Press Releases

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – (January 28, 2019) –Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) is pleased to announce that Marta Estevez, Esq. has been promoted to Chief Innovation Officer. The Chief Innovation Officer role was created as a way to advance sustainable and new ideas and promote leadership within CCLA in an effective...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (January 24, 2019) – Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) and Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) announce that Jeffrey M. Wank, Esq. of Kelley Kronenberg, Attorneys at Law will serve as the 2019 Chair of the joint Board of Directors. Board Officers for the 2019 term are:...Read More

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – (January 22, 2019) – The Board of Directors of Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrice Paldino, Esq., M.S.Ed., as the organization’s new Executive Director. Most recently Paldino served as the Director of Housing Rights Programs at Legal Aid Service of...Read More

PLANTATION, FL (November 13, 2018) – Jacquelyn and Bruce Rogow, both former Legal Aid Lawyers, are seeking to encourage others to champion pro bono legal services in our community. In that spirit they have made a $50,000 commitment to Legal Aid organizations in Broward County. Their gift of $50,000 over five years is intended to...Read More

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