Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: James Bishop James Bishop has been an active volunteer attorney with Legal Aid’s Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) for the past two years, during which he has handled seven pro bono cases. His pro bono work has benefitted individuals in need, primarily in the area of housing. He recently resolved a lien...Read More
Story of Justice: Marla’s Ex-Boyfriend is Stalking Her Background Marla* is a waitress in her 20’s trying to move ahead in life. She had a relationship with David* for about a year, but after noticing increasingly abusive behaviors from him, she decided to end the relationship. From there, David started stalking Marla and threatening to...Read More
Profile in Good: Courtney Magnus Courtney Magnus is the Supervising Attorney for the Economic Advocacy and Community Health (EACH) Unit at Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA). At CCLA Courtney represents clients in Social Security disability cases and supervises staff in public benefits cases including, SNAP, Reemployment Assistance, and access to healthcare....Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Manju Kalidindi Manju Kalidindi has been an active volunteer attorney with Legal Aid’s Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) for the past fourteen years, during which she has handled thirteen pro bono cases. Her pro bono work has benefitted survivors of domestic violence and other crimes in their immigration matters, enabling survivors of...Read More
Legal Aid Programs in Broward County Held Their 10th Annual Bridge to Justice Breakfast Legal Aid Programs in Broward County (Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida) jointly held their annual Bridge to Justice breakfast fundraiser on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Signature Grand in Davie, FL. More...Read More
Constance Files an Appeal with the DEO Background Constance* is 40 year-old-mother of four who collected unemployment compensation after her employer sent her home in early 2020 due to COVID-19. Constance later received a letter from the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) stating that she had an overpayment of state unemployment benefits of approximately $3,000....Read More
Board Member Profile: Travis Ruane Being from a small town, Travis Ruane knows the importance and how much of an impact a non-profit resource has on a community. He was looking to get involved with organizations that make a real difference when a colleague approached him about an open board position with Coast to Coast...Read More
John Offerdahl To Be Honored at Legal Aid Programs in Broward’s Bridge to Justice Breakfast Legal Aid programs in Broward County, Legal Aid Service of Broward and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida will jointly hold the 10th Annual Bridge to Justice breakfast fundraiser on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Signature Grand (6900...Read More
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week begins on Sunday, April 24, 2022 and will be observed through April 30, 2022. This weeklong initiative promotes victims’ rights and honors victims of crime and those who advocate on their behalf. Article I, Section 16 (b)(11)(e) of the Florida Constitution defines a “victim” of crime as a person who...Read More
Laura Pursues her Independence Background Laura* was going through the most difficult challenge of her life – she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. However, that was not the only challenge in her life. Laura’s husband, Joseph*, had been arrested for battery and domestic violence against her during their brief two-year marriage. On top of...Read More
