Washoe County Senior Law Project
1155 E. Ninth Street
RenoNevada, 89512
Phone - (775) 328-2592 Fax - (775) 328-6193
The Senior Law Project (SLP) is a non-profit law firm operated by the Washoe County Department of Senior Services. The SLP provides legal services to persons 60 years and older, who are residents of Washoe County, without charge, although donations are welcomed. The project provides counseling and representation in a wide variety of cases and legal assistance in a broad spectrum of substantive areas. The types of services provided by the SLP vary widely, often depending on the subject matter, the client's objective and the complexity of the problem. There are types of matters for which other resources do exist or that based on a lack of resources, the SLP has determined not to provide comprehensive services. However, even in those areas, the SLP will provide realistic referrals, and depending on the issue, specific legal advice.
Mission Statement
- To promote older Nevadans' financial, social and economic self reliance and independent decision making through efficient, effective, high quality legal assistance and through general advocacy for their unmet needs and rights.
- The Senior Law Project's mission provides the direction for prioritizing the legal services that it provides. Since the SLP receives many more requests for legal representation than it can provide, prioritization is the primary tool that makes our work manageable. The SLP emphasizes legal areas that most affect:
Low-income seniors
Low-income minority seniors
Frail seniors
The SLP develops its priorities to be consistent with these population groups and the values of its mission. Thus the SLP emphasizes cases which support persons to live independently. Other factors that the SLP considers in developing the following priorities are:
The degree the matter will affect the individual's life
The degree the successful resolution of the matter will assist others
The degree other resources for the resolution of the matter are unavailable
Disclaimer
This web site has been prepared for general information purposes only. The information on this web site is not legal advice. Legal advice is dependent upon the specific circumstances of each situation. Also, the law may vary from State to State, so that some information in this web site may not be correct for your jurisdiction. Finally, the information contained in this web site is not guaranteed to be up to date. Therefore, the information contained in this web site cannot replace the advice of competent legal counsel licensed in your state.
History
Prior to 1980, Washoe Legal Services operated the Senior Law Project. Between 1980 and 1990, the Nevada Division for Aging Services Funded its legal service dollars in Washoe County through a private attorney. Since 1991, services have been provided as a full legal service program for seniors within the County administrative structure (Washoe County Department of Senior Services).
In late 1995, a job share agreement increased the attorney portion of the project to 1.5 full-time equivalent positions. (Each attorney worked 60% or 24 hours per week). This added a degree of specialization that allowed more comprehensive service.
Since 1999, one of the attorney positions has been expanded to a full-time position. The County recognized the need for additional legal services for the elderly and low-income by the increase in quantity and diversity, so they were determined to increase its pursuit of funding to augment what was simply too little of a resource.
The Project receives funds from the following sources:
Older American Act through Nevada's Division for Aging Services
Dedicated court filing fees pursuant to NRS 19.031
Proceeds from a special property tax fund dedicated to Washoe County senior programs
Donations; including Corporate and Foundation contributors
Access To Justice
Funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
We have sought funds from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a state wide legal service hot line program and we have sought funds as part of a REACH grant to HHS to advocate on behalf of elderly energy consumers. The SLP has determined to step up its efforts to seek funds from corporations and foundation sources. The SLP has received donations from the following corporations and foundations:
IGT
Nevada Law Foundation
Links
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Viewing this Web site, or transmitting an e-mail message to Washoe County Senior Law Project through this Web site, does not create an attorney-client relationship between Washoe County Senior Law Project and you. Sending e-mail to an attorney mentioned in this site does NOT create an attorney-client relationship between you and the attorney. Unless you are already a client of the attorney, your e-mail may NOT be protected by the attorney-client privilege. Moreover, unless it is encrypted, e-mail can be intercepted by persons other than the recipient. Deadlines are extremely important in most legal matters. You may lose important legal rights if you do not hire an attorney immediately to advise you. Many people do not check their e-mail daily, and some attorneys do not respond to unsolicited e-mail from non-clients.
