Expert says prompt responses key to maintaining Medicaid benefits
COLUMBIA, MO - A mid-Missouri lawyer on Friday said you should seek help right away if you don't understand any of the forms you receive concerning Medicaid benefits. Ed Kolkebeck handles Medicaid and Affordable Care Act questions f...
Mid-Missouri Legal Services: Above and Beyond - Nonprofit Spotlight
Everyone needs a lawyer at some point in their lives — whether you’re dealing with a divorce or need a will drawn up, professional legal assistance can make your life much easier. Unfortunately that assistance can quickly become unaffordable. And tha...
Missouri Supreme Court Chooses LAWMO for Pilot Pro Bono Project
Legal Aid of Western Missouri's (LAWMO) Volunteer Attorney Project (VAP) was chosen by the Supreme Court of Missouri to begin a pilot program to test and assess the pro bono waiver approbation. The pilot project kicked off on February 1, 2019. &nb...
Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Announces Pro Bono Waiver
Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Zel Fischer announced during the 2019 State of Judiciary address that the Supreme Court adopted a Pro Bono Waiver of Annual Enrollment Fee rule. Effective January 1, 2020, retired and ot...
LSC Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service ST. LOUIS – The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors will present Pro Bono Service Awards on Thursday, January 17, to two Missouri attorneys a...
Veterans Day 2018 - Message - John Levi, Chairman, LSC Board
On Veterans Day, we honor those who honored our country with their service and sacrifice. They have earned our enduring respect and gratitude, and, when they need it, they should get help obtaining the benefits and assistance they are entitled to and...
Free Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Assistance From Upsolve
Upsolve is a national nonprofit corporation that helps low-income Americans file Chapter 7 bankruptcy for free. If you have decided you need to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you might qualify for free legal assistance from Up...
LAWMO Receives $160K Mental Health Grant
Legal Aid is the proud recipient of a generous $160,116 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to fund our Mental Healthcare Access Project. Legal Aid and HCF are partnering to help clients experiencing mental illnes...
Law Firms provide pro bono assistance to Kansas City communities
In 2011, there were five vacant lots at the corner of Wabash Avenue and East 29th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, that residents considered an eyesore. The intersection in the city’s Key Coalition neighborhood had faded in the last few decades as re...
Law Day 2018 - Statement of John G. Levi, Chair, LSC
Law Day 2018 | Statement of John G. Levi, Chair, Board of Directors, Legal Services Corporation April 30, 2018 Every year on May 1, we observe Law Day, which President Dwight D. Eisenhower established in 1958 as "a day of national dedication to...