Did you know that Massachusetts has a state program that helps low-income veterans and their families pay for everyday needs like rent, food, medical care, and even therapy? The program is called Chapter 115 benefits. […]
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By: Elaine McArdle As a second-year law student, Neha Aluwalia ’26 had never taken a deposition in a lawsuit—let alone the deposition of a lawyer in a major class action case. Yet a week before
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By: Rebecca Bowman, J.D. Candidate 2027, Suffolk University Law School Some of my earliest memories are tied to being the child of a veteran of the United States military. I remember walking onto bases with my
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By: Kate Vavara In early August my second summer at the Legal Services Center as an undergraduate intern within the Safety Net Project, assisting with casework relating to criminal record sealing and appeals for Social
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By: Ethan Johnstone ’26 When I first joined the Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I anticipated a space to refine my practical legal skills in a supportive,
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By: Jett Watson I didn’t come to law school with big dreams of helping people. I simply wanted to get a better job than I had. A decade before, I had joined the Navy –
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By: Elaine McCardle Among the countless memories that Roger Bertling carries with him from his nearly 32 years as an attorney and clinical instructor at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center—where he helped thousands of people
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By: Elaine McCardle Alexa Rosenbloom, an attorney and clinical instructor in LSC’s Consumer Protection Clinic since 2022, has been named as director of the Clinic following the retirement of Roger Bertling from that role in
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By: Julie McCormack and Elaine McArdle Over 1 million people in Massachusetts—nearly one in five residents—have a criminal record, and most of them, 672,000, are eligible to have their criminal records sealed, including many who
On June 11th, 2025, the Veterans Justice Pro Bono Partnership held its annual discharge upgrade webinar. The training is a central element of our Partnership, which recruits, trains, and mentors attorneys interested in providing pro
Originally Posted in Harvard Law Today May 23, 2025: Story by Olivia Klein Tashrima Hossain ’25 is the recipient of the 2025 Ralph D. Gants Access to Justice Award. Hossain is celebrated for her outstanding
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Originally Posted in Harvard Law Today May 23, 2025: Story by Olivia Klein Eric Zhao ’25 is the recipient of the 2025 David A. Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Award. The award honors David Grossman ’88,
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By Elaine McArdle This spring, the Housing Law Clinic welcomed two lawyers into its ranks, Vineeth Hemavathi and Deena Zakim. “We are so happy to welcome Vineeth and Deena to the Housing team,” says Managing
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By Elaine McArdle In February, the Housing Justice for Survivors Project took on a case just 24 hours before a critical deadline—and, through round-the-clock effort and creative lawyering, helped a survivor of domestic violence and
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By Elaine McArdle For half of his law school career, Fernando Salazar ’25 stood in small claims or district court defending low-income clients burdened with crushing consumer debt. As a student in the Consumer Protection
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By Elaine McArdle What can happen to the children of immigrant parents who are targeted for immigration enforcement actions such as detention or deportation? The Family Justice Clinic (FJC) has launched an effort to inform
Part of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, this clinic helps low-income taxpayers in dispute with the IRS and the state of Massachusetts By Rachel Reed, Originally Published on Apr 10, 2025 in
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By Elaine McArdle LSC alumna Michelle Lerner ’98 has published a novel, Ring, to excellent reviews. Described as “touching and thought-provoking” by Kirkus Reviews, Ring received a rare starred review from Booklist. Library Journal calls
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By Elaine McArdle The Family Justice Clinic (FJC) continues to obtain critical victories in “fair hearing” cases, which involve the government’s efforts to split up children from their caregivers. In this instance, the client was
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Legal Services Center’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic Collaborates to Create ‘Room to Be Me!’ Toolkit By: Elaine McArdle The LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, in collaboration with The Bronx Defenders and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, has created a toolkit, Room to Be Me!,
For Immediate Release: February 14, 2025 The Veterans Legal Clinic at LSC is excited to share that we have been awarded a generous grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which is dedicated to ensuring that
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Originally Published on Feb 06, 2025 in Harvard Law Today Eight years ago, Julia Devanthéry, a housing justice advocate, founded the Housing Justice for Survivors Project at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School to
Explore the collective work completed at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center (LSC) during just a single week in November! Compiled & Written By: Elaine McArdle Consumer Protection Clinic secures victory for client who was victimized
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By Patrick Healy ’26, Originally Published in HLS ‘Clinic Stories’ The Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic counts for three credits on my transcript, but it also satisfies three things that drew me to the
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The State of Innovation: California and Massachusetts Lead Pro-Veteran Efforts DAV Distinguished Speaker Series Examines Changing Veteran Demographics By: Elaine McArdle Today’s military veterans face distinct needs and challenges that are just beginning to be
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Aliyah McLaurin Joins Estate Planning Project, within the Veterans Legal Clinic as DAV Charitable Service Trust Fellow By: Elaine McArdle We are very pleased to announce that Aliyah McLaurin has joined LSC’s Veterans Legal Clinic
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Q & A with Consumer Class Action Expert Stuart Rossman, Access to Justice Fellow at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center of HLS By: Elaine McArdle Predatory lending, unfair trade practices, scams against military veterans—for 25
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Dana Montalto, of LSC’s Veterans Legal Clinic, Receives 2024 Dave Myers Award for Work on Behalf of Veterans By Elaine McArdle In recognition of her decade-long effort to persuade the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Celebrating Clinician Anniversaries: 30 Years at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School Original Post: Harvard Law Today This year, two Legal Services Center clinicians are celebrating milestone anniversaries at Harvard Law School. Over
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Housing Clinic Helps with Landmark Legislation to Seal Eviction Records By: Elaine McArdle For the first time in Massachusetts history, tenants will have the opportunity to seal an eviction record, following years of legislative advocacy
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Julia Devanthéry speaks in London on Trauma-Informed Clinical Education Julia Devanthéry, Director of the Housing Justice for Survivors Project at the Housing Law Clinic, was invited by the University College of London’s Faculty of
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Historic Massachusetts Law to Support Veterans Signed into Law – with Help from LSC Students By Elaine McArdle Three students in the Veterans Law and Disability Benefits Clinic—David Paul ’24, Basundhara Mukherjee ‘24, and Nathan
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MGH Funds to Housing Justice for Survivors Project Means More Help for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence By Elaine McArdle Survivors of gender-based violence often face serious housing problems, too, including getting evicted from their homes
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LSC’s Housing Justice for Survivors program Awarded MGH Community Health Impact Funds Funding to Support Affordable Housing Initiatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2024 BOSTON, MA – The WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard
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Pushing Back When Government Tries to Separate Low-Income Children from Their Parents There are few things more devastating to a parent than having a child taken from them by the government. For Emma LoMastro ’25,
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By Harvard Law School Student Basundhara Mukherjee ’24 What leads a non-veteran to spend a year with the Veterans Legal Clinic? When I decided to enroll in the clinic during my 3L fall, I knew
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Originally Posted in Harvard Law Today: Story by Olivia Klein David Paul ’24 is the recipient of the 2024 David A. Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Award. Paul is honored for his exceptional achievements in the
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For the past several years the Legal Services Center has noticed concerning practices by the companies contracting with medical facilities to provide medical records that appear to be in violation of Massachusetts’ patients’ rights laws.
Douglas Griswold ’25 on Taking Action to Enforce Protections Already in the Law Read More »
By National Veterans Legal Services Program NVLSP and Swords to Plowshares, represented by the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and Latham & Watkins LLP, are filing on behalf
By Harvard Law School Student Tashrima Hossain ’26 When I was eight, Hurricane Katrina ravaged my community and pushed my family into homelessness. A decade later, I moved to San Francisco and was struck by
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