Articles on Public Interest Attorney Assistance Act

Law school student loan forgiveness update By Colleen Morgan Government Lawyers, December 2009 On August 25, 2009, Governor Quinn signed the Public Interest Attorney Assistance Act which provides loan repayment assistance to “public interest attorneys.” See Public Act 96-615, effective January 1, 2010. The Act allows for loan assistance of a maximum of $6,000 per year, up to a career maximum of $30,000 in qualified loan forgiveness.

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