January 11 2022 Community | In the News
Every year, thousands of low-income individuals across the state of Alabama seek free legal help from Legal Services Alabama (LSA) however, for every individual that is successful in obtaining help, there are even more who could not receive services due the demand for legal help among the poor in Alabama far exceeding our current staff’s …
November 06 2020 Community | Staff
October 6 – 7, 2020 Legal Services Alabama hosted our annual state-wide conference. While the event is traditionally held in person, LSA pivoted our plans to be pandemic-friendly and made the switch to an entirely virtual event! The state-wide conference is a time to bring our staff together for strategic sessions, professional development and personal …
July 06 2020 Community | Staff
Our May 2020 Advocate of the Month is Meteasa Henderson. Meteasa joined LSA (formerly Legal Services of North-Central Alabama) in October 1994. Meteasa specializes in the area of family law — protecting domestic violence survivors in all areas. Meteasa is a graduate of The University of Tennessee’s (Knoxville) College of Law (1992) and serves as …
June 10 2020 Community | Staff
When Legal Services Alabama began to work remotely in March it was clear that we would no longer be able to take “walk-ins” applying for our help. This meant that nealry all of our intakes would now be coming in by phone and for most applicants this means calling the LSA Call Center. During March …
April 10 2020 Community
Every month since January of 2017, LSA has named an individual attorney as the “Advocate of the Month.” Each attorney was recognized because of the valuable work they did for our clients in the previous month. LSA has never recognized more than one person nor have we recognized any non-attorneys. In addition to our attorneys, …
April 07 2020 Community
LSA recently welcomed Staff Attorney Charles Turnipseed to its Montgomery Legal Staff on March 30, 2020. A native of Briar Hill (Pike County), AL, Turnipseed earned a J.D. from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Political Science from Troy University. Turnipseed spent 10 years in private practice, worked …
March 13 2020 Community
LSA welcomed Pascagoula, MS native Marisa Green to its Mobile office on Feb. 10. Holding a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Green states she has an interest in community organizing in the South. Seeing an opportunity to be of service in the community is what drew Green to …
March 12 2020 Community
Our February 2020 Advocate of the Month is Michael Letson. After working in LSA’s Florence office from 2005 until 2012, Michael rejoined LSA in June 2017. Michael’s work focuses on housing, consumer, domestic and elder law. Michael has served on a number of community organizations such as the Inner City Council (Lawrence County), North Alabama …
February 25 2020 Community
Felecia Z. Pettway, Development Director Phone: +1 (334) 223-0232/Email: fpettway@alsp.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2020 MONTGOMERY – LSA and Rural Health, both statewide nonprofit agencies, have partnered with organizations across the state, region and country to offer free legal services, financial alternatives, and health and wellness screenings to the public, during the Annual Bridge …
February 07 2020 Community
LSA welcomed Chesapeake, VA native Kevin Boston to its Montgomery Office in January 2020. With a background in legal aid, Boston has experience in social security benefits, divorces, mortgage foreclosures, Landlord-tenant, disability, personal injury and expunctions. Boston earned a B.A. in Political Science from Hampton University and a J.D. from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) …
