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News Archive[UP]
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2008Bradford office attorney, Stacy Wallace, leaves NWLS to accept a new position as staff attorney for Judge Cleland in the Superior Court. We congratulate and wish her well. In March Attorney Karen Klapsinos was hired to fill the position in the Erie Office. Karen's focus will be on family law and she comes to us with approximately 12 years experience in private practice. We are happy to have her join our program. Two new employees in February: Ericka Gould is hired as Erie office secretary and Marisol Amador is hired as an Intake Screener in our Erie Intake Unit! Welcome aboard! 2007It is a pleasure to announce that Attorney Andrea Amicangelo has accepted a position with our Erie Office. Andrea's focus will be on consumer law representation and also help with our Telephone Advice Unit. Welcome Andrea! Kel McDonald celebrates nearly 22 years as the Fiscal Manager and will retire effected September 30th. We wish you happiness in your endeavors and we will miss you very much. Welcome to two recent hires at NWLS. Rami Sorge has joined our program, filling the Fiscal Manager vacancy and Stacey Wallace has accepted a position as staff attorney in our Bradford Office. Welcome to both of you! NWLS broadcasts bi-weekly Radio Talk Show, Access to Justice. Get Details & Listen Now! Welcome back to Deanna "Tippy" Felmlee who will begin work with NWLS in July as a part time secretary in our Bradford Office. In May, 2007 NWLS hired two new Staff Attorneys. Autumn Johnson is a graduate of Widener University Law School and works in our Farrell office. Jeffrey Nicholson has been a law clerk for Judge Vardaro in Meadville for several years and has joined our staff in the Franklin Office. Welcome to both! Attorney J. Gregory Moore as 2007 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, presented by the Erie County Bar Association and Northwestern Legal Services. See details. Attorney Thomas Tupitza - Receives 2007 'Everyday Leader' Award from PBA Legal Aid Volunteer Attorney member and
former NWLS Board President, Thomas A. Tupitza,
Esquire was named the 2007 Everyday Leader Award from the
Pennsylvania Bar Association. NWLS publishes 2006 Annual Report. Now available online. NWLS is currently undergoing a Legal Needs Assessment to determine the needs of our clients. We surveyed the community and are seeking input on our case priority setting process. Several Public Meetings will be held throughout our service area. 2006In November NWLS gained 2 new attorneys. Jennifer Krause joined our Erie Office and Tami Chin joined our Meadville Office. Welcome to both of you! See full article. Attorney Julia Bandecca at NWLS accepts position with Elder Law Project, focusing on the legal needs of low-income seniors. In June, Joy Smith accepted a part-time staff attorney position in our Erie. Joy will be focusing on bankruptcy representation and comes to us with previous legal services experience from the Albany and Pittsburgh programs. Welcome! Attorney Paul Troskosky, NWLS Bradford Office Managing Attorney is awarded PLAN Excellence Award. Paul was recognized for "his profound commitment to legal aid, collegial mentoring and “unfailing professionalism while providing quality services to low-income clients.”
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2005 NewsRobin Murray joins our staff filling a the part-time secretary vacancy in our Franklin Office. Welcome aboard Robin! Salvador A. Parco,
Ph.D., Northwestern Legal Services Community Educator, has been
named this year’s recipient of the Charles B. Killinger Award
from the Greater Erie Community Action Committee. The annual award
honors the contributions of an older Erie County resident for work on
behalf of older people in our region. NWLS gains two new part-time secretaries, Christine Roberts in our Meadville Office, and Jaclyn Muhar in our Franklin Office. Welcome! Eva J. Palmer, accepted a Paralegal position in our Franklin Office. Eva joined our staff several years ago as a secretary and will now provide legal assistance to clients in obtaining Supplemental Security Income benefits in Venango, Crawford and Mercer counties. Congratulations Eva! Thelma Grady, active community advocate and NWLS Board Member receives the 2005 Liberty Bell Award at the Erie County Bar Association Law Day Luncheon. See details NWLS and Erie County Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Committee holds first annual Halls of Justice Pool Tournament in February, 2005.
Year 2004:Lozano accepts new position.Maria Lozano, Erie office secretary leaves NWLS to accept a position as a caseworker with Multicultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. (MHEDS). We will miss her and wish her the best! Salvador A. Parco, Ph.D., NWLS Community Educator is recognized for his service and Presidency by the Independent Council on Aging at annual meeting. Congratulations Sal! Jeannine Lawton-Knepper has been hired as the new Public Benefits Paralegal and is stationed primarily in the Erie office. We will, however, be responsible for outreach and direct service for clients throughout our ten county area focusing specifically on public benefits issues. Jeannine formerly worked at Children's Advocacy Center and the Erie Family Center as a caseworker. She has her B.A. in Criminal Justice from Edinboro University and is working toward her Master's Degree in Administration of Justice at Mercyhurst College. Welcome Jeannine! New Erie SecretaryTerrika Towell has accepted a position as full time secretary in the Erie Office. Terrika is presently attending Edinboro University and will graduate in December. We welcome her to our program. Jim Richardson is honored as Pro bono Attorney of the 2004 YearNorthwestern Legal Services and the Erie County Bar Association honored Erie attorney Jim Richardson as this year's Pro Bono Attorney of the Year for his dedicated service to the Legal Aid Volunteer Attorney (LAVA) Program. Richardson received the award as part of Law Day festivities at the Erie Shrine Club on April 30th. In 2003, Attorney Richardson contributed 46 hours of pro bono representation to low-income clients as part of LAVA. He has been very active in the program since it began in 1982, taking 28 pro bono caess and donating 144 hours of pro bono representation and counsel during that time. Richardson also served on the Board of Directors of Northwestern Legal Services from 1982 to 1992, and as president of that board from 1988 through 1991, helping to create the LAVA program as we know it today. In additional to his many years of service to NWLS, Richardson has been very active with the Shriner's Hospital for Children, and with the Boy Scouts of America French Creek Council.
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Baxter Receives 2003 President's Award:David A. Baxter, Esq., NWLS Attorney, receives the prestigious 2003 President's Award. The award was presented to David on December 3rd by Russell S. Warner, Esq., President of the Erie County Bar Association, for his untiring and long-term commitment to coordination of our Association's pro bono program, Legal Aid Volunteer Attorneys Program, spearheading our members' legal assistance to the indigent in our community Congratulations David! Thelma Grady, honored for her work and dedication to the community!Thelma Grady was recognized as a public housing hero by the Erie Housing Authority for her commitment and dedication to the low-income community. Thelma has been an active supporter and board member of
NWLS, past president of the Clients Council of Pennsylvania,
Clients Council of Erie Congratulation, Thelma! 2003 Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney Award:Attorney Roger Taft, of the Law Firm, McDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton, has been awarded the 2003 Pro bono Award for Outstanding Attorney. Attorney Taft was honored and presented with the award the Law Day Luncheon held at the Erie Shrine Club. Attorney Taft has been an active volunteer attorney for our Legal Aid Volunteer Attorney Program for 21 years. He has contributed over 113 hours of pro bono service this past year, and more than 360 hours since the inception of the program. We wish to thank Attorney Taft for this generous contribution and his dedication to the LAVA Program. New Attorney at NWLS:Dionis Blauser, was hired as a staff attorney with Northwestern Legal Services in November working in our Bradford Office. Dionis attended Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. She graduated in June of 2003. While in law school she was one of four research assistants working with the Director of the Center for Social Justice at the Law School gathering information for a law review article dealing with disparate impact and fair housing claims. During the summer of 2001 she worked as a legal intern with Hill, Betts and Nash in Newark, NJ. She is a long time resident of Northwestern Pennsylvania from Mercer County. Welcome! Fohr Retires:Rena Fohr will be retiring on December 31, 2003. Rena began her employment with Northwestern Legal Services on July 2, 1984 working in our Bradford Office. For the past 19 1/2 years Rena has worked to empower our clients and ensure that they receive access to justice in our court system. In 2002 Rena began working part-time under a DOJ Grant providing holistic legal services to Victims of Domestic Violence. Rena is married to Samuel Fohr and has two adult children, Brad and Sherry. We wish her the best of luck in her retirement. Department of Justice Refunds NWLS' Blossom Project - project designed to assist victims of domestic violence. 3 New Attorneys at NWLS:David Hull, is a new attorney in our Franklin Office. David graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in May of 2003 and worked as an intern previously for Neighborhood Legal Services. Welcome David. Valerie Sprenkle, has also accepted position in our Franklin Office. She was a former staff attorney with the Civil Legal Assistance Project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. We welcome her as an addition to the Blossom Project. John Moore, joins our staff will be working in the Meadville Office for our Blossom Project. John has been a lawyer in private practice for 2 years in the Pittsburgh area and we welcome him to our program. Pamela Logsdon Go To DA's Office:Pamela Logsdon, attorney in our Franklin Office, will be leaving NWLS as she has accepted a position with the District Attorney's Office in Venango County. We wish her all the best in your new endeavors! 2002 Louis J. Goffman Award & Pro bono ParticipationThe Erie County Bar Association (ECBA) and Northwestern Legal Services (NWLS) have been chosen to receive the 2002 Louis J. Goffman Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. The program seeks "to recognize and honor an individual and an organization whose commitments to pro bono have enhanced the delivery of legal services to Pennsylvania's poor or disadvantaged, making a critical difference in the lives of those in need of legal representation." This award recognizes our efforts in Erie County to use pro bono as an
important part of our mission. David Baxter, Director of the Legal Aid
Volunteer Attorney (LAVA) As well, David was featured in the March - April 2002 edition of The Pennsylvania Lawyer for his efforts in maintaining 70% pro bono participation from the Erie County bar. David was also recognized in the Pennsylvania Bar News. [Full Article] Congratulations to David and other staff efforts on this fine recognition!
Motley Accepts New Position:Kelly Motley, Paralegal in our Franklin Office, is leaving our program to accept a new position with Family Services. We will all miss Kelly and wish her the best of everything! 2 New Hires!Kevin Burke, Esquire joins our staff in April, working out of
our Meadville Office. Kevin attended the University of
Pittsburgh School of Law and has been working as an Assistant District
Attorney in Franklin. Bill Creighton, Esquire will be joining us in May as
Managing Attorney in our Farrell Office. After graduating from Case
Western Law School in 1991 he was a sole practitioner. In 1996 he
began working for Northeast Ohio Legal Services and then became the
managing attorney of the Lisbon, Ohio Office. Welcome to both of you!Erie County Bar Association Board of Directors Honor Attorneys at NWLS:Erie NWLS Attorneys are given recognition for the valuable service and commitment to the community >>>See details. Year 2002:PLS' Striving for Excellence Awards
Banquet
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