October 11 2018 Community
In every criminal trial, judges instruct juries that indictments are not evidence; an indictment alone is insufficient to deprive an individual of liberty or property. (An indictment without more is not enough to deny bail or sustain pretrial forfeiture of property.) To make an indictment unsupported by other proof a basis for terminating a vital …
September 11 2018 Community
LSA welcomed Lee Jordan, Elder Law Staff Attorney, to the Montgomery Regional Office on Sept. 4. A graduate of the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Jordan has been in private practice for the past 18 years, with extensive legal experience in criminal, juvenile, probate and family law. Jordan, a Montgomery native, believes law is …
September 10 2018 Community
Our August 2018 Advocate of the Month is Laurie McFalls. Laurie first joined LSA as part of the Tuscaloosa Regional Office, providing legal help to tornado victims in 2011. In 2012, Laurie transferred to the Huntsville Regional Office, where she currently works in a wide range of areas including: consumer, public benefits, housing and domestic …
September 05 2018 Community
Legal Services Alabama is excited to announce that they have reached a successful resolution to a lawsuit filed by LSA against the Department of Human Resources last November in Alabama federal court. This case involved LSA’s contention that the Department violated the due process rights of Alabama citizens when it failed to provide notices which …
August 16 2018 Community
Oakley, who began with LSCA in June 1983, currently serves as Economic Empowerment Practice Group Chair and as a member of the High Impact Litigation Unit. Our July 2018 Advocate of the Month is Mary Jane Oakley. Mary Jane joined LSA in June of 1983. Oakley’s specialty practice areas include: public benefits, consumer and housing …
August 14 2018 Community
At Legal Services Alabama we meet veterans where they are. Since March 2018, we’ve been helping veterans of low income across South Alabama with their civil legal needs. Tim Kingston, Mobile Regional Office Staff Attorney, meets with veterans the first Thursday of each month at the Mobile Office, located at 104 St. Francis Street, Suite …
August 02 2018 Community
byLori DuBose, WABF 1480 AM Tim Kingston, LSA Mobile Regional Office Attorney, recently appeared on WABF 1480 Fairhope to discuss the services offered by the Mobile Regional Office and our Veterans’ Civil Legal Clinics in partnership with the VA Gulf Coast. Audio Archives
July 20 2018 Community
Our June 2018 Advocate of the Month is Michael Letson. After working in LSA’s Florence Office from 2005 until 2012, Michael re-joined LSA in June of last year. 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), …
July 17 2018 Community
LSA recently welcomed experienced business professional Gregory A. Ramos, Staff Attorney, to its Mobile Regional Office in June. The Mobile native who began with LSA on June 25, strongly believes in the principle of “giving back.” “My family has deep roots in the Mobile area,” he said. “My grandfather started a shoe repair business over …
June 19 2018 Community
LSA welcomed Faye Doss Suggs as Staff Attorney to its Birmingham Office on June 11. Suggs, who has worked for private defense firms, interned for a Circuit Court Judge in the Birmingham area and LSA’s Birmingham Office in 2013, currently serves as the Office’s Elder Law Attorney. With a passion for helping people, Suggs was …
