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HUD Highlights NHLA Fair Housing Case

Thanks to a complaint filed by NHLA Attorney Ruth Heintz on behalf of a client being discriminated against by her landlord, the U.S. Department of Hou ... [read more]

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NHLA Attorney Featured in NHPR Story

NHLA Attorney Mike Perez talks about the dire economic consequences many people face due to delays in processing their unemployment compensation claim ... [read more]

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NHLA Awarded $5,000 from Peoples United Community Foundation

The Peoples United Community Foundation has awarded NHLA a $5,000 grant to support our Youth Law Project (YLP). The YLP is a collaborative effort tha ... [read more]

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NHLA Receives $10,000 Grant from Cogswell Benevolent Trust

NHLA has been fortunate to receive a $10,000 grant from the Cogswell Benevolent Trust. The funding will be used to support several much-needed upgra ... [read more]

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NHLA Attorney Sarah Mattson Presented with Kirby Award

At its Annual Dinner on May 4, 2010, the New Hampshire Bar Foundation presented NHLA attorney Sarah Mattson with the Robert E. Kirby Award. The R ... [read more]

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NHLA/LARC Board Chair W. John Funk Recognized for Volunteer Service

On May 4, 2010, the Campaign for Legal Services and NH Bar Foundation co-hosted a reception in honor of NHLA and LARC Board Chair, W. John Funk. The ... [read more]

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NHLA awarded $275,000 HUD grant to support fair housing work

On January 21, 2010, HUD announced that NHLA was a recipient of a $275,000 grant through HUD’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The funding will ena ... [read more]

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NHLA Receives NH Bar Foundation Justice Grant to support NH Health Law Collaborative

NHLA is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $5,000 2010 Justice Grant from the New Hampshire Bar Foundation's Advancement of Justice Fund ... [read more]

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NHLA Receives Award for Domestic Violence Work

At its 30th anniversary celebration held on October 28, 2009, RESPONSE, a North Country crisis center for survivors of domestic violence, presented NH ... [read more]

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NHLA Receives $75,000 grant from Tillotson Fund

NHLA was fortunate to have recently been awarded a $75,000 general operating grant from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund. The funding will be used ... [read more]

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NHLA Featured in New Video

View the video to see how NHLA and other legal aid programs in NH make a difference for the poor and elderly in our state:

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NHLA Wins Two Divorce Cases In the New Hampshire Supreme Court

NHLA advocates assisted two domestic violence survivors in obtaining favorable results in their divorce cases. In both cases, the opposing parties a ... [read more]

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NHLA receives $25,000 grant from the NH Charitable Foundation

NHLA recently received a general operating grant of $25,000 from the NH Charitable Foundation. The funding will provide critical support to help NHLA ... [read more]

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NHLA receives $118,000 grant from the Endowment for Health

The Endowment for Health has awarded NHLA a two-year grant of $118,000 to support our Youth Law Project (YLP). The YLP is a collaborative effort that ... [read more]

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Innovative NHLA Medical-Legal Project Featured in Endowment Report

NHLA's medical-legal collaborative project, the New Hampshire Health Law Collaborative, is featured on page 16 of the read more]

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NHLA Receives Grant from the Endowment for Health

NHLA recently received a $65,000 grant from the Endowment for Health to lead a collaborative, multi-faceted public policy effort aimed at reducing com ... [read more]

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NHLA Receives Grant from J. Albert and Mildred E. Lynch Fund of the NHBF

NHLA has been awarded $9,700 from the J. Albert and Mildred E. Lynch Fund of the NH Bar Foundation to hold a series of educational conferences through ... [read more]

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NHLA Featured on Giving Matters

On January 17, NHLA was featured for a second time on Giving Matters, a weekly series sponsored by New Hampshire Public Radio and The New Hampshire Ch ... [read more]

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NHLA 2008 recipient of The Corporate Fund Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management

NHLA has been recognized as one of the 2008 recipients of The Corporate Fund Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. NHLA Board Chair, W. John ... [read more]

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John E. Tobin, Jr. Receives Civil Justice Award

At a ceremony held on June 27, 2008, New Hampshire Legal Assistance Executive Director, John E. Tobin, Jr., along with fellow attorneys Andru Volinsky ... [read more]

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NHLA Leads Efforts in Passage of HB267

On July 8, 2008, Governor Lynch signed into law House Bill 267, which provides important protections to consumers regarding payday and car title loans ... [read more]

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NHLA and FairPoint Communication, Inc. Enter Into Memorandum of Understanding

In January 2007 Verizon & FairPoint Communications (FairPoint) filed a joint Petition with the NH Public Utilities Commission (as well as with the Mai ... [read more]

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NH Health Law Collaborative Expands to the North Country

New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) is expanding its innovative medical-legal collaborative project, the New Hampshire Health Law Collaborative (NHH ... [read more]

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NHLA Celebrates Opening of New Office in Concord by hosting an open house.

On Wednesday, May 14, 2008, New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) celebrated the opening of its new office in Concord by hosting an open house. Gover ... [read more]

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NHLA Executive Director Receives Award

On February 7, 2008, John E. Tobin, Jr. was one of seven people to receive the 2008 Exemplary Public Service Award from Cornell University Law School. ... [read more]

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NHLA and DRC Settle Class Action Filed Against Department of Health and Human Services to Make Timely Decisions on Medicaid Applications

Three New Hampshire residents have settled a class action lawsuit against the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Service ... [read more]

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NHLA Receives Additional Grants to Expand Medical-Legal Project to the North Country

NHLA recently received a two-year grant of $130,00 from the Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust and a two-year grant of $50,000 from the NH Charitable Fou ... [read more]

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NHLA needs an attorney for its innovative medical-legal collaborative project located in New Hampshire’s scenic “North Country.”

Attorney - Medical Legal Collaborative - Are you an outdoor enthusiast seeking exciting and rewarding work? NH Legal Assistance, a statewide non-prof ... [read more]

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NHLA Spearheads Passage of Foreclosure Rescue Scam Legislation

New Hampshire Legal Assistance spearheaded the passage of cutting-edge legislation that regulates foreclosure rescue scams. With foreclosures occurri ... [read more]

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NHLA Starts New Youth Law Project

NHLA has embarked on a new project focusing on at-risk youth in Nashua and Derry. The NHLA Youth Law Project will provide civil legal services for de ... [read more]

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NHLA Receives Funding to Open New Office in Concord

Thanks to the support of the Judicial Council, NHLA’s many supporters in the New Hampshire Legislature and other agencies and individuals in the Conco ... [read more]

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NHLA receives grant from Tillotson Fund to expand presence in northern Coos County

The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation recently awarded New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) a $45,000 grant t ... [read more]

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NHLA Takes Action to Enforce Court- Ordered Agreement to Provide Dental Care to Low-Income and Disabled Children

Children who rely on Medicaid for their dental care returned to federal district court last week to enforce a court-ordered settlement agreement in th ... [read more]

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NHLA Files Suit Against Department of Health and Human Services over Dragging Its Feet on Providing Medicaid Benefits to Disabled Adults

Three New Hampshire residents have filed a class action lawsuit against the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services ... [read more]

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Nashua Office Update: Expanding Service in Nashua Area

Since NHLA's newest branch office opened last December, the staff has been busy handling a variety of cases including assisting clients to obtain dis ... [read more]

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Elliott Berry Receives Kenison Award from New Hampshire Bar Foundation

Elliott Berry, NHLA Staff Attorney since 1975, was presented the New Hampshire Bar Foundation's Kenison Award at the New Hampshire Bar Foundation Ann ... [read more]

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New Case Management System: Increasing Efficiency for Better Client Service

To further strengthen and enhance our operational technological systems, NHLA recently purchased and installed a new case management system, with gene ... [read more]

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Drivers License Case Update: Protecting Constitutional Rights of NH Residents

On March 31, 2006, the Federal District Court issued an order on Fahy, et al v. Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Public Safety. The Court ru ... [read more]

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Hawkins Lead Counsel Addresses NH Bar Foundation Annual Dinner

NHLA Litigation Director Kay E. Drought gave a presentation on the Hawkins v. Commissioner dental care for New Hampshire children on Medicaid case at ... [read more]

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