area if you are a volunteer attorney, legal services advocate, law student or faculty advising low income and disadvantaged clients.
CLS advocacy work makes headline news in the Denver Post
Colorado Legal Services Attorney, James Dean is spotlighted in a front page Denver Post article that describes the glitches in Colorado Benefits Management System and the frustration it is causing statewide.
Overworked and Underpaid
The CLS Migrant Farm Worker Division issued a report on the working conditions of Colorado sheepherders. The herders are temporary foreign workers in the United States under the H-2A program. The report based its conclusions on interviews of 93 herders over a two-year period. The report highlights some of the more oppressive conditions faced by the herders, such as no days off over the course of a year; no ability to leave the ranch; payment of wages less than once a month; no visitors; no access to a functioning toilet; and many more.
Stopping improper home foreclosure sales
Colorado Legal Services - Consumer Unit Attorney, Sarah Parady and her client are featured in this article that discusses a mortgage servicers' failure to properly consider borrowers for loan modification under the President's Making Home Affordable Program, but instead press on towards foreclosure.
Metadata Training materials
If you would like to reference the information covered in the metadata training, please find them here. (To access the materials, you must be member of the Civil Law advocates section. Follow these instructions to learn how to become a member)
Food Stamp determination case based on Social Security Income
Congratulations to both Peter Komlos-Hrobsky, Managing Attorney in the Health and Elder Law Unit and Pat Richmond, paralegal, both of Colorado Legal Services for their great work on this Initial Decision handed down in a food stamp determination case based on the clients' SSI benefit amount.
Immigration Advocates Network
Who is eligible for a U visa and what is the application process? These resources are available through the Immigration Advocates Network (you must join the site and become a member before you can access these resources).
- Overview of Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conduct for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence
- Considerations for Immigration Programs Working on VAWA Self-Petitions and U Visa Cases
- The podcast, "Hot Topics in U Visas" reviews current issues in U visas
What's in the Library?
Briefs, pleadings, reports, articles, forms, and other information in theseareas of law (you must be logged in as a member to access): Consumer, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Family and Children, Migrant Workers, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Social Security and SSI, and Welfare / Cash Assistance.
What Does the 'Search' Search?
Did you notice the "Search" function on the top right of this page?If you want to see the resources for a particular substantive area, type that area into the Search box and it will pull up all of the associated resources. It searches through resource titles, descriptions and content of Word and .pdf files.
Two-Thirds of Americans Support Federal Legal Aid for Poor
According to a poll conducted by the ABA, Two-thirds of Americans support federal funding to help those who need legal assistance. Learn more about the survey by reading the full article.
Access to Justice Commission
Read the current Access to Justice Headlines
Military Pro Bono Project
The American Bar Association's Military Pro Bono Project connects active-duty military personnel to free legal assistance for civil legal issues beyond the scope of services provided by a military legal assistance office. Take a moment to visit the new site and consider becoming involved in the project!
