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"Still Waiting on Mortgage Help"
Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Jennifer Sinton, deputy director of the Foreclosure Prevention Project at South Brooklyn Legal Services (a program of Legal Services NYC) was a guest on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show on Tuesday, September 15th.

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Nelson Mar Guests on "Bronx Legal with David Lesch"
Thursday, 03 September 2009

On August 25th, Nelson Mar, Senior Staff Attorney and Education Law Specialist at Legal Services NYC – Bronx, was  a guest on BronxNet’s “Bronx Legal with David Lesch” discussing school disciplinary issues, including what steps New York City public school parents should take if they believe their child has experienced unlawful disciplinary actions.

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"What Judges Want and Expect From Appellate Advocates"
Tuesday, 01 September 2009

An article by Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services (a program of Legal Services NYC) Project Director Victor Olds is featured in the August 31st edition of the New York Law Journal

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SBLS Client Fighting Foreclosure Shares Tale with The New Republic
Friday, 21 August 2009

South Brooklyn Legal Services (a program of Legal Services NYC) client Sandra Barkley is the focus of an article on predatory lending practices and “one-stop shop” companies in The New Republic. Barkley was referred to United Homes in 2002, and ended up buying a house in Bedford-Stuyvesant from them against her better judgments. The house’s price was later revealed to have been jacked up more than $100,000 over its value by United Homes, and Barkley fell into financial uncertainty.

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'Staggering' Gap in Civil Legal Assistance Looms As IOLA Fund Is Squeezed by Interest Rate Plunge
Tuesday, 18 August 2009

August 18- The New York Law Journal reports that the amount allocated from the Interest on Lawyer Accounts (IOLA) fund for civil legal services in New York will likely plunge nearly 70% for the 2010 calendar year.

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Media Coverage of LS-NYC HRA Language Access Lawsuit
Thursday, 13 August 2009
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Home Savers Principals Arrested, Charged with Fraud in Mortgage Theft Scheme
Thursday, 06 August 2009

The two principals in the Home Savers Consulting Corporation were charged in Federal District Court in Newark on August 5th with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  Legal Services NYC programs including Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A and South Brooklyn Legal Services have represented victims of Home Savers, and long ago brought the firm to the attention of prosecutors.

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Court Decision Upholds Tenant Protection Act
Thursday, 06 August 2009

On June 5th, the State Supreme Court upheld New York City's Tenant Protection Act, which prohibits landlords from using force or making threats, including repeated or prolonged interruptions of essential services, intended to disturb a lawful occupants residence. Advocates hailed the decision as a victory for all New York City tenants.

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