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Welcome to another empowering episode of "Everyday Game Changers" where host Barion McQueen invites trailblazers and visionaries who are transforming lives daily. Today, we’re joined by Samantha Ramnarine, a beacon of hope in the medicolegal arena, and the architect behind C.A.R.S. – Car Accident Referral Services.

After dedicating over two decades to the medicolegal field, Samantha witnessed firsthand the turmoil and distress faced by individuals and families post-accident. This inspired her to establish C.A.R.S. in 2017, a pivotal service based in Plantation, Florida, designed to offer more than just legal and medical referrals; it's a sanctuary for personalized care and unwavering support.

In this episode, Samantha delves into the ethos of C.A.R.S. - standing as an unwavering ally for those blindsided by life's unforeseen calamities. She shares her profound insights on how navigating the aftermath of accidents – be it a car crash, a motorcycle mishap, or a workplace injury – requires a compassionate touch, something that’s woven into the fabric of her business. "OUR FAMILY IS HERE FOR YOUR FAMILY" isn't just a tagline; it's the cornerstone of C.A.R.S., where every case is overseen with the utmost value and appreciation for the client.

Listen as Samantha discusses the importance of connecting with honorable lawyers and physicians who don’t just treat you like another case but respect your dignity and strive to set your life back on its rightful course. She'll also touch on the variety of cases they handle, ensuring that no one has to navigate their legal and medical journey alone.

If you've ever felt lost in the complex web of post-accident recovery, or if you're looking for a guiding light to lead you through the darkness, this episode is a must-listen. Discover how C.A.R.S. and Samantha's exceptional team work tirelessly to make sure that during your time of need, you receive the help, respect, and the right referrals to embark on the road to recovery.

For anyone who has ever faced the chaos of an accident, or for professionals seeking insights into the humane side of accident recovery services, this conversation with Samantha Ramnirine is an eye-opener. Don’t miss this chance to learn from a game changer who is redefining the path to healing and justice.

Contact C.A.R.S. today, because when life takes a wrong turn, Samantha and her team are here to steer you back to safety and wellness.

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When refugees arrive in Australia, they face huge challenges. So, how do they access the support they need? Perhaps counterintuitively, a newly launched children's book is designed to help refugees get legal assistance.

In this podcast episode, we sit down with Family Law Program Director for Commons Law Center, Christine Zenthoefer, to discuss affordable options available to those who need family law assistance. In this interview, Christine discusses the following:

•    What is Commons Law Center?
•    Who Does Commons Law Center Serve?
•    What is a Sliding Scale Legal Service?
•    What Is Pay-As-You-Go Legal Coaching?
•    Does Commons Law Center Provide Full Representation?

If you would like to speak with one of our attorneys, please call our office at (503) 227-0200, or visit our website at https://www.pacificcascadelegal.com.

To learn more about how The Commons Law Center can help you, you can visit their website: https://thecommonslawcenter.org/

Disclaimer: Nothing in this communication is intended to provide legal advice nor does it constitute a client-attorney relationship, therefore you should not interpret the contents as such.

What kind of lawyer takes on a case when no one else will? 

Well, we have two in the house this week. Listen to Montlick attorneys Nives and Mike, who say their favorite cases are the challenging ones--where clients have been denied by insurance companies or even other law firms. 

Veronica talks to these two stellar attorneys about their most memorable long-shot cases, why they especially love to help these clients, and some of the creative ways they've gotten results for their clients. 

The purpose of this show is to provide general information about the law. Our guests will not provide any individualized legal advice. If you have a personal situation and need legal advice, contact us nationwide at 1-800-LAW-NEED for your free legal consultation with a Montlick attorney.

Follow us on social @montlicklaw or visit lawyersinthehouse.com for more info, clips and tips.

We are joined by the creator of the Hug a Dad foundation, Dereck C. Reynolds. We have a great conversation with Dereck about his foundation, his personal fight to see his child, and his desire to establish a community for fathers. We delve into his past struggles and how he has overcome them. We also talk about talk about the importance of investing in our youth and the need for fathers to become a voting block.

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In this episode, Jasmin Arciero and Oliver Nixon  interview Alexa Netty, the trustee and chair of the steering committee of SolidariTee. SolidariTee is a charity that supports NGOs offering legal aid to forcibly displaced people​, and so they begin with a discussion on the importance of legal ​aid as a key facet of refugee support. They also touch on debates surrounding the role of NGOs in refugee crises: where they fit within a complex system of assistance and whether and how it is possible to overcome structural constraints on their coordination and efficiency. Alexa also shares personal stories from her time volunteering in refugee camps to shed light on some of the lived experiences of refugees and the obstacles they are forced to overcome to receive asylum. To conclude, Jasmin and Oliver discuss the future of SolidariTee and other issues that SolidariTee is working to address.

Jasmin and Oliver are both studying for an MSc in Development Studies at the LSE. Having become engaged in the issues surrounding forced migration and displacement, they were intrigued to delve deeper into the debates surrounding humanitarian assistance and NGOs in support of forcibly displaced people. Jasmin, during her undergraduate degree, volunteered with SolidariTee (https://www.solidaritee.org.uk/), raising funds that contributed to legal aid grants, as well as leading awareness-raising events and sponsorships.

In 2020, the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board switched from in-person to online-only hearings. This has had grave consequences for tenants, many of whom do not have access to the necessary technology, resources or privacy to participate meaningfully – or sometimes participate at all – in remote hearings. In this episode, Nav Persaud (MAP scientist and Canada Research Chair in Health Justice) speaks with Douglas Kwan (Director of Advocacy and Legal Services at Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario) about the impact that this change has had on tenants' lives and abilities to access eviction prevention services. Expansion of access to eviction prevention interventions, including access to legal services, is a recommendation in MAP's Equity Roadmap Report.

Chris and Alison sit down to speak with Gordon Bonnyman, co-founder of the Tennessee Justice Center.  Mr. Bonnyman has practiced poverty law for 48 years.  His work has spanned so many areas of the law we could not begin to cover them all - he's litigated nursing home regulations, prison conditions, hospital pricing abuses, confinement of children with disabilities, due process for Medicaid recipients, and many others.  He has lectured and consulted on health law and policy and testified at congressional hearings on health and civil rights.  He discussed his work and the importance of storytelling with us. 

You can listen to Mr. Bonnyman argue Alexander v. Choate before the US Supreme court here.  

Partner Pat Kenney and Associate John Constance are recognized for pro bono by Legal Aid of Western Missouri.

Congratulations to the 2021 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation.

The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help them to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create more impact from their work. 

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast: the social justice of criminal justice, we hear from  winner Sashy Nathan, who is a solicitor and one of the directors of Commons Legal, a social enterprise criminal law firm in London.

Sashy discusses what motivated him and his co-founders to create a social enterprise law firm with social justice at the heart of its work.

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PUBLISHED: 27/06/2020

When it comes to access for justice in Ontario, it appears the province’s Bill 161, the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, will do neither.

While the province continues to grapple with the pandemic, predominantly in long term care homes, Bill 161 will support defendants being sued. There are several class action lawsuits currently underway against operators of some of these facilities for negligence. The pandemic has hit low income Canadians hard - and these are the people who use Legal Aid Ontario to access justice. The new language in the Act puts cost ahead of justice when it comes to Ontario’s most vulnerable.

On this edition of the Unpublished Cafe, we’ll find out more about the impact of the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act on legal aid as well as what it means for class action lawsuits.

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GUESTS:

Marissa Lennox - Chief Policy Officer at CARP - https://www.carp.ca/team/marissa-semkiw/

Dana Fisher - Legal Aid Ontario Lawyers’ Local Vice President - https://www.danafisher.ca/

Sukhpreet Sangha - Legal Aid for All - https://twitter.com/sukhpreetsangha?lang=en

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REFERENCES:

https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-161

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lennox-we-must-protect-seniors-access-to-justice

https://www.lawtimesnews.com/resources/professional-regulation/list-of-changes-proposed-by-ag-downey-in-bill-161/324010

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-class-actions-bill-161-coronavirus_ca_5eea71b1c5b6d28ea6cac9cf

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/bill-161-smarter-and-stronger-justice-act-2020-810325259.html

https://www.lco-cdo.org/en/lco-responds-to-bill-161/

https://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bill-161-Brief-March-6-1.pdf

https://pamelacross.ca/bill-161-neither-smart-nor-strong/

https://www.carp.ca/2020/06/19/letter-to-on-attorney-general-re-bill-161/

https://www.thesociety.ca/neither_smarter_nor_stronger_30_law_professors_weigh_in_on_bill_161

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-proposed-changes-to-ontarios-class-action-laws-would-make-it-harder/

https://news.ontario.ca/mag/en/2019/12/building-a-stronger-justice-system-to-grow-safer-communities.html

https://greatlibrary.blog/2020/02/18/one-to-watch-ontario-bill-161-smarter-and-stronger-justice-act-2019/

http://www.slaw.ca/2020/02/11/searching-for-smarter-stronger-and-better-justice/

https://www.torys.com/insights/publications/2020/01/will-ontarios-proposed-amendments-to-the-class-proceedings-act-work-to-level-the-playing-field

https://www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas/litigation/law-commission-of-ontario-reacts-to-changes-to-class-proceedings-act-proposed-in-bill-161/325890

https://www.thesociety.ca/society_opposes_bill_161_legal_aid_reforms?utm_campaign=june_2020_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thesociety

Meet Jeremy White, the managing attorney of Virginia Legal Aid Society in Lynchburg, Virginia. In our conversation, we discuss the work of Legal Aid, eviction, and other housing issues in our community. Find out more about Virginia Legal Aid Society here.

If you enjoyed this episode, want to connect, or have a good story to share, reach out to me on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram @billyhansenmai. Billy Hansen is a commercial real estate broker, appraiser, writer, and teacher living in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Music by: Ryan Andersen. Song: Coming Home. Ryan Andersen is an American composer and producer currently making music in Paris, France. Visit him here.

This lecture examines the celebrated 1971 English case of McKenzie v McKenzie, in which the Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed the important principle that any person conducting proceedings in court is entitled to quiet assistance from a person of their choice. 2019 marks fifty years since the initial divorce trial of McKenzie v McKenzie in London.  The lecture is presented by Ian Hanger AM QC, who was the original ‘McKenzie’s friend’.  

PhD graduate in Sociology Monica Bell’s interviews with poor youth of color in Baltimore led her to formulate the idea of “legal estrangement.” While the press focuses on a “trust gap” between black youth and the police, Monica believes that the issue is far deeper. Her interviews revealed a generation of young Americans who feel both stateless and powerless.

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