Karrie*, a six year old with autism, was recently reunified with her father after being in foster care. Karrie was having academic and behavioral difficulties in school while she was in foster care. These difficulties increased in the school setting during the placement transition to her father. Attorneys with Legal Aid’s Education Legal Rights Project (ELRP) advocated on...Read More
The dream of home ownership recently came true for four families, thanks in part to our Community Economic Development Project team here at Legal Aid who worked in conjunction with the Central County Community Development Corporation (“CCCDC”), an affiliate of the Urban League of Broward County. The efforts were part of Broward County’s neighborhood revitalization...Read More
In July 2017, Justin* bought a 2017 Nissan Sentra from a car dealer selling vehicles purchased at auction. The car was in bad shape, and Justin spent thousands of dollars on repairs. Once the repairs were complete, he took the car to the DMV for the inspection required to get the car back on the...Read More
Laura* was living in an Assisted Living Facility (ALF) that received her social security payment and payment from Medicaid to pay for her care at the facility. The ALF was over-billing Laura and a new management company filed a Chapter 83 action for tenant eviction against her. Laura and her children sought assistance from Legal Aid to...Read More
Eric Rosen, Esq. joined our joint Board of Directors in January 2019. He is a Florida Bar Board Certified civil trial lawyer and partner at Kelley/Uustal in Fort Lauderdale. As a proven trial attorney, Eric dedicates his practice to the areas of personal injury, products liability, tobacco litigation, class action litigation, and wrongful death. He...Read More
Kevin Rajabalee, Esq. has a long relationship with the legal aid organizations in Broward. His support goes all the way back to his tenure as an employee at Legal Aid. After earning a JD from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2013, he began working at Legal Aid as an intern with the Housing...Read More
University of Miami law student Aaron Graubert selected as the 2019 B’nai B’rith Justice Unit #5207 Maurice Berkowitz Fellow Legal Aid Providers in Broward County are pleased to announce that Aaron Graubert has been selected as their 2019 B’nai B’rith Justice Unit #5207 Maurice Berkowitz Summer Fellow. The Fellow will spend six weeks with the Legal Aid Providers in Broward County, Legal Aid Service of Broward...Read More
Grace* was searching for an apartment for herself, her daughter and her grandson. She was thrilled to find what she believed was the perfect apartment on Craigslist. Grace called the listing person’s phone number and she spoke with Mr. Smith who told her he was away on a business trip. They agreed upon a future...Read More
John* is a senior citizen living alone in a home titled in the estate of his deceased mother. His only income is Social Security and he intends to stay in the home permanently. When John reported his mother’s death to the property appraiser, they removed the homestead exemption, causing a large increase in his property...Read More
We are pleased to welcome Edward H. Zebersky, Esq. to our joint LAS/CCLA Board of Directors. This is just the latest in his long-standing and extensive involvement with our legal aid programs. Zebersky is a founding partner of Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP located in Fort Lauderdale, and has been a long-time supporter of our...Read More
