Four attorneys assisted three clients with legal problems including guardianship, eviction and other landlord/tenant issues.
PILI Partners with Habitat for Humanity for Legal Help Within Reach Clinic
On November 4th, 12 volunteers from the area assisted 10 clients who had recently received a home from Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Peoria Area.
Volunteer Spotlight: Jencie Richtman
It’s been a very easy going experience volunteering for PILI. And the clients need help, so to me, volunteering for this organization is a no-brainer.
Read the October PILI Post
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Announcing PILI’s 2019 Award Recipients
Congratulations to Candace Moore, Kyle Palazzolo, State Farm Legal Department, and Allen C. Schwartz!
Report on PILI’s Summer 2019 Interns
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “very poor” and 5 being “very good,” Interns rated the program a 4.8 overall.100% of Interns who responded said they would recommend the Law Student Internship program to others.
Report on PILI’s Summer 2019 Fellows
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “very poor” and 5 being “very good,” Fellows rated the program a 4.7 overall.100% of Fellows who responded said they would recommend the Graduate Fellowship program to others.
Sangamon County Expungement Summit Major Success
On Saturday, October 19th, volunteer attorneys in Springfield filed requests to expunge/seal criminal records for 125 cases at the Sangamon County Expungement Summit.
Volunteer Spotlight: Abigail Fleming
If every lawyer in our community took on a small volunteer opportunity here or there during the year, we would see a much more efficient legal system.
Kirkland & Ellis Sponsors Legal Help Within Reach Clinic in Rockford
On October 7th, PILI hosted a Legal Help Within Reach Clinic in Rockford, Illinois. That morning, 11 volunteers from Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago took a bus to the Rockford Mass Transit District to meet with 14 clients to discuss special education needs. Special thanks to Equp for Equality and RA