Chris is a 64 year old Marine Corps Veteran.  In October 2019, he went to the ER and was diagnosed with cancer. He had to stop working and had no health insurance. He obtained early Social Security retirement but the amount was not enough for him to pay his bills. He came to CCLA for...Read More

Carla Roundtree has been an active and engaged member of our Board of Directors since being appointed in June 2018 to represent the Urban League of Broward County. Carla is a community advocate; over the past 30 years, she has been involved in organizations such as the Parent Teacher Association, School Advisory Committee, School Advisory...Read More

Carol and her late husband purchased a lovely home together. Like many seniors, Carol’s husband passed away before they formalized plans regarding their assets. This left Carol with a problem that had never crossed her mind. The late husband took out a reverse mortgage loan on the property, whereby Carol’s name was removed from the...Read More

Edwardo came to us for assistance with his Social Security disability claim.  After working for many years in restaurants he became disabled and unable to work in 2008 and qualified for Social Security disability payments. However in 2017 he received a letter from Social Security informing him that one of his doctors from 2008 was arrested...Read More

Annabella Barboza is a shareholder of Barboza Law & Associates, a boutique law firm specializing in real estate, probate, estate planning and business law. Barboza volunteers with our MISSION UNITED Veterans Pro Bono Project and helped develop our first Veteran estate Planning clinic. She has been instrumental in launching the NO PLACE LIKE HOME project...Read More

Working a job at minimum wage is not easy, especially when you have children. Sometimes there are bills to pay that will not wait for your pay day. They are due when they are due, no ifs, and, or buts about it. This was the case for Kayla. She worked as a laundry attendant at...Read More

Myra, an 86-year-old senior, with a ninth grade high school education lived a tough life and as a senior citizen her only source of income was her social security benefits. As though life wasn’t hard enough, in 2018 Myra was served with a Complaint for Foreclosure based on a home equity line of credit loan...Read More

Your home is not only an investment but your humble abode. It is your sanctuary and place where you can be your natural self and distress. Jessica, a senior citizen, lived with her husband for many years in the house they chose to spend forever in. Forever was cut short when her husband unexpectedly passed...Read More

Jorge Hurtado has been an active volunteer with Broward Lawyers Care and Legal Aid for the past 25 years. During that time, he has consistently accepted new pro bono cases demonstrating his generosity and will to assist low income clients in Broward County. He has handled well over 75 pro bono cases, aiding survivors of...Read More

Rebecca A. Rodriguez is of counsel in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices. Her practice focuses on state and federal litigation, appeals, and general compliance matters for corporate clients, financial institutions, and government entities.  Rebecca currently serves as special counsel to the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. She joined the joint Board of Directors for...Read More