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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 06/23/2009
 
 
Bernadette D’Souza Reappointed as Chair of the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Judicial Liaison Committee
Bernadette D'Souza has been reappointed as the Chair of the Judicial Liaison Committee of the Louisiana Bar Foundation. Bernadette is Managi ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 06/22/2009
 
 
SLLS publishes its 2009 Tax Practice Manual
Our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic has released its 2009 revised edition of "Tax Practice for Legal Services and Pro Bono Attorneys." This manual cov ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 06/16/2009
 
 
Louisiana Supreme Court Appoints SLLS Attorneys to Pro Se Litigant Task Force
The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed SLLS attorneys Mark Moreau, Bernadette D'Souza and Lisa Stansky to its new Pro Se Litigant Task Force.  ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 06/16/2009
 
 
Pat Vance Named to SLLS Board
The New Orleans Bar Association has named R. Patrick Vance to the Board of Directors of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services. Mr. Vance is a partner an ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 06/16/2009
 
 
Kim Boyle, Former Board Member, Installed as State Bar President
Kim Boyle, a former New Orleans Legal Assistance board member, was installed as the President of the Louisiana State Bar Association for the 2009-2010 ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 06/16/2009
 
 
Reaching SLLS by e-mail -- important update
There will be new e-mail addresses for some staff at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, particularly those in the offices formerly known as ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 05/20/2009
 
 
Brian P. McSherry Community Service Award Goes to Former SLLS Law Clerk
This year's Brian P. McSherry Community Service Award was bestowed on Eric Morely, a former law clerk for the Consumer Law Unit of SLLS' New Orleans o ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 05/18/2009
 
 
Los Angeles Times Reports on Looming Katrina Trailer Evictions
Click here to read the Los Angeles Times' story about the looming deadline for Katrina survivors living in trailers. The piece quotes Laura Tuggl ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 05/07/2009
 
 
2009 Pro Bono Awards Announced
Click here to learn more about those receiving this year's Pro Bono Awards, bestowed by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisi ...
 
Access to Justice Committee  - 05/05/2009
 
 
NOBA Cookoff a Winner for SLLS
Pork tenderloin scored in more ways than one at the Seventh Annual New Orleans Bar & Grille, a fundraiser sponsored by the New Orle ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)  - 04/09/2009
 
 
Alice Riener Explains DHAP Crisis on WWL-TV
Alice Riener appeared on WWL-TV to talk about the serious issues facing Katrina and Rita survivors who participate in the Disaster Housing Assist ...
 
WWL-TV  - 02/16/2009
 
 
John Parchman Speaks at ABA Tax Section's Midyear Meeting.
John K. Parchman was a key participant at the January 2009 midyear meeting of the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation, held ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 01/12/2009
 
 
Mark Moreau, John Parchman talk about taxes, disasters and homelessness at LITC conference.
Mark Moreau and John Parchman addressed tax issues faced by low-income people at a recent ABA meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting included th ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 12/17/2008
 
 
Former New Orleans Legal Assistance Law Clerk, Anh Cao, Elected to United States Congress
Anh "Joseph" Cao, a former law clerk with the New Orleans office of SLLS, has been elected to the United States House of Representatives for Loui ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 12/07/2008
 
 
Bernadette D'Souza to Chair NOBA Family Law Committee
Bernadette D'Souza will chair the Family Law Committee of the New Orleans Bar Association. Bernadette is the managing attorney of the Family Law ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 11/03/2008
 
 
Equal Justice Conference hears from Ranie Thompson
Ranie Thompson described the lasting impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at the May 2008 Equal Justice Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The wor ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 05/20/2008
 
 
Bernadette D'Souza Selected for State Bar Award
Our attorney, Bernadette D'Souza, has been selected by the State Bar Association for a 2008 Career Public Interest Award. This award is given annually ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 04/25/2008
 
 
Our Attorneys Speak at Statewide Housing Conferences
David Koen gave the keynote speech at the April 9 HUD Fair Housing--Fair Lending Conference in Shreveport. Mr. Koen's speech was on Predatory Lending. ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 04/25/2008
 
 
Ranie Thompson Trains Boston Attorneys and Law Students on FEMA Recoupment Appeals
Our attorney Ranie Thompson spoke to 74 Boston area attorneys and law students about FEMA recoupment appeals at the Massachusetts Bar Association's Bo ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 01/31/2008
 
 
Mark Moreau Speaks at National Legal Aid Conference
Our co-director, Mark Moreau, spoke at two seminars at the November 2007 National Legal Aid & Defender Association annual conference in Tucson, Ar ...
 
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  - 11/14/2007
 
 
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