Lawyers In Libraries : Tenants' Rights on March 19th

The Lawyers in Libraries, in partnership with Maine State Library, are offering their next video conferencing event on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 6 pm about tenants' rights. Maine State Library will offer this presentation via videoconferencing. Other participating libraries can be found at http://www.maine.gov/msl/commons/legal/lawyers.htm

Attorney Frank D'Alessandro will cover the basics of landlord/tenant law with a focus on your rights a tenant when facing an eviction, how to get your security deposit back and other basic tenant rights.

Attendees will be able to ask general questions of the lawyer after the presentation but for specific answers they will be encouraged to call the Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Call toll free 1-800-442-4293, or if in Portland 774-4348, to arrange for a personal consultation.

This project will allow Volunteer Lawyers Project, starting Spring 2013, to set up actual consultations for people with low incomes to speak privately with a lawyer over videoconferencing technology. The client will be at their local library, while the lawyer will be at the Volunteer Lawyers Project offices.

The focus will be on bringing these video clinics to rural areas that have less legal resources available, but will be open to participation for all Maine Libraries.

The Volunteer Lawyers Project presents “Lawyers in Libraries” at the Portland Public Library

Tuesday, February 19th from 6:00-7:00pm in Meeting Room #3
Portland, Maine - Lawyers in Libraries will be holding a video conferencing event on Tuesday, February 19 2013 from 6:00-7:00pm. The clinic will be held at the Maine State Library and streamed live to attendees Portland Public Library, Lower Level Room #3. Attorney Sean Norton will discuss how to obtain free tax preparation for the 2012 tax year, how to understand the Earned Income Tax Credit and Dependency Exemption, and what to do if you haven’t filed your taxes for a past year or if you owe a debt to the IRS.

Attendees will be able to ask general questions of the lawyer after the presentation but for specific answers they will be encouraged to call the Volunteer Lawyers Project (toll free 1-800-442-4293, in Portland 774-4348), to arrange for a personal consultation.

The Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) has received a grant to provide legal information clinics, and then legal representation clinics, through the Maine State Library.

For more information, or to register for this program contact Rachael Weyand at (207) 871-1700 x 723 or weyand@portland.lib.me.us.