Lawrence S. Bacow
Just as I was sitting down to write this column before the Thanksgiving break, amidst grim reports of a rapidly spreading virus, welcome news about the work of a recent graduate crossed my desk. TIME had named Upsolve a nonprofit co-founded by Rohan Pavuluri, Harvard College Class of 2018 one of the “best inventions of 2020.” The aim of the free service, one of three apps acknowledged in this year’s finance category, is to reduce complexity and remove barriers to filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The technology and the team behind it have made basic civil legal aid more accessible to low-income families. In the process, they have helped relieve more than $285 million in debt, giving people across the country an opportunity to reset their lives financially.
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NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 10, 2020 Today, Upsolve, the leading consumer bankruptcy nonprofit in the United States, announced that it is endorsing the landmark Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2020. This is the most comprehensive bankruptcy reform introduced since 2005.
On December 9, 2020, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2020. During his Presidential campaign, President-Elect Joe Biden adopted Senator Warren s proposal.
According to Upsolve CEO and co-founder Rohan Pavuluri, Comprehensive bankruptcy reform is central to our nation s recovery after COVID-19 and our renewed commitment to racial justice. Pavuluri continued, Bankruptcy reform will help millions of Americans re-enter the economy. It will also help Black and Brown communities who suffer from disproportionately high debt loads.
Good things are happening at Anishinabe Legal Services
Things are on the upswing for Anishinabe Legal Services, the civil legal aid organization serving low-income residents of Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth Nations. The organization was recently awarded a number of sizable grants, a couple of which came as a surprise. Their new building, which has been in the works since August, is also nearing completion. 1:03 pm, Dec. 11, 2020 ×
Anishinabe Legal Services will soon open the doors at their new building located at 411 1st St. NW, in Cass Lake. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
CASS LAKE Things are on the upswing for Anishinabe Legal Services, the civil legal aid organization serving low-income residents of Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth Nations.
Legal Aid Of East Tennessee Partners With Hamilton County Court To Provide Unmet Legal Needs For Christmas Friday, December 11, 2020
Pictured, left to right, are Honorable L. Marie Williams, Circuit Court Judge; Honorable Kyle E. Hedrick, Circuit Court Judge (back); Honorable J.B. Bennett, Circuit Court Judge (front); Matthew Huff, LAET Pro Bono and Housing Attorney (back); Honorable Jeffrey W. Hollingsworth, Circuit Court Judge
Legal Aid of East Tennessee announced a partnership between LAET, Judge Jeffrey Hollingsworth, Chancellor Jeffrey Atherton, Hamilton County courts and local attorneys designed to help low income people during the holiday season. On Friday at noon, LAET presented a Pro Bono Christmas Tree at the Hamilton County Courthouse. At that time, local judges decorated the tree with Pro Bono Cases for local attorneys to give the gift of their time to someone in need. Attorneys can also go to www.laet.org to volunteer their time to someone in need.