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City Bar Volunteers Kick Off FEMA Appeals Clinics
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CBJC Holds Emergency Planning Clinic for Immigrant Families
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1,000 New Yorkers helped on the Legal Hotline each month.
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Emergency Preparedness: Executive Orders on Immigration
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Dorsey & Whitney Pro Bono Heroes
Through volunteering with CBJC's Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project, Amanda Prentice and Nick Ackerman of Dorsey & Whitney LLP helped secure a victory for a client who was previously unrepresented and struggling to navigate the federal court system.
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Thank You 2018 CBJC Gala Supporters!
Thank you to our outstanding CBJC Gala supporters, who joined together on April 11, 2018 to celebrate pro bono and help sustain the work of the City Bar Justice Center. Underwriters Benefactors Sponsors AIG Arnold & Porter Barclays Berkeley Research Group, LLC Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP CBS Corporation Citigroup Inc. Dechert LLP Forest City … Continue reading Thank You 2018 CBJC Gala Supporters!
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April 13, 2018
CED Unit Tax Series II: Beware the Tax Refund Offset!
Income Tax Refunds and Debt Preparing your personal income taxes can be, well, taxing. Yet for people with refundable tax credits and allowable deductions, it can result in a much needed federal and/or state tax refund. For low to moderate income working families, a tax refund serves as a safety net. It allows families to … Continue reading CED Unit Tax Series II: Beware the Tax Refund Offset!
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April 25, 2017
Asylee Suffers Untimely Loss of Husband but Gets Help from PELP Volunteers
Amy, a refugee, lost her husband Kevin to an unexpected stroke in September 2016. It had been less than two years since Kevin moved to New York to reunite with her after she had been granted asylum in the United States.
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September 26, 2016
Mother & Daughter No Longer Homeless
Mara and her young daughter with sickle cell anemia were living in a homeless shelter without cooking facilities, a huge problem as Mara was unable to cook healthy meals for her daughter. Living in stable, clean housing was an absolute medical necessity for the child according to her doctor. When Mara began working with Legal … Continue reading Mother & Daughter No Longer Homeless
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