February 05 2018 Community
byTrisha Powell Crain, AL.com The impact of poverty on education is a serious issue in Alabama. Factors include: below average test scores, diminished value of education, and little to no access to intervention programs among others (U.S. Department of Education, 2011). Legal Services Alabama provides basic civil legal assistance statewide to areas impacting low income …
January 09 2018 Community
By Farah Majid, Staff Attorney, Huntsville office The wages of Alabama’s working poor are still under attack by creditors. When a creditor sues someone and wins in court, they get a judgment. They can then automatically garnish a portion of a person’s paycheck to collect that judgment. The Alabama Constitution lets people protect up to …
January 08 2018 Community
Our December 2017 Advocate of the Month is Wilson Webb. Wilson first joined LSA as part of the Gadsden office in 1991, specializing in consumer and housing law. Although Wilson left LSA in 2006, he returned as part of the Birmingham office in February 2014. Wilson specializes in a wide range of consumer law areas …
December 27 2017 Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Phil D. Mitchell, Esq. Chair, LSA Board of Directors Harris, Caddell & Shanks, P.C. 214 Johnston Street, S.E. Post Office Box 2688 Decatur, Alabama 35602-2688 (256) 340-8037 Fax (256) 340-8039 pmitchell@harriscaddell.com Legal Services Alabama (LSA) appoints Interim Executive Director …
December 23 2017 Community
By Desiree Taylor Legal Services Alabama welcomed Danielle Edwards to its Selma Office on Monday, December 18. Edwards, who will work as a paralegal to assist Selma’s legal team, stated she is excited about her future with LSA. “My first day working at the Selma office was an amazing experience,” Edwards said. “We had our …
December 21 2017 Community
On December 18, 2017, Legal Services Alabama along with Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, filed an amicus brief in support of tenants’ rights with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. The tenant in this case was represented by attorneys and students from the Civil Legal Clinic at The University of Alabama School of …
December 18 2017 Community
WLRH Huntsville Public Radio Community Newsroom Producer Kathy Jones recently interviewed LSA’s Jonathan Barry-Blocker concerning the success of the organization’s statewide Voter Rights Restoration Initiative. Alabamians Seeks To Restore Voting Rights
December 04 2017 Community
LSA is happy to announce that our Advocate of the Month for the month of November is Ricky Chambless. Ricky joined LSA in 2003, and his practice is focused primarily in the areas of consumer, housing and domestic. Prior to joining LSA, he was in private practice in Fayette, Alabama from 1996 to 2003. This …
November 09 2017 Community
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) awarded the One Place Family Justice Center (OPFJC) and Legal Services Alabama (LSA) with a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant in June 2017, to assist the organizations with expanding domestic violence services. Since receiving the grant, LSA hired Valynda Jerome-Williams – a Domestic Violence Staff …
November 06 2017 Community
Legal Services Alabama (LSA) welcomes Lisa Overton to its legal team. Overton, who began with LSA as a Staff Attorney on Oct. 10, believes her experience will aid in her work for LSA. “I’m learning a lot in terms of subject areas,” Overton said, who worked as a DHR Attorney in Huntsville. “My experience in …
