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![[l-r] Fainu’ulelei; ASLA past president Aaron Thomas; PAI attorneys Richard deSaulles, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde, and Matailupevao Leupolu; and ASLA staff attorney Frederick O’Brien.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/asla_certificate.jpg?itok=PmA7Mymj "In this Samoa News file photo, American Samoa Legal Aid executive director Fainu’ulelei Ala’ilima-Utu presented certificates of appreciation to three private attorneys for their participation in ASLA’s Private Attorney Involvement (PAI) reduced fee program and their commitment to ensuring access to equal justice for the poor in American Samoa. [l-r] Fainu’ulelei; ASLA past president Aaron Thomas; PAI attorneys Richard deSaulles, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde, and Matailupevao Leupolu; and ASLA staff attorney Frederick O’Brien. [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Legal Aid (ASLA) recently received notice from James Sandman, president of Legal Services Corporation (LSC), that LSC has awarded a three-year Basic Field Grant of $262,000 per year to the ASLA.
This is according to an announcement by ASLA...
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Pago Pago, AS — American Samoa Legal Aid, the American Samoa Bar Association, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD), and other organizations are organizing to help provide free legal and recovery assistance to people affected by Tropical Storm Gita.
A legal...