Welcome to the Disability Law Center of Alaska
We are an independent non-profit law firm providing legal advocacy for people with disabilities anywhere in Alaska. (more...services offered / types of cases handled)
More about our Mission
The mission of the Disability Law Center of Alaska is to provide protection and advocacy services to Alaskans with disabilities, through legal representation, education and strategic advocacy.
Although DLC is designated under federal law as the State of Alaska’s Protection & Advocacy (P&A) agency, we are not affiliated with the Social Security Administration or any other Federal or State Government agency. (more...)
If you are current or former Social Security Beneficiary and/or a former client of Peggy Jo Whittington or Iliamna Services or IS, Inc. you may be entitled to money from a class action settlement.
[Deadline Dec. 31, 2012] A class action is a lawsuit brought by one or more people on behalf of a large group of others who have a common interest. If you received money from Social Security through the representative payee listed above, you might be part of the class and be eligible to receive settlement money. Please click here to read the official notice, which includes answers to questions including:
- What is this lawsuit about?
- Who is in the class?
- What are my rights and options?
- How does the settlement affect class members?
- Are there financial risks to being a class member?
If you think you are a member of the class, please click here to print out the Settlement Claim Form or click here to submit the form directly to us online.This form will need to be received by the Disability Law Center by Dec. 31, 2012.
Questions? Please call us statewide at 800-478-1234, or in Anchorage at 565-1002.
Support the Disability Law Center
The Disability Law Center is able to advocate for & protect the rights of Alaskans with disabilities in part thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome all levels of donation, whether it's a one-time gift or a monthly donation. Click here for more information on how to give. Thank you!