Board Member Profile: Alejandro Larrazabal, Esq. This month’s featured board member is Alejandro Larrazabal, who currently serves as the Chairperson of the Board at Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA). Mr. Larrazabal joined the Board of Directors for CCLA in May of 2021. He has dedicated a significant portion of his career to...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Patrick Giunta This month, we are proud to shine a spotlight on Attorney Patrick Giunta, who has dedicated his time and expertise to pro bono work volunteering over 300 hours of service to Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) in Broward County, Florida. As the recognized pro bono program within Legal Aid Programs...Read More
Story of Justice: Jose and His Family Face an Eviction Background Jose* and his wife faced financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. His hours cleaning offices had been severely cut. Even with Section 8 Housing benefits, he and his wife struggled to pay rent. When they fell behind in payments, their landlord filed an eviction...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Jason Slatkin This month, we shine a spotlight on Jason Slatkin, an extraordinary attorney from Lorium Law in Ft. Lauderdale who has dedicated his time and expertise to over 34 pro bono cases for Broward Lawyers Care (BLC). Throughout the years, Jason has assisted individuals in critical need of help with...Read More
Olive*, an 85-year-old widow falls behind on her mortgage Background Olive*, an 86-year-old widow, was quickly falling behind on the mortgage payments for her mobile home. Unfortunately, her son, who resided with her as her caregiver, had been hospitalized for several months because of health issues. During this time, several bills went unpaid, including the...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Ofer Shmucher & Shera Anderson Our Pro Bono attorneys for this month are Ofer Shmucher and Shera Anderson from Shmucher Law PL. Between the two of these extraordinary attorneys, they have taken over 80 Pro Bono cases for Broward Lawyers Care (BLC.) BLC, the pro bono project within Legal Aid Programs...Read More
Max’s Garden Max*, a disabled senior, called Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA), looking for legal assistance and told us his Landlord was evicting him over having a garden. It was difficult to believe. Even, when Max emailed us a picture of the Notice of Termination that had just been taped to...Read More
Board Member Profile: Elizabeth Walker Finizio Elizabeth Walker Finizio has spent her entire legal career giving a “voice” to those who need help fighting for justice. Committed to lending her legal experience to the community, Beth joined the Board of Directors of Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) with that vision in...Read More
Story of Justice: Lauren* Fights for her Social Security Disability Benefits Background Lauren* was getting Social Security disability benefits for mental health conditions and significant physical pain from injuries she endured from a car accident. After a few years, Social Security reviewed Lauren’s case and decided she was no longer disabled and was ready to...Read More
Profile in Good: Ananda Balroop Ananda Balroop is a staff Attorney for the Family Law Unit at Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA). At CCLA Ananda represents victims of intimate partner violence and helps them obtain Domestic Violence Injunctions, and in Paternity and Dissolution of Marriage actions. Prior to this position, Ananda...Read More
