Trailer: Granite Justice

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 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.

In a lot of situations, the answer to, “what do I do now” will be, visit 603LegalAid.org. That’s where someone with a civil legal problem can learn more through self-help guides for addressing the circumstance on your own. 603LegalAid.org is also where you can apply for civil legal aid in New Hampshire if you need it, for a wide array of issues, from disputes with a landlord to divorce and child custody disputes, to navigating the unemployment or food stamp or Medicaid systems, and much more.

Please remember as you listen, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing said here by either party constitutes legal advice of any kind or creates an attorney-client relationship between a listener and NH Legal Assistance or 603 Legal Aid or the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. It is possible that the law has changed after we recorded this podcast episode or the information shared does not exactly fit with your specific situation. For the most up to date information or to get legal help, please visit 603legalaid.org

This podcast is being done in partnership with The Granite State News Collaborative and produced by GSNC partner The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications at Franklin Pierce University.