Health & Senior Law

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NEW PRO BONO OPPORTUNITY
Help Support Persons With Disabilities

The Florida Legislature eliminated some services provided to Florida's disabled population and imposed strict new caps on other services. In 2008 it it required the assignment of people to programs with monetary caps which are insufficient to meet their health and safety needs.

Until recently, individuals who wanted to challenge the denial of benefits or reducation of these services could tell their stories in informal agency hearings. Now the cases go before a judge in the Dept. of Administrative Hearings - DOAH.

4200 applications for hearing are under review at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. These clients need representation at DOAH.

FLS will provide training and access to training materials. Volunteers who sign up to take a case will also be covered by malpractice insurance through Florida Legal Services, Inc. Encourage attorneys in your area to help out. Send them to floridaprobono.org to sign up to volunteer!

Health & Senior Law