The Senior Law Project (SLP) provides free legal services to Nevadans 60 years and older. The SLP is the only program of its kind that serves older adults in the entire state of Nevada. The staff attorneys of the project provide a wide range of legal assistance depending on the individuals’ needs. The services offered
Programa Destacado: El Proyecto de Derecho para Personas de la Tercera Edad – Senior Law Project El Proyecto de Derecho para Personas de la Tercera Edad conocido en inglés como Senior Law project, brinda servicios legales gratuitos a los residentes de Nevada mayores de sesenta (60) años, ciudadanos americanos o con cualquier otro estatus migratorio
Program Spotlight: Veterans Law ProjectBy Morgan Shah, Esq. Through grant funding provided by the VA and the Nevada Bar Foundation, Nevada Legal Services’ Veterans Law Project proudly serves low-income, homeless, and at-risk veterans statewide with free legal advice and representation to protect their rights. The Veterans Law Project offers a range of services to address
Under the CARES Act, PUA benefits were initially set to end in December 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations Act extended that deadline to March 14, 2021, and the American Rescue Plan extended it again to September 4. The additional $300 for individuals receiving regular Unemployment Insurance benefits (UI) also ended. If you have applied for benefits
It may come as a surprise to learn that individuals with a criminal history may seal their criminal record. If you are interested in sealing your criminal record, the first step requires you to decipher what crimes you have been convicted of and/or charged with. To do this, you will need to obtain your Criminal
Recently, I sat in a seminar to learn more about a topic I am not familiar with. Quite frankly, I had never given this topic any thought until now. In this seminar, I learned about the wide range of issues that older adults face as they transition from incarceration back into society. In addition to
