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 …
October 18 2017 Community
By Desiree Taylor According to statistics from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 1-in-3 women and 1-in-4 men are victims of domestic violence, demonstrating the need for awareness and advocacy. Whitley Hall, Staff Attorney for LSA’s Montgomery office, who works directly with domestic violence victims, believes education is imperative for awareness. “It is extremely …
October 13 2017 Community
By Desiree Taylor The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation recently awarded Legal Services Alabama with a $25,000 grant to assist low-income individuals whose government food stamps were wrongfully discontinued for the past two years. As one of six recipients to receive the prestigious honor totaling $150,000, the award will help LSA in pursuing …
September 20 2017 Community
Legal Services Alabama recently welcomed back Birmingham native Dru Clark, as its newest Staff Attorney to the Mobile office, on Sept. 18. Clark, who previously worked for LSA as a Staff Attorney in the Birmingham office, is excited about the opportunity to help offer a second chance to the lives of low-income persons in the Mobile area. …
September 16 2017 Community
Mobile, Ala. — The City of Mobile is introducing a will program to reduce blight and revitalize neighborhoods. Facilitated by Legal Services of Alabama, LLC, the “leaving a legacy” program will provide wills, free of charge, to those who qualify. As this program continues, the City will require that all housing assistance applicants have a …
September 12 2017 Community
By Wilson Webb On the very first day of my second LSA career, my Managing Attorney asked me to look at a file for a client trying to save his home. The client was a disabled veteran, who had fallen on hard times. The client’s previous Chapter 13 bankruptcy case had been dismissed because the …
