Legal Aid

Attorney Marc Scanlon meets with client Kimberly Ledezma at Salud Family Health Centers' clinic in Commerce City, Colo. Every day in this Denver suburb, four lawyers join the clinic's physicians, psychiatrists and social workers to consult on cases, as part of the clinic's philosophy that mending legal ills is as important for health as diet and exercise.

Sometimes Lawyers Can Improve A Patient's Health When Doctors Can't

Jakob Rodgers

Putting lawyers in medical clinics — sometimes funded by Medicaid — is based on the idea that fixing some legal woes can be vital to good medical care. Emerging evidence suggests that works.

South Floridian Takes Reins As Florida Bar President

Lawyers in Florida have a new leader - Michael Higer, a South Floridian has taken over as the Florida Bar's 69th president.Higer is in his first month of…

How Many People Represent Themselves In Court? Lawyers Are Trying To Figure That Out

How many people in South Florida represent themselves in court? How many people don’t have access a lawyer?The short answer is we don’t know, but an…

Should Lawyers Pay More Dues To Help The Poor Get Legal Aid?

If you walk into Legal Services of Greater Miami on any given weekday morning, there are rows of plastic chairs filled with people looking for help with…