Jane’s Final Judgment of Injunction Background Following the entry of a Final Judgment of Injunction against her husband, Jane came to us for help to obtain a divorce from John. She had serious concerns about John’s ability to care for the children and wondered how she would co-parent and cooperate on making major decisions with...Read More
Marie’s petition for injunction Background We were contacted by Marie, a senior client late on a Thursday afternoon who had a hearing the following Monday on her petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence. Marie, a 70-year-old single woman, had been physically attacked by her son and came to us seeking representation at her...Read More
Commitment to Justice Award Honoring Juliette Lippman Partner at Birnbaum, Lippman, & Gregoire, PLLC See the Award presentation video The 2020 Annual Recognition Awards were presented on a series of Facebook Live events on August 18th to 20th. Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) is pleased to highlight the recipient of the...Read More
Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow Employee of the Year Award Honoring Corrine Lincoln Information Systems Manager, Senior Attorney Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida See the Award presentation video The 2020 Annual Recognition Awards were presented on a series of Facebook Live events on August 18th to 20th. Coast to Coast Legal Aid of...Read More
Story of Justice: Rebecca Appeals during Covid-19 The Challenge: Rebecca received SSI benefits for severe schizophrenia for many years. When she moved to Georgia to live with her sister, the Social Security Administration reviewed her case. After having issues with her sister, Rebecca decided to return to Florida and notified the local SSA office of the...Read More
Story of Justice: Mike the Vet and a case for PTSD Background: While in the Army in the 1980s, Mike, an African American, was stationed in rural Germany transporting and guarding nuclear weapons to and from small German towns. The locals did not agree with the US occupying and storing nukes in their villages, so...Read More
Angela Fernandez, Esq. Angela Fernandez is an attorney with CCLA who recently joined the Senior Citizen Law Project, which provides free civil legal services to low-income seniors 60 and older in various areas of law including Landlord-Tenant, Foreclosures, Consumer, Abuse/Exploitation, Immigration, Health and Public Benefits. Previously, Angela worked with the Family and Domestic Violence Law...Read More
Rhoda Sokoloff, Esq. Rhoda Sokoloff, Esq., volunteers with Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) at Legal Aid to assist survivors of domestic violence to resolve their family law issues. She has volunteered with BLC for over 20 years. In the past eight years, she has volunteered over 100 hours. In addition to accepting family law cases, she...Read More
Edward H. Zebersky, Esq. A long-time supporter of our Legal Aid programs, Zebersky is a Martindale Hubbell AV rated Super Lawyer, recognized as not only a “Top Florida Attorney,” but one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America. Ed’s practice ranges from traditional personal injury cases, to more complex litigation involving defective products, bad...Read More
Story of Justice: Amal Challenge: A law enforcement victim advocate reached out to the Family Law team at CCLA to help a young victim, Amal, who had been hospitalized after a domestic violence incident. Following an argument about finances, the Perpetrator/Husband, Mahir, attacked Amal, repeatedly punching her in the face. The force of the punch...Read More
