December 12 2019 Community
Our November 2019 Advocate of the Month is Avery Livingston Stewart. Avery joined LSA in February 2019. Stewart specializes in housing and consumer. Avery earned her undergraduate degree from Oglethorpe University, her law degree from Cumberland School of Law, and she has a Ph. D. in Public Administration and Public Policy from Auburn University. Prior …
December 04 2019 Community
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 …
November 12 2019 Community
Our October 2019 Advocate of the Month is Rachele Reis. After graduating from Washington and Lee University School of Law, Rachele joined LSA’s Mobile office in August of 2016. Rachele is active in most of LSA’s core service areas including: family, consumer, housing, public benefits law. Since starting at LSA, Rachele has proven herself to …
November 08 2019 Community
LSA welcomed JoRosalyn Edwards, Paralegal, to its Mobile Legal Staff in November 2019. A native of Mobile, AL, Edwards joined LSA on Nov. 4. With 10 years of experience, Edwards’ specialty areas include: bankruptcy, criminal, family, probate and personal injury law. Before joining LSA full-time, Edwards volunteered for LSA in 2018. For Edwards, “helping others” …
October 30 2019 Community
Legal Services Alabama welcomed Rural Economic Improvement Project (REIP) Staff Attorney Donavon McGuire to its Selma office on Oct. 21. A native of Selma, AL, the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, McGuire stated he is excited to come back to his hometown and serve his community. When the Selma Office had an opening, McGuire …
October 29 2019 Community
Legal Services Alabama welcomed Dayna Burnett, Staff Attorney, to its Call Center on Oct. 21. A native of Arkansas, Burnett has resided in the Capital City for 30 years. Before joining LSA, Burnett practiced with a small law firm in Montgomery. With a combined 16 years of experience in private practice and with other firms, …
October 04 2019 Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Felecia Z. Pettway Director of Development Legal Services Alabama Post Office Box 20787 Montgomery, AL 36120 (334) 223-0232 EXT 3089 fpettway@alsp.org Montgomery, AL – (10/4/19) – Legal Services Alabama (LSA) will honor former LSA Attorneys Ishmael Jaffree and Ronnie Williams, who were involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case, Wallace …
September 30 2019 Community
Our September 2019 Advocate of the Month is Michael Letson. After working in LSA’s Florence office from 2005 until 2012, Michael re-joined LSA again in June of 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), …
September 24 2019 Community
Our client was sued as a co-defendant in an unlawful detainer action. After signing the lease with her boyfriend, she fled the apartment in March 2019, due to domestic violence. Our client had been living with her long-term boyfriend for 15 years, and she finally fled from their rental home with her two daughters for …
September 18 2019 Community
Our client, a high school senior in the Black Belt, was suspended for possessing pepper spray at school. In September, the client had pepper spray in her backpack. At some point during class, the pepper spray was released inside her backpack and spread throughout the classroom, causing students to be evacuated. Once it was discovered …
