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Access to Justice

By Natalie-Claire Woods Lyda, Editor, Peachtree Papers, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. The United States Constitution provides that an attorney will be provided to those who cannot afford representation; nevertheless, this is only for criminal cases- leaving an enormous gap in representation for civil cases. Nearly half of all civil cases are represented pro se (where […]

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Working Together for the Greater Good

By Natalie-Claire Woods Lyda Last year brought critical changes to the U.S. nonprofit and foundation industry in the form of sweeping changes to tax laws—changes that pose a serious threat to our nation’s philanthropic establishments. The National Council of Nonprofits recently issued some guidance, which states “Most analysts predict that overall donations to charitable nonprofits […]

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