Legal Services Alabama’s Mobile Office Advocates Charlotte Tipton (Lead Attorney) and Ann Brown (Managing Attorney) work with formerly incarcerated individuals during a Voter Rights Restoration Clinic held at Stone Street Baptist Church in Mobile, Ala., July 22. The clinic assisted more than two dozen formerly incarcerated individuals. More than 40 formerly incarcerated individuals received legal advice or assistance in …

The foremost barrier to middle class status remains the absence of a quality education. As Legal Services Alabama continues to expand its mission of fighting entrenched poverty, it is preparing to launch an initiative this fall to challenge obstacles to educational access for low income children. Terrika Shaw, a Staff Attorney in LSA’s Birmingham office, …

By Desiree Taylor More than 100 people from across the state gathered at the Historic Brown Chapel in Selma, Ala., July 8 to get informed about Alabama’s new law regarding voting rights. Sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama and Legal Services Alabama, the Voting Rights Restoration Training attracted students, community leaders, …

By Rachelle Greczyn Our client has participated in the Section 8 housing program since 2008: this government backed program provides vouchers to assist low-income tenants with the cost of housing.  In the fall of 2016, she let her landlord know that she wasn’t going to renew her lease, and planned on moving to a safer …

Our Advocate of the Month for June is Terrika Shaw. Terrika is a Southern University Law Center graduate, who joined LSA in 2014. After a stint in our Selma office, Terrika relocated to our Birmingham office. In five years, she has proven herself as one of our most talented young lawyers, who manages to thrive …