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Newsletter                                            December 2016
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During this holiday season, we want to thank all of you who support us, and share with you some of the great work being done with your help.  

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In This Issue
Foreclosure Prevented: Ms. Z Modifies Her Loan and Stays in Her Home 
Thanks to generous supporters and donors, LASP is able to provide real solutions to people like Ms. Z*. 

When Ms. Z's husband left her and their children, he took the majority of the family's income with him. Soon, she fell behind on her home's mortgage and faced foreclosure. Terrified that she and her three young children would lose their home, and with nowhere else to turn, she came to LASP for help.

Her experienced Housing attorney helped her effectively respond to the foreclosure action and advised her on the loan modification process. With her attorney's help, Ms. Z was able to work out a modification with the lender that allowed her family remain in their home. 

This year's County Attorney Campaigns for LASP are underway, so look for your letter in the mail!

Your support brings skilled, legal representation to low-income people facing serious legal problems and helps ensure the fairness of our justice system.

Thank you!

* Name has been changed but the story is real.
Highlights from the Counties
Bucks County

Advocates from LASP will provide free basic estate planning documents to first responders and military veterans.at the Bucks County  Wills for Heroes event on Saturday, December 3, 11am - 4 pm.

The program takes place at the Bucks County Public Safety Training Center, 1760 S Easton Rd, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 and is co-sponsored by the 
Pennsylvania Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division.
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Chester County
Download the article here. 
                                                                                    
You can read about LASP's partnership with the Maternal Child Health Consortium  in the current issue of the  Chester County Bar Association's New Matter  publication.

Delaware County

LASP Board member Hon. Stephanie H. Klein (Ret.) writes about recently improved access to justice for indigent clients in courts in the latest issue of the Delaware County Bar Association's re:View publication.  

The Bar Association, LASP, and the Pro Bono Committee of the Delaware County Bar Association collaborated with Judge Barry C. Dozor and the Board of Judges to develop new rules that make it easier for pro bono attorneys to represent low income clients.

Download the article here.  
Montgomery County

After forty years with Legal Aid, William Shimer, Esq., Managing Attorney for LASP's Norristown office, is retiring. 

"Bill has been a dedicated, caring and skilled member of the Legal Aid staff for 40 years," says Harvey Strauss, Executive Director at LASP from 1976 to 2013, and who hired Bill as a Staff Attorney at Legal Aid in 1977.

"He's an excellent attorney, who has been an important part of Legal Aid's success. His work has kept numerous families intact, saved the homes of low income residents across our county, helped senior citizens from being victimized in scams and represented those facing overwhelming debt.  Bill is a good guy, who has done a great job."

We will all miss Bill, and wish him the best! Be sure to look for a profile on Bill in the next issue of the Montgomery County Bar Association's SideBar publication.

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