When the pandemic hit in March, state and federal moratoria on evictions kept vulnerable tenants in their home. Still, as many in New Hampshire fell into crisis, NH Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice & Referral Center saw a significant increase in calls...
The need for civil legal aid is surging. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have pushed more New Hampshire families into financial peril, particularly as supplemental unemployment insurance benefits come to an end, eviction moratoriums...
The Campaign for Legal Services received a generous donation this summer from a group of former students of Mitch Simon, in honor of his retirement from teaching law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. “Professor Simon was a steadfast source of guidance,...
Funding from a variety of public and private sources has allowed NH Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice & Referral Center to hire an additional lawyer and two paralegals to respond to the surge in need we are already seeing as a result of the pandemic crisis....
We were fortunate to have had several students intern with NH Legal Assistance this summer. They all cited their work advocating for clients in need as the best part of their internships. Their reflections are below. Sofia Hyatt, 3L at UNH School of Law I am so...
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