Granite Justice Podcast

Granite Justice Podcast

Far too often, people don’t know that when they are facing a problem – like a landlord who won’t give back a security deposit, or a denial of a program like food stamps – that they have legal rights, and there are ways to advocate for those rights in the civil legal system. Granite Justice: conversations about the civil legal system with Shane Cooper, an Associate Dean at UNH Franklin Pierce, aims to provide a road map of sorts. By the end of an episode, we hope more people will recognize and understand that if they are facing a civil legal problem, you can ask yourself ”Do I have any rights here?” and “What do I do now?” This podcast will help you navigate some of those questions.

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January 29, 2024 13 mins

For the season finale of Granite Justice, Shane Cooper talks with Ariel Clemmer, the new executive director of 603 Legal Aid.

 

This  podcast is  being done in partnership with NH Legal Aid (visit 603LegalAid.org), Granite State News Collaborative and produced by GSNC partner The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications at Franklin Pierce University. Please remember as you listen, this podcast and article is for informational pur...

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On this episode of Granite Justice, Shane Cooper talks with Stephanie Bray, an attorney at New Hampshire Legal Assistance who works out of the Claremont office and leads the firm's work in foreclosure prevention. Stephanie has been with Legal Assistance working on foreclosure prevention since 2007. 

This  podcast is  being done in partnership with NH Legal Aid (visit 603LegalAid.org), Granite State News Collaborative and produced b...

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New Hampshire's population is aging faster than the national average, putting a strain on services and care programs for older adults. On Granite Justice, Shane Cooper talks with Cheryl Steinberg, director of the Justice in Aging Project for New Hampshire Legal Assistance. They discuss the project and the free legal services available to Granite Staters who are 60 years of age or older.

 

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Taylor Flagg, program coordinator of 603 Legal Aid Dove Project, has been working since May towards the goal of improving services for domestic violence and stalking victims in New Hampshire. Shane Cooper talks with her about the lack of resources in New Hampshire and what she has been doing and will continue to do to improve that.

 

This  podcast is  being done in partnership with NH Legal Aid (visit 603LegalAid.org), Granite Sta...

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On this episode of Granite Justice, Shane Cooper interviews Barbara Heggie, Supervising Attorney and Coordinator for the Low Income Taxpayer Project Coordinator. They talk about the Low Income Taxpayer Project and what the choices are for those having trouble with the IRS. 

 

This  podcast is  being done in partnership with NH Legal Aid (visit 603LegalAid.org), Granite State News Collaborative and produced by GSNC partner The Marli...

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On Granite Justice, Shane Cooper talks with Chris Schott, director of the Fair Housing Project at New Hampshire Legal Assistance to talk about the Fair Housing Act. They go through what the various categories of discrimination are, how to begin the process of utilizing the Fair Funding Act, and how the Fair Housing Project can assist you.

 

This  podcast is  being done in partnership with NH Legal Aid (visit 603LegalAid.org), Grani...

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Our guest today is Emma Sisti, Deputy Director at 603 Legal Aid, where she also manages the pro bono program that connects volunteer attorneys in New Hampshire with people who have civil legal needs and cannot afford to hire an attorney. Before working at 603 Legal Aid, Emma spent 15 years as a public defender. Today she's here to talk about the civil legal procedure called criminal records annulment. And it's great to have you on ...

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Today's guest on Granite Justice is Erin Jasina. Erin has been a paralegal in the Portsmouth Office of New Hampshire Legal Assistance for 15 years, and is director of New Hampshire Legal Assistance’s Domestic Violence Advocacy Project. Erin's work on the domestic violence Advocacy Project is primarily focused on assisting domestic violence victims and survivors with their protective orders, and high with LED family law cases. Host,...

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Renting can be difficult and having an landlord who is unjust towards you can significantly affect you. In this inaugural episode of the Granite Justice podcast, Shane Cooper, an Associate Dean at UNH Franklin Pierce talks with Steve McGilvary, a paralegal at 603 Legal Aid to talk about the 540-A petition which is used to provide protection for tenants against unjust actions from landlords. They go over how to begin the petition, w...

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August 10, 2023 2 mins

Far too often, people don’t know that when they are facing a problem – like a landlord who won’t give back a security deposit, or a denial of a program like food stamps – that they have legal rights, and there are ways to advocate for those rights in the civil legal system.

The new podcast from NH Legal Aid, Granite Justice: conversations about the civil legal system with Shane Cooper, an Associate Dean at UNH Franklin Pierce, aims...

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