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Eve Runyon

@everunyon

President & CEO @ProBonoInst; former Director of Corporate Pro Bono, @ProBonoInst in-house pro bono project. (https://xitter.gq/t.co/m1KKTIqHVU). Tweets are my own.

 Washington, DC
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Joined March 2009
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Press Release—LSC is awarding $4.6 million in Technology Initiative Grants to 29 legal services providers. These organizations will use the funds to leverage technology in delivering high-quality legal assistance. #legaltech #LSCTIG Learn more: lsc.gov/press-release/legal-…
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Read @Law360's piece on our just-released By the Numbers report and what the data shows about #legalaid's response to the pandemic. law360.com/articles/1556043/…
Civil Legal Aid Caseload Growth 'Remarkable' Amid Pandemic - Law360

Civil Legal Aid Caseload Growth 'Remarkable' Amid Pandemic - Law360

The COVID-19 pandemic had civil legal aid organizations scrambling to help low-income Americans in 2021, especially in the area of housing.

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Access to justice is a critical component of #equity. @Cisco is proud to be a signatory on the request to Congress to increase funding for #LSC. reuters.com/legal/government…
Top company lawyers ask Congress to fix ‘stagnant’ federal legal aid budget

Top company lawyers ask Congress to fix ‘stagnant’ federal legal aid budget

Top lawyers from companies like AT&T Inc, Amazon.com Inc and General Electric Co have signed a letter urging Congress to increase the budget for the Legal Services Corporation, a large federally...

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Today is the day! Financial Institution Pro Bono Day #FIPBD22 Organized by Corporate Pro Bono -it’s the biggest yet! #FIPBD22 spotlights the gap in legal services for the underserved. Look for pro bono events around the globe! 👏👏👏 to all participating.
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Read this in-depth look at the benefits and limits of rental assistance in preventing an #eviction surge. jsonline.com/story/news/loca…

Robust rental assistance is easing the expected wave of eviction judgments. But how long can it...

Robust rental assistance, distributed by Community Advocates and the Social Development Commission, have helped keep evictions relatively low.

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New study shows impact of legal counsel for tenants facing #eviction. It notes that in Richmond, two out of five cases took fewer than 60 seconds for a judge to decide. richmond.com/news/new-rva-ev…

New RVA Eviction Lab report shows how presence of legal counsel affects outcomes for tenants facing...

About 1 in 10 renters facing eviction in the Richmond region had legal representation at court last year.

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Around the country, #evictions are rising despite rent assistance. Read this in-depth look at the problem. npr.org/2021/11/11/105354008…

Evictions rising even as rental help from Congress reaches millions of people

It's not the tsunami of evictions that some experts had feared, but eviction filings are rising sharply in many cities. Meanwhile, $47 billion from Congress to help is finally reaching more renters.

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Press release—LSC applauds restoration of the Office for #AccesstoJustice and release of the Legal Aid Interagency Report. Read more: lsc.gov/press-release/legal-… #a2j #EqualATJ #LegalAidInteragencyRoundtable
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Honored to receive the @ProBonoInst’s 2021 Corporate Pro Bono Partner Awards with our partners @McDonalds, @GoldbergKohn, and @NIJC. bit.ly/3CndFrR #CelebrateProBono
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Proud to honor @McDonalds, @GoldbergKohn, @Jenner&Block, and @NIJC with the 2021 CPBO Partner Award for their extensive efforts in representing asylum seekers.
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Congrats to @Pfizer and @DLA_Piper for being honored with the 2021 CPBO Partner Award for a sustainable and exceptional pro bono partnership!
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Thanks to #PBIAwardsGala2021 Co-Chair @GSK James Ford.
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PBI is honored to present the 2021 John H. Pickering Award to @omelvenymyers in recognition of its outstanding institutional commitment to pro bono!
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Thanks to #PBIAwardsGala2021 Co-Chair @IntlPaperCo Sharon Ryan.
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The PBI 2021 Annual Awards Gala is almost here! 6:30 ET! Tweet along with us #PBIAwardsGala2021!
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Another way to promote corporate pro bono is by participating in the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge by @ProBonoInst. There are nearly 200 signatories who have pledged to have 50% of their lawyers participating in pro bono each year. cpbo.org/cpbo-challenge/ #probono
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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States lost nearly 3,000 people in the single deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. On the 20th anniversary, we remember those we lost that day, and the friends and families left behind. #WeRemember911
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LSC applauds and supports Attorney General Merrick Garland’s call for members of the legal community to help “address the looming housing and evictions crisis.” Read more ➡️ lsc.gov/press-release/lsc-ap…
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The latest issue of LSC Updates is out! Read up on #legalaid news, including LSC's #eviction study, new website and more. Check it out ➡️ mailchi.mp/lsc/lsc-updates-a…
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