A special congratulations to our Executive Director, Alison Paul, for being awarded the 2024 Pierce-Hickerson Award at the National Legal Aid and Defender Association’s Annual Conference in Atlanta last week. Created over two decades ago to celebrate civil legal aid advocates Julian Pierce and Robert Hickerson, the Pierce-Hickerson award honors outstanding contributions to the advancement …
Montana Legal Services Association is looking forward to working with Berkeley law students who will participate in the BLAST (Berkeley Law Alternative Service Trips) Montana program next year! During spring break 2025, students will have the chance to work on criminal record expungements for low-income Montanans, including those affected by domestic violence. Click here to …
Special thanks to Lake County Reader for spreading the word on the Montana Property Tax Rebate. Click here to learn more.
In an article speaking to Q2 Billings, Housing attorney Amy Hall speaks to the rise of calls to MLSA from Montanans requesting help with an eviction, and the potential pressures felt by both renters and property owners throughout the state due to lack of housing and rising property taxes. Click here to read more!
In an article concerning the recent ruling of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which argues that municipalities can enforce bans on sleeping outside, MLSA Housing Attorney Amy Hall speaks to the potential ramifications of the decision in Montana.
Learn about a project dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence clear misdemeanor convictions from their records. Outside the world of advocacy and shelter programs like The Friendship Center, our advocates have probably all had the experience of being thanked when they describe the work they do. In those same conversations, they’ve likely also gone …
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case out of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that it is unconstitutional to penalize people with civil citations for sleeping outside when there are an inadequate number of shelter beds available, the Independent Record recently reported on the ways in which this SCOTUS decision …
Check out this awesome article written in the Montana Lawyer Magazine by our Pro-Bono Coordinator, Ellie Webster, detailing the revival of the in-person Helena Family Law Clinic in September 2023. The return of the in-person clinic is a joint project between MLSA, Erin Lyndes from Jackson Murdo & Grant and Trish Klanke from Drake Law …
Montana’s increase in people without a place to live leads the nation. A Public News Service article that was published today reads: “The most recent Annual Homelessness Assessment Report shows Montana saw a 551% increase in its unsheltered population, the steepest rise in the country between 2007 and 2023.” MLSA works to keep Montanans housed. …
Check out this article highlighting KTVH‘s investigation into a local mobile home property owner in Helena who continues to increase rent rates while ignoring pivotal property needs for their tenants. Thanks KTVH for including MLSA in the conversation on the importance of mobile tenants understanding their renters rights!
