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May 1993

Part H and EPSDT: Helping At-Risk Infants and Toddlers
Advocates can steer families of children with disabilities to help under two recently expanded federal programs–Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program.

By Tina E. Shanahan and Lynn E.Cunningham
Ten Admonitions for Legal Services Advocates Contemplating Federal Litigation
In December 1992, Judge Patrica M. Wald spoke at a federal litigation training for legal services attorneys in Chevy Chase, Maryland; these are her remarks.

By Judge Patricia M. Wald
You Are Too Kind: Women Lawyers in Legal Services
Why are women attorneys drawn to legal services? Are women in this public interest profession subject to gender inequities? A four-page questionnaire seeks reader input on these and other issues concerning women in legal services.

By Kelly A. Miller
Deadbeat Landlords: A Tenant's Right to Utilities When Landlord Files Bankruptcy
This column identifies the common issues that arise when a tenant's utilities are terminated because his or her landlord has filed bankruptcy. It also discusses how the tenant can ensure the maintenance of utilities during the bankruptcy proceedings and how to collect damages.

By Gary Klein and Joanna George
Treating Physician Evidence in Social Security Disability Cases: What Does the Future Hold?
In 1991 SSA issued new regulations describing the weight to be given to medical evidence in disability cases. This column outlines the "treating physician evidence" rule and compares the rule with current law in certain circuits.

By Ethel Zelenske

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