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Become a Volunteer Lawyer
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird ... it's a plane ... NO ... It's a pro bono attorney fighting for Truth, Justice and the American Way!
The imaginative scene above could really happen. If you are an attorney in Arizona you could make this story come true by volunteering your services. Call us to find out how at 602.252.3432.
Interpreter Services Restored at Inner-city Hospital
Case Won: Interpreter Services at Hospitals
In January 2002, the Arizona Republic ran a story concerning the lack of interpreter services at several Phoenix-area hospitals. The Litigation Director for the Morris Institute sought clarification about the changes which were instituted by Phoenix Memorial Hospital, an inner city hospital. An "Administrative Complaint" with the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services was subsequently filed. ... to read more, click on Case Won above.
Social Security Lifeline Defended
Case Won: Defending the Elderly's Social Security
Bertha Tom came into the Ft. Defiance office of DNA-People’s Legal Services because First American Credit Union (FACU) had taken her life savings from her account claiming that she owed them over $2,000 for a past debt. Her account was entirely made up of social security benefits and federal civil service retirement benefits. ... to read more, click on Case Won above.
William E. Morris Institute for Justice
202 E. McDowell Rd., Ste. 257, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Mail: P.O. Box 311, Phoenix, AZ 85001
(602) 252-3432 / Fax: 257-8138
ajinstitu@qwest.net