Equal Justice Coalition

 


News Archive

2011
2010
2009
2008

2011

Patriot Ledger
Most Vulnerable Among Us Are Too Often Left Without Legal Help
June 7, 2011

Mass. Lawyers Journal
SJC’s Judge Gants Leads Crowd at Annual Walk to the Hill
April 2011

Mass. Lawyers Weekly
Bar Leaders Walk to Support Civil Legal Aid
March 27, 2011

Worcester Business Journal
Legal Aid Services Need Support

February 28, 2011

Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Boston Bar Association, High Impact Leadership
February 28, 2011

Lowell Sun
Lawyers rally to fund legal aid for poor
February 23, 2011

Metro
News and Pictures
February 23, 2011

WGBH
Civil Legal Aid In Danger, Advocates Say
February 23, 2011

State House News Service
Lawyers See Rise in Demand for Civil Legal Aid as Funding Shrinks
February 22, 2011

Press Release: EJC Appoints New Leadership
July 1, 2010

2010

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

As I See It: Let's Protect Legal Assistance
April 30, 2010

Springfield Republican
Viewpoint: Don't Deny Justice to the Poor, Powerless
April 11, 2010

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Attorneys Lobby to Retain Legal Aid
February 1, 2010

Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers e-Journal
Gov. Deval Patrick Makes a Surprise Appearance at 11th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid
January 28, 2010

2009

Boston Globe
Editorial: Amid Epidemic of Foreclosures, a Crying Need for Legal Aid
November 3, 2009

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Leaders of Civil Legal Aid Groups Thank Supporters
July 13, 2009

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Editorial: A Proud Day for Supporters of Legal Aid
June 29, 2009

Boston Globe
Editorial: A Crisis in Budget Form
June 2009

Op-Ed Campaign
April 2009

Massachusetts Bar Association President Edward W. McIntyre and Boston Bar Association President Kathy B. Weinman co-authored an Op-Ed outlining the funding crisis facing civil legal aid in Massachusetts and urging legislators to maintain funding for MLAC in the FY10 state budget. The Op-Ed was endorsed by the presidents of the following county bar associations: Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Plymouth and Worcester. It was published in the following newspapers:


>> Attleboro Sun Chronicle
>> Cambridge Chronicle
>> Daily Hampshire Gazette
>> Fall River Herald News
>> MetroWest Daily News
>> Milford Daily News
>> New Bedford Standard Times
>> Old Colony Memorial
>> Salem News
>> Springfield Republican
>> Waltham Daily News Tribune
>> Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal

President's View: The Need to Engage and Civil Legal Aid in “Crisis” on 10th
Anniversary of Walk to the Hill

February 13, 2009

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Firms Urge Governor to Maintain Funding for MLAC
January 26, 2009

Milford Daily News and MetroWest Daily News
Free Lawyers Helped Couple Stay in Home
January 23, 2009

Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Legal Aid Lawyer Helped Couple Stay in Their Home
January 23, 2009

Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal
Record Attendance Expected for 10th Annual Walk to the Hill

January 12, 2009

2008

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Bar Leaders Urge Lawyers' Support for Civil Legal Aid
November 10, 2008

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Walking and Talking in the Name of Legal Aid
April 7, 2008

The Boston Globe
Photo and Caption

February 29, 2008

The State House News
Lawyers Rally for Civil Legal Aid

February 28, 2008

Boston Bar Journal
Justice Requires a Walk to the Hill
January/February 2008