Michael Rajtar is the founder of Rajtar & Associates, P.A., a full service commercial law firm with practice areas in condominium and homeowner association law, as well as real estate litigation, commercial and residential closings, and commercial litigation. He was born in Hudson, New York, and moved to Florida in 1995 to attend the University...Read More
Mertella Burris is the supervising attorney for the Homeless Legal Rights Project at Legal Aid Service of Broward County. Mertella came to Legal Aid as an Equal Justice Works Fellow supported by the Florida Bar Foundation and Greenberg Traurig and has dedicated her time and talent to defending the rights of homeless and indigent persons. ...Read More
John Bristol has been an active volunteer with Broward Lawyers Care and Legal Aid for the past 24 years, during which he has handled 43 pro bono cases in the areas of consumer law and bankruptcy. He has assisted elderly clients, homeowners facing the loss of their home to foreclosure and tax deed sales, and...Read More
Legal Aid service of Broward County Housing Rights Attorney Alisha D. Hurwood has been chosen as a speaker on a nationwide webinar on the use of technology following a natural disaster. AIDS United, who is hosting the webinar, advocates for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS and the organizations that serve them by employing...Read More
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 2012 by then Florida Bar President Eugene...Read More
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 survey administered by Energage, a leading research firm...Read More
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 meaningful, effective and lasting increases in access to...Read More
As President of the Florida Bar Foundation I am asking for your time and money. Let’s face it, people really need your help. We know that there are never going to be enough lawyers, and we do not have enough money to serve everyone with a legal issue. However, I am working hard to be one...Read More
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” -Charles Dickens There is a large segment of our community who we may never meet. These are the disadvantaged and low income individuals who could benefit the most from our legal services. Thankfully, Legal Aid is there for those who cannot otherwise...Read More
Friday June 8th, CCLA launched a Family Court Self Advocacy Program, one of the many new community services that are offered at the Broward County Courthouse. The program provides general legal information and guidance for people who need assistance on divorce and paternity cases, including child support issues and other family court motions....Read More
