Story of Justice: Harold Challenge: Harold was referred to Legal Aid through the Medical Legal Partnership, a pilot project that connects Memorial Health System patients with legal advice and assistance. As a result of a stroke and amputations, Harold has severely limited mobility. He was prescribed and provided a power wheelchair since he only has...Read More
Eric Rosen, Esq. Eric Rosen, Esq. joined our joint Board of Directors in January 2019. He is a Florida Bar Board Certified civil trial lawyer and founder of Rosen Injury Law, P.A. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a civil trial specialist, a certification held by less than 2% of all attorneys licensed...Read More
Steven Linde, Esq. Steven Linde, Esq. is a new member of the Broward Lawyers Care Pro Bono Panel. Steven joined Broward Lawyers Care to give back to his community during the ongoing pandemic. He volunteered to complete healthcare surrogate designation documents for Legal Aid clients who are worried about falling ill or being unable to...Read More
Susan was referred to Legal Aid through the Medical Legal Partnership, a pilot project that connects Memorial Health System patients with legal advice and assistance. Susan was originally from Russia/Ukraine, but arrived in New York a few years ago on a T-Visa, an immigration status provided to victims of human trafficking. Eventually making her way...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
Jason Neufeld, Esq., has volunteered with Legal Aid to assist low-income residents of Broward County since 2016. In addition to advising tenants on their legal rights with the Broward Lawyers Care Telephone Advice and Counsel Hotline, he also represented a survivor of sexual assault in a housing dispute. His assistance enabled her to move into...Read More
Janina Evans is Executive Assistant to the Executive Director at Legal Aid. She wears many hats, and at some point everyone in the building works with Janina! She is responsible for overseeing building operations as well as providing support for grant reporting and invoicing and communication coordination for the Board of Directors. Janina is the...Read More
by Jonathan J. Urrutia, Esq. | April 23, 2020 President Trump has issued a Proclamation “suspending entry of immigrants” to the United States for the next 60 days. President Trump’s Proclamation only affects individuals outside the United States seeking to enter the country as immigrants and who do not have a valid immigrant visa as...Read More
The Court, or your attorney, will email you a link to enter the virtual courtroom. The Zoom Courtroom may be accessed by looking up your Judge on http://www.17th.flcourts.org/judiciary-list-and-category/ If you cannot access the link, please contact our office immediately. If you do not have access to a computer or phone with video capabilities, there will...Read More
Rainbow Justice, a program that trains private attorneys to provide free civil legal services to members of the LGBTQ+ community, was initiated in early 2020 by the Legal Aid Programs in Broward County. The robust legal training curriculum is offered to attorneys in exchange for their commitment to volunteer at any of our upcoming legal...Read More
