Blog: Stories of Justice

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