New hire signals the South Florida organization’s efforts to increase online presence with aggressive 2010 marketing strategy FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – February 1, 2010 – Tamara Pluviose has joined the Business Development team as Social Media Coordinator for Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida and Legal Aid Service of Collier County. Her responsibilities include attracting a new generation of pro bono attorneys and volunteers in Broward and Collier Counties through social media [...]
Kathleen C. Passidomo, of Naples, and 20 other Florida lawyers will be honored by the Florida Bar Association for their work on behalf of poor and indigent clients during a ceremony later this month at the Florida Supreme Court. Passidomo, a partner/shareholder at Kelly Passidomo & Alba, LLP, contributed most of her pro bono service through the Legal Aid Service of Collier County-Collier County Lawyers Care and Collier County Foreclosure Task Force. Minimizing her effort, Passidomo felt the group should [...]
Lawyers who give 100 hours of free legal services a year are considered exceptional, so Colleen MacAlister is exceptional — three times over. MacAlister logged 643 hours of probono work in 2007 and 2008, helping low-income clients with issues from foreclosure rescue programs and landlord-tenant issues to driver’s license tangles and theft from elderly parents. “She’s a very determined litigator and highly skilled person who wants the absolute best results she can get for her clients,” says Jeffrey Ahren, Legal [...]
“Business Currents”, a prestigious monthly business magazine circulated widely throughout Southwest Florida. The article chronicles how the Task Force was formed, and how numerous individuals, organizations and agencies joined forces to assist homeowners facing the prospect of foreclosure in Collier County. For those who may be interested, you can also learn how to become involved in this grassroots initiative. Learn more…