February 01 2023 Community | Press Release
Legal Services Alabama (LSA) and Blank Space Bham are partnered on a new mural of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth to be hosted on a wall of the LSA Birmingham office at 1820 7th Ave. A civil rights activist instrumental in the Freedom Rides and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Shuttlesworth was chosen as the …
January 23 2023 Community | Press Release
Legal Services Alabama is responding to recent disaster relief needs by offering free pro bono legal clinics to people in the Montgomery and Selma areas struggling to recover from storm damage. The clinic series is being supported by the LSA John Lewis Legal Fellowship program. With people who are low-income carrying the biggest burden after natural disasters, …
January 09 2023 Community | Press Release
Legal Services Alabama has launched a new, online legal empowerment tool in Alabama for people representing themselves in court to prepare their own legal documents online for free. Funded by the Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grant program (TIG), the new LSAutomation site allows clients managing their legal issues to complete a survey that automates …
December 20 2022 Community | Press Release
Legal Services Alabama (LSA) has partnered with Adams and Reese LLP to offer a free, monthly virtual legal clinic dedicated to supporting Black-owned small businesses and nonprofit organizations in Mobile. Interested business and nonprofit owners can register for an intake appointment to determine eligibility, available resources and services. LSA will conduct the initial screening and …
October 11 2022 Community
Coming up October 17th from 5 – 7 PM you can join a free workshop with the Mobile Area Interfaith Conference, the League of Women Voters of Mobile, St. Vincent de Paul, the Campaign Legal Center, & LSA to get assistance with criminal record expungements, pardon applications, and voting rights restoration.
September 09 2022 Community | In the News
June 09 2022 Community | Press Release | Staff
Last month Selma Managing Attorney, Elizabeth Hollie, was named one of the Honorable Charles Price Excellence Awardees at Alabama Civil Justice Foundation’s (ACJF) 30th Anniversary Gala. Known as a jurist, attorney, legal scholar and community servant, the gala reception celebrated the legacy of retired 15th Judicial Circuit Court Presiding Judge Charles Price. Hollie feels deeply …
May 04 2022 Community | Press Release
The Justice, Fairness & Hope Awards is a virtual celebration to honor Alabama changemakers who have advanced access to justice. Each year, LSA recognizes advocates from around the state whose work embodies our core values of Justice, Fairness and Hope. All ticket donations directly support the endowment of our John Lewis Legal Fellowship fund. 2022 …
April 18 2022 Community | In the News | Press Release
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce the launch of the firm’s second pro bono initiative dedicated to supporting Black small businesses and nonprofit organizations. The Black Small Business and Nonprofit Community Clinic, a joint project of Bradley and Legal Services Alabama (LSA), will provide accessible and affordable business-oriented legal services to local …
February 16 2022 Community | In the News
On Saturday, March 12th LSA attorneys will participate in the “From Issues to Actions” Community Forum on heir property and community blight. Research indicates that in some Black and Brown neighborhoods over 80% of blighted and boarded up properties are heir properties. Heirs’ property is property passed to family members by inheritance, usually without a will, …
