Broward Lawyers Care, the pro bono project of Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) announced the recipients of their 2012 Attorney of the Year and Law Firm of the Year Awards – Michael L. Richmond and Ward Kim Vaughan & Lerner LLP, respectively. As the state of the economy has worsened over the past few years, the growing, desperate need for volunteer legal assistance to the poor and disadvantaged [...]
Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida held the 10th annual For the Public Good event at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina. See the Video Here!
Broward Lawyers Care, in a joint project with Legal Aid Services of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA), has initiated a new program to offer advice and counsel to low income residents of Broward County. The program will serve clients that might otherwise not be able to receive free civil legal services due to budget cuts at the agencies. The project launched January 5th with attorneys from GrayRobinson, P.A. handling phone calls. “Without the assistance of pro bono [...]
Jesse Diner Elected Chairman of Legal Aid Services Executive Council Jesse H. Diner, managing shareholder of Atkinson, Diner, Stone, Mankuta & Ploucha, P.A., was recently elected Chairman of the Legal Aid Services of Broward County/Coast to Coast Legal Aid Executive Council. Legal Aid’s Executive Council promotes and acts as ambassadors in the business community for Legal Aid Services of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida. “Legal Aid is a truly wonderful organization. Their staff and [...]
90 guests come out to support Legal Aid’s newest organization FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida’s newest organization – NEXT (Next EXecutive Team) – welcomed about 90 guests including 8 members of the judiciary to its April Fools Day networking event at YOLO in downtown Fort Lauderdale on April 1, 2010. Attendees of the April Fool’s-themed networking event enjoyed an evening of new friends, as well as [...]
Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel One recent morning when Thomsen when into work, the waiting area was overflowing with “people desperately needing help,” she said. “The face of the poor has changed.” Read more…
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 [...]