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6/9/2020 - NH Unemployment Claims, State Law and the CARES ActA Pro Bono Webcast

Jun09Tue

9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

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120 General Minutes

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Description

The NH Pro Bono Program is presenting this special training session on NH unemployment law and the CARES Act to prepare private attorneys to represent low-income NH workers at unemployment hearings, which are held telephonically. This training is open only to attorneys who agree to accept two Pro Bono unemployment cases.

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Speakers

Ms. Virginia A. Martin

Attorney Stephen Thomas Tower NH Legal Assistance

Stephen T. Tower is a staff attorney at New Hampshire Legal Assistance, where he represents low income and elderly New Hampshire residents in unemployment hearings and appeals and utility related matters, among other issues. He also participates in numerous Public Utility Commission boards and committees. Stephen earned a B.A. in history and legal studies from UMass Amherst (class of 2010) and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School (class of 2014). Before Stephen joined NHLA in September 2015, he was a full-time volunteer at Greater Boston Legal Services between 2014 and 2015, where he represented low-income workers in unemployment hearings and appeals, and Family Medical Leave claims. While at GBLS, he also assisted in drafting and editing the 2015 edition of Massachusetts Unemployment Advocacy Guide: An Advocate’s Guide to Unemployment in Massachusetts. 5/17 TL