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2003 Programs

 
Medical Assistance Program Overview (Also In Spanish)
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: Attorney Leonardo Cuello
PA Health Law Project
 Tel: 1-800-274-3258
www.phlp.org    

Recorded:  December 2003 & January 2004
Aired:   English Version December 15 thru 28
               Spanish Version December 29 thru Jan 11, 2004

 

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) & General Info Relating to Utility Programs - Winter Yr. 2002-2003.  (Also in Spanish)

Spanish Transcript (pdf)
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: 
Attorney Harry Geller,  PA Utility Law Project
 Tel: (717) 232-2719
E-mail: hgellerPULP@Palegalservices.org
Recorded:  October 2003
Aired:   English Version Oct & Nov
              Spanish Version in Dec. 2003

 
Advance Child Tax Credit & Advance Earned Income Tax Credit Payments
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guests:  James Daugherty, SPEC Territory 
Manager, Internal Revenue Service
Tel:  1-800-TAX-1040
          1-800-TAX-FORM

Recorded: July  2003
Aired: Mid July - Sept., 2003

 
District Justice Court
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guests:  District Justice Paul Urbaniak   
NWLS Staff Attorney, John Gandrud 
Recorded: May  2003
Aired: Mid June - Mid July, 2003

 

Health Law Issues in Pennsylvania 

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest:  PA Health Law Project   
Fran Chervenak, Esq., Managing Attorney,
Pittsburgh Office
Tel: 1-800-274-3258
Recorded: April 3, 2003
Aired: Mid April - Mid March, 2003

 

 Unemployment Compensation

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest:  
James A. Montero, NWLS Paralegal
Judith E. Wilson, NWLS Attorney
Tel:  1-800-665-3957 
Recorded:  February 28, 2003
Aired:  March, 2003 

 

Tax Information For Low-Income Individuals and Families
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest:  James Daugherty, SPEC Territory 
Manager, Internal Revenue Service
Tel:  1-800-TAX-1040
          1-800-TAX-FORM
Recorded:  December 16, 2002
Aired: January-February, 2003

 

 

2002 Programs
Earned Income Tax Credit 
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest:  James Daugherty, SPEC Territory Manager, Internal Revenue Service
Tel:  1-800-TAX-1040
          1-800-TAX-FORM
Filmed:  December 13, 2001
Aired:  January, 2002

 

Tax Information For Low-Income Individuals and Families
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest:  James Daugherty, SPEC Territory Manager, Internal Revenue Service
Tel:  1-800-TAX-1040
          1-800-TAX-FORM
Filmed:  January 10, 2002
Aired:  February, 2002

 

Consumer Protection
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest:  Leslie Grey, Esq.
PA Attorney General's Office
Filmed:  February 22, 2002
Aired:  March, 2002 and June,  2002

 

Striving Toward Excellence 
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: 
Thelma Grady, NWLS Board Member 
Caulene Sanford, NWLS System/Info Coordinator
Filmed:  March 21, 2002
Aired:  April, 2002

 

 Law Day 2002
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: Local Attorneys
Tim Riley, Esq. 
Philip Friedman, Esq.
Filmed:  April 25, 2002
Aired:  May, 2002

 

 Pro Bono Program
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: 
Linda King, SafeNet Executive Director
W. Atchley Holmes, Esq.,
SafeNet Project Attorney
Tel:  454-8161 
Filmed:  May 20, 2002
Aired:  June, 2002

 

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 SafeNet & Domestic Violence

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: 
Linda Lyons King, SafeNet Executive Director
Atchley Holmes, Esq., Project Attorney
Filmed:  July 23, 2002
Aired:   August, 2002

 

Landlord and Tenant Relations

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: 
John Gandrud, Esq., NWLS Staff Attorney
Patricia Mikel, Erie Tenant Council and NWLS       Board Member
Beth Hardy, Property Manager, Realty Management
Filmed:  August 29, 2002
Aired:   September, 2002

 

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) & General Info Relating to Utility Programs - Winter Yr. 2003-2004
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org
Program Guest: 
Attorney Harry Geller,  PA Utility Law Project
Tel: (717) 232-2719
E-mail: hgellerPULP@Palegalservices.org
Filmed:  October 2, 2002
Aired:   October& November, December 2002

 

2001 Programs

History of Northwestern Legal Services

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest: Honorable Roger M. Fischer
President Judge, Erie County Court of Common Pleas
 
Program Guest:  James A. Montero, Legal Assistant
NWLS Paralegal & Office Manager
Tel:  (814) 452-6949 Ext. 107

Filmed: May, 2001
Aired: The Month of June 2001

Community Education

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest: Gert Simmons
Greater Erie Community Action Committee 
Senior Advocate
 
Program Guest:  Patricia Mikel
NWLS Client Board President
Program Guest:  Salvador Parco, Ph.D.
NWLS Community Educator
Tel:  (814) 452-6949 Ext. 105
E-mail:  sparco@nwls.org
Filmed: June,  2001
Aired: The Month of July 2001

Overview of Child Custody & Child 
Custody in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest: Frances Rectenwald, Erie
County Custody Conciliator
 
Program Guest:  Julia Bandecca, Esq.
NWLS Staff Attorney
Tel:  (814) 452-6949 Ext. 108
E-mail:  jbandecca@nwls.org
Filmed: July 12, 2001
Aired: The Month of August, 2001

Bankruptcy

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest: Honorable Warren Bentz, 
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

Program Guest:  John Gagliotti, Esq.
NWLS Staff Attorney
Tel:  (814) 724-1040 Ext. 153

Filmed: August 14, 2001
Aired: The Month of September, 2001

 

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) & Utility Programs (Yr. 2001)

Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest: Harry Geller, Esq.
PA Utility Law Project
Tel: (717) 232-2719
E-mail: hgellerPULP@Palegalservices.org
Filmed: September 21, 2001
Aired: The Month of October, 2001

 

Food Stamp Benefits
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest: 
Chuck Phillips, Executive Director 
Erie County Assistance Office
Karen Marzka, Training Supervisor of  ECAO
Filmed: October 18, 2001
Aired: The Month of  November, 2001

 
Medical Assistance Eligibility & Service  Expansion in Pennsylvania
Program Host: Robert A. Oakley, Esq.
NWLS Executive Director
Tel: (814) 452-6949 Ext. 123
E-mail: roakley@nwls.org

Program Guest:  PA Health Law Project   
Michael Campbell, Esq., Managing Attorney,  Philadelphia Office
Fran Chervenak, Esq., Managing Attorney,
Pittsburgh Office
Tel: 1-800-274-3258
Filmed: November 16, 2001
Aired: The Month of December, 2001