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.
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 …
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!
Congratulations to Gillian Ellison and Alex Clark—former MLSA staff members and current law students at the University of Montana—for being invited to serve on the board of the Montana Justice Foundation (MJF), the largest private funder of legal aid in the state! Recommended by MLSA Executive Director Alison Paul for their dedication to improving access …
