(Aug. 24, 2026) LASP invites volunteer attorneys to a Consumer Debt & Bankruptcy Project to expand access to legal aid for low-income people struggling with debt. Two volunteer opportunities are available. CLE trainings are scheduled for Sept. 15 and Oct. 23, 2026. The project assists clients in LASP’s service area: Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.
Read More(Updated June 18, 2026) WASHINGTON - The Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 federal budget process is under way. The White House budget again eliminated the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), LASP’s major federal funder. The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill to cut the LSC budget by over 50%. Cuts to LASP's funding from LSC would result in fewer legal services that could be provided to local residents.
Read More(April 28, 2026) WASHINGTON, D.C. - LASP has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Legal Services Corporation to assess modernization of its client intake system. The grant is one of 32 Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) totaling $4.2 million to organizations in 22 states. LSC announced the grants on Dec. 18, 2025.
Read More(Updated Jan. 24, 2026) WASHINGTON - In a bipartisan show of support for legal aid earlier in January, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approved a $540 million appropriation for the Legal Services Corpoation (LSC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The bill was signed into law by President Trump on Jan. 23, 2026.
Read More(Oct. 23, 2025) LASP Staff Attorneys Michael Kaliner, Joe Diorio and Andrew Schreder are recruiting for LASP’s new bankruptcy Pro Bono Project. Through a $324,559 Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), LASP will develop a Debt Counseling Virtual Clinic & Bankruptcy Project to expand access to legal aid for low-income people struggling with debt.
Read More(Aug. 19, 2024) WASHINGTON – More than half of Americans (56%) mistakenly believe they are entitled to free legal representation if they cannot afford a lawyer for civil matters, and 18% are unsure, according to a new survey. That number is even higher for young adults (18-34) with two of three (67%) holding this belief.
Read More(Dec. 7, 2022) Richard A.J. Prebil, LASP Veterans Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney, shared insights into access to justice during a one-hour forum on increasing representation to individuals in administrative proceedings. Legal Services Corporation and the Administrative Conference of the United States hosted panel virtually Dec. 6, 2022.
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