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 …

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) …

Legal Services Alabama welcomed Selma native and Staff Attorney Kameisha Logan to its Selma office on Dec. 16, 2019. With a passion for serving the disadvantaged, Logan hopes to advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves. “I want to be a voice for people who aren’t in a position to defend themselves,” Logan said. …

Legal Services Alabama is excited to announce a major victory for consumers across Alabama in the case of Renter’s Realty v. Smith. On January 10, 2020, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals confirmed the right of low-income Alabamians to protect their wages. This right was brought into question by a law passed in 2015 by …

Legal Services Alabama welcomed student volunteer and Selma native Nia’ja Whitt to its Selma Office in December 2019 and extern Sara Carter to its Birmingham Office in January 2020. A 2016 graduate of Selma High School, Whitt will graduate from Huntsville’s Alabama A&M University in May 2020 with a degree in Political Science. Whitt stated …

LSA welcomed Lakeshia Parks, Staff Attorney, to its Montgomery Office on Dec. 16, 2019. A recent graduate of the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, the Birmingham native is excited about the opportunity to serve the state’s most underserved. Parks believes working for Legal Services is an opportunity to serve the community, especially those of …

Legal Services Alabama welcomed Attorney Nell Brimmer to its Central Office Staff on Nov. 18, 2019. As the newly-created Managing Attorney of Client Access, Brimmer will work with LSA Executive Staff and Alabama’s five Volunteer Lawyers Programs to strengthen access to justice across the state. With experience in disability rights, civil rights, domestic violence, housing …