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Law Groups Celebrate Expanded Access to Justice for Tenants in Alabama

Contact: William M. Logan, Associate Attorney Winston & Strawn, LLP 713-651-2766 Yuri R. Linetsky, Director of Clinical Programs and the Civil Law Clinic School of Law, The University of Alabama 205-348-1736 Michael Forton, Director of Advocacy Legal Services Alabama (256) 536-9645, ext. 3319 Phillip Ensler, Policy Counsel Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 334-263-0086 …

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LSA’s Birmingham Office Receives Award on April 3 during Community Development Week

LSA’s Birmingham Office Receives Award on April 3 during Community Development Week

Legal Services Alabama received an award from the City of Birmingham during CDBG week April 2-6.  Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and the City Council presented the award and proclamation on Tuesday, April 3 to only three of the 36 grantee organizations, and LSA was one of three organizations to be recognized for its community development program. Michael …

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Advocate of the Month March 2018

Advocate of the Month March 2018

Our March 2018 Advocate of the Month is Felecia Pettway. Felecia joined LSA in April 2017. Prior to joining LSA, Felecia had a range of professional experiences. She has participated on many Alabama State Bar Association committees and has served as a Teen Court Judge for the Dallas County District Court. Felecia received a J.D. …

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LSA welcomes enthusiastic city volunteer and finance expert to its Executive Staff

LSA welcomes enthusiastic city volunteer and finance expert to its Executive Staff

On March 5, LSA welcomed David Roberson, Controller, to head its Accounting department. A native of Montgomery and easygoing and personable, Roberson worked at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival for 14 years – handling the organization’s sales, marketing, and finances. “I started there in college,” Roberson said. “When I graduated, our current Controller hired me as …

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Advocate of the Month-February 2018

Advocate of the Month-February 2018

Our February 2018 Advocate of the Month is Tyler Brannon. Tyler joined LSA’s Huntsville Office in 2014. Tyler specializes in family and domestic violence law. A graduate of George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, VA (2010), Tyler worked as a legal intern for FairVote in Maryland. Brannon currently serves as Staff Attorney at the One …

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Legal Services Alabama provides testimony on barriers and access issues to voting for persons living in poverty to the Alabama Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Legal Services Alabama Deputy Director, Jaffe Pickett, provided testimony to the Alabama Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Thursday, Feb. 22.  The testimony focused on economic hardships of people in poverty and the difficulty they may face with fees for maintaining or reinstating photo identification, transportation to vote in rural areas and …

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LSA Case Accepted for Oral Argument by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit

LSA Case Accepted for Oral Argument by The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit

By Farah Majid and Laurie McFalls, LSA Staff Attorneys On Feb. 2, 2018, Legal Services Alabama received notice that an appeal filed by LSA last spring, has been granted oral arguments and will be heard by a three judge panel. The appeal, which involves the rights of a person receiving a housing subsidy to a fair hearing, is …

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