Case Acceptance Factors

In addition to the federal eligibility criteria, the Disability Law Center considers the following factors during the case selection process:

The client must be eligible (an individual with a disability) and the problem area must be central to the disability;
The client must not be represented by another attorney, firm or agency;
The problem must not be one where the client is entitled by law to appointed counsel;
The degree to which the problem area has an immediate and/or significant impact on the persons life, health, or safety;
The degree to which the client, or another person, is able to advocate on the client's behalf to resolve the issue;
DLC has resources to provide adequate representation (financial, personnel, expertise);
There exists a possibility of successful resolution (the case has merit);
The availability of other appropriate referrals (private attorney, Alaska Legal Services Corporation);
The extent to which the client lives in an area where no other services are available (rural, remote).

Telephone	Address
Phone: 907-565-1002 Phone/TTY Fax: 907-565-1000 Toll Free: 1-800-478-1234 Phone/TTY (In State Only)	Disability Law Center of Alaska Mail: 3330 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 103 Anchorage, AK 99503 E-mail: akpa@dlcak.org

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