The Law Firm of the Year award honors a firm that has a long history of supporting the legal aid programs and their clients in Broward County. This year we honor Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman for their long history of support and participation. Weiss Serota provides a trifecta of support to our organizations...Read More

John* is a gay man who has been with his partner for over 20 years. He does not get along with his sisters, and his parents never accepted his lifestyle. If John were to die without a Will, per Florida Statutes, since he is not legally married in the state of Florida and he has...Read More

76-year-old Darla* is a senior who lived with her mother, who passed away in 2012. The home was titled in both Darla’s and her mother’s name. After her mother passed away, Darla was unable to receive the full homestead benefit and her property taxes increased. Darla lives on a fixed income and was at risk...Read More

Arnold Nazur joined our Board of Directors in 2018. He currently is the president of Nazur & Associates, P.A., a full-service Certified Public Accounting firm licensed in the State of Florida. Arnold originally started his public accounting career in 1989 with McClain & Company, LLP, Miami’s oldest local accounting firm.  He became a partner at...Read More

Carolyn Ware joined Legal Aid as the staff attorney for the Legal Empowerment and Assistance Project (LEAP) program in March 2018. LEAP is a holistic poverty to prosperity project that enables economically challenged individuals to become truly self-sufficient. The project works to remove legal barriers facing participants while providing them with access to a range...Read More

Jorge Hurtado has been an active volunteer with Broward Lawyers Care and Legal Aid for the past 25 years, during which he has handled 75 pro bono cases. He primarily assists survivors of domestic violence to obtain restraining orders, divorces and agreements for timesharing and child support. In one recent case, Jorge helped a 70-year-old...Read More