PLANTATION, FL – (November 7, 2018)  – The Board of Directors of Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) announces that its founding executive director, Barbara J. Prager, will retire on December 31, 2018.   Ms. Prager attended New York Law School with the intent of becoming a legal aid attorney. After a...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Oct. 29, 2018) – More than 260 people came out to celebrate community advocates in the legal industry during the 17th annual Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) For the Public Good event. The event took place at the Pier 66...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – August 23, 2018 – Kathleen Cannon, the president and CEO of United Way of Broward County (UWBC), will be recognized by Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) with the 2018 Spirit of Justice Award at the 17th Annual For the Public Good fundraising event on Thursday, October 25....Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL— (July 11, 2018) – Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) and Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) have been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the Sun Sentinel for the fourth year in a row. The Top Workplaces list is based solely on the results of an employee feedback...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (June 7, 2018) – Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) has launched a Family Court Self Advocacy Program, one of the many new community services that are offered at the Broward County Courthouse. The program provides general legal information and guidance for people who need assistance on divorce and...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 4, 2018) – 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 2018 Attorney of the Year, Law Firm of the Year and Spirit of Justice Award at the annual...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (March 20, 2018) – Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida announce the 2018 Bridge to Justice Breakfast fundraiser – a Morning with Susan Eisenhower.  Eisenhower is the granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and is the CEO and Chairman of the Eisenhower Group...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (January 25, 2018) – Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA), Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Legal Aid Service of Collier County (LASCC) announce that Steve Jaffe, Esq. of Upchurch Watson White & Max will serve as the 2018 Chair of the joint Board of Directors. Board...Read More

Howard Talenfeld, Stacie Schmerling, Jessie Diner, Steve Jaffe, Chad Van Horn, Paul Regensdorf, Heidi Vainio FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Nov. 27, 2017)- More than 300 people came out to celebrate community advocates in the legal industry during the 16th annual Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (February 16, 2015) – Recognizing a lifetime of extraordinary commitment to equal justice, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) presented Russell E. Carlisle, Esq., with a Pro Bono Service Award on January 23, 2015, at a ceremony held at the University of Miami School of Law. Carlisle was nominated for the award by...Read More