University of Florida law student Toni-Ann Pearson selected as the 2018 Fellow FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – (August 7, 2018) – The Young Lawyers Section (YLS) of the Broward County Bar Association is pleased to announce that Toni-Ann Pearson has been selected as their 2018 Public Interest Law Summer Fellow. Each year the Summer Fellow spends...Read More

Legal Aid Service of Broward County Immigration Unit Steps in to Help Mom See Her Children POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – July 27, 2018 — Legal Aid Service of Broward County Attorney Jonathan Urrutia has been working to help free a 24-year old mom with three young children from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after...Read More

PLANTATION, Fla. – July 17, 2018 – Legal Aid Service of Broward County Attorney Komal S. Mirza has been named a Fellow for The Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy of the Florida Bar, Class VI. She is one of 30 Fellows chosen from a pool of 116 statewide applicants. The Academy was founded in...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

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – (July 11, 2018) – Sharon Bourassa, attorney and director of special projects at Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS), was recently selected to receive The Florida Bar Foundation’s Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award. The award is named for the Foundation’s first executive director and recognizes individuals who have achieved...Read More

Education and Immigration Attorneys Help Grief-Stricken Families Sort Through Visa Applications and Schooling Programs for Students   PLANTATION, Fla. — Attorneys from Legal Aid Service of Broward County acted as “emergency” responders and have served as a guiding legal force for the students, families and teachers who were affected by the Parkland shooting at Marjory...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – May 30, 2018 – Walter Honaman, Esq. of Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) was named 2018 Father of the Year by the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County at its recent Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon held at the Signature Grand.  Honaman is supervising attorney of the Children’s...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 22, 2018) – Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) is pleased to announce they are recipients of a Cy Pres award totaling $141,803. Jeff Liggio of Liggio Law, presented the check to Executive Director Tony Karrat and Board Chair Steve Jaffe on April 20. The award results from a case...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

Susan Eisenhower and Frankie Unanue Adele Stone, Susan Eisenhower, Anita Byer and Judge Renee Goldenberg FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 2, 2018) – Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida hosted their 2018 Bridge to Justice Breakfast fundraiser – a Morning with Susan Eisenhower.  The annual breakfast serves...Read More