News from the Field Archive
Use local personal stories for greater impact
(November 28, 2005)
Craft and frame the message
(November 28, 2005)
Develop a strong message
(November 28, 2005)
Find the target audience
(November 28, 2005)
Make sure information is accurate
(November 28, 2005)
Establish beneficial goals
(November 28, 2005)
Be prompt and helpful when responding to reporters
(November 28, 2005)
Reach out to local news media
(November 28, 2005)
Be creative in how the message gets out
(November 28, 2005)
Harness the power of “Letters to the Editor” and Op-Eds
(November 28, 2005)
Bowdoin and the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
(Maine Volunteer Lawyers Porject, November 13, 2005)
Reid (Cal) Adams elected chair of the board of directors of Legal Aid of NC
(July 11, 2005)
Legal aid office gains support
(March 25, 2005)
Maine Launches KIDS Legal Aid Website
(Pine Tree Legal Assistance, March 22, 2005)
Legal Aid kicks off Volunteer Lawyers Program
(The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, January 22, 2005)
Volunteerism is fundamental to the ethical practice of law
(The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, January 17, 2005)
Bar president happy with pro bono effort
(The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, January 14, 2005)
Please help save the Community Reinvestment Act
(January 13, 2005)
Study Shows Youth Punished as Adults Re-offend Two Times More Than Those Receiving Juvenile Sanctions
(Law Offices of the Public Defender for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, December 18, 2001)
Legal Aid Society gets grants
(The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, December 23, 2004)
2005 is centential year for The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
(The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, December 26, 2004)
Court Rules Indefinite License Suspensions for Minors are Illegal
(The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, December 17, 2004)
CorporateProBono.Org Seeks Nominations for the 2005 CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award
(CorporateProBono.Org, November 19, 2004)
Project Director
(CorporateProBono.Org, December 10, 2004)
Equal Justice News Archive
ACCD passes resolution supporting Law Office of the Cook County (Illinois) Public Defender’s need for independence and reasonable caseloads
(May 05, 2008)
NLADA To Honor Kenneth C. Frazier of Merck & Co., Inc. at 2008 Exemplar Awards Dinner on June 11th in Washington, DC
(January 01, 2008)
The Trials of Darryl Hunt Wins the duPont Award!
Letter to the Editor From NLADA's David Carroll, Director of Research and Evaluation, Defender Legal Services, Printed in Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Letter Responds to Paper's Editorial on Nevada Supreme Court's Ruling for Indigent Defense Reform (January 15, 2008)
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Opinions Impacting Public Defense
(December 11, 2007)
NLADA Releases 2006 Annual Report
NLADA’S Director of Civil Legal Services, Don Saunders, Honored for His Contributions to Legal Aid by California Rural Legal Services
(October 18, 2007)
Congress Considers Wide Range of Matters to Help Defender and Civil Legal Aid Attorneys Cope with Law School Debt
- 10-year Forgiveness Provision Passes Congress (By Don Saunders and Richard Goemann)
The American Council of Chief Defenders Releases Resolution on Setting Caseloads and Workload Standards for Public Defense Attorneys
(September 07, 2007)
NLADA Defender Legal Services Director Richard Goemann's Op-Ed on Maricopa County, Ariz. Attorney Published in West Valley View Newspaper
- Maricopa County attorney's policies mock concept of fair, equal justice (April 02, 2007)
NLADA Director of Defender Services Richard Goemann's Letter to the Editor Printed in January 12, 2007 Edition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune
(January 25, 2007)
NLADA President & CEO Jo-Ann Wallace's Letter to the Editor Printed in the New York Times
(January 17, 2006)
Place an Order for the new Directory of Legal Aid & Defender Offices and Resources, 2007-2008
NLADA Hits Front Page of New York Times
The C. Lyons Fellowship Program -- Supporting Emerging Leaders in the Equal Justice Community
- Find out how to contribute today!
Letter to the Editor Submitted by NLADA Board Member Freddie Pitts, Published In the New York Times
Purchase a DVD of "The Exonerated," a powerful and compelling movie based on the true events of six wrongfully convicted people
Check out the New "Communications Tips for the Field" Section on the Communications Homepage!
President's FY 2005 Budget Request Remains the Same