Philadelphia Bar Association – PHENND https://phennd.org We are a network of over 20 colleges and universities that strengthens service learning in Philadelphia, connecting academics with community involvement. Mon, 23 May 2022 21:13:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 Online Event: The Status of Women in Philadelphia – May 25 https://phennd.org/update/online-event-the-status-of-women-in-philadelphia-may-25/ Mon, 23 May 2022 21:12:28 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=79108 This discussion will be moderated by Jovida Hill, executive director of the Philadelphia Commission for Women. The Commission is co-sponsoring the event.- Women’s health (including reproductive rights).

Panelists will discuss topics including:

  • Re-entry issues for women after incarceration
  • The impact of the pandemic on women workers
  • Philadelphia’s model eviction innovations that protect women and children.

Panelists include Nadia Hewka, senior attorney at Community Legal Services, Dr. Aasta Mehta, medical officer of Women’s Health for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and a practicing OB/GYN in Philadelphia, and Rasheedah Phillips, director of housing at Policy Link.

We are honored that Carol Tracy, who is retiring as executive director of the Women’s Law Project, will join us to discuss reproductive rights and to reflect on her decades of leadership fighting for women’s rights.

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Register.

]]> Free Expungement Clinic https://phennd.org/update/free-expungement-clinic-3/ Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:30:31 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=50031 Free Expungement Clinic with the Young Lawyers Division
November 12, 2016 | 10 am – 1 pm
6 locations across Philadelphia

If you meet certain requirements, you are eligible to have prior arrests and/or convictions expunged from your legal record and/or sealed from the general public. This can make it easier to get lasting employment and housing. These services are provided by volunteer attorneys and are free of charge. Space is limited. To make an appointment, please complete a confidential screening form here.

http://philadelphiabar.org/page/YLDExpungement

]]> volunteer attorneys needed, expungement clinic https://phennd.org/update/volunteer-attorneys-needed-expungement-clinic/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 02:33:04 +0000 https://phennd.org/?post_type=update&p=49835 Free Expungement Clinic with the Young Lawyers Division
November 12, 2016 | 10 am – 1 pm
6 locations across Philadelphia

If you meet certain requirements, you are eligible to have prior arrests and/or convictions expunged from your legal record and/or sealed from the general public. This can make it easier to get lasting employment and housing. These services are provided by volunteer attorneys and are free of charge. Space is limited. To make an appointment, please complete a confidential screening form here.

http://philadelphiabar.org/page/YLDExpungement
Volunteers Needed for Expungement Clinic

The Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association is seeking at least 100 attorneys and law students to process petitions on November 12, 2016, which will require a commitment of a one-hour training and four hours the day of the clinic. We are also seeking at least 25 attorneys to handle subsequent hearings to be scheduled on a later day reserved by the court solely for expungement and sealing petitions, which will require an additional estimated six-hour commitment. For more information and to register, visit their website.

http://philadelphiabar.org/page/YLDExpungementVolunteers

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