Yesenia* is 28 years old and was born in El Paso, Texas, but her parents are from Mexico. She is married with two children. For the past six years, she has worked full time as an office manager for a plumbing company. Yesenia loves her job but dreams of becoming a nurse. She has been...Read More
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 Advocacy Program at LAS and a statewide...Read More
(Geoff Stahl, Jeff Liggio, Anthony Karrat & Steven Jaffe) 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...Read More
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 Law Day Luncheon hosted by the Broward...Read More
Founded in 1936 by Spanish immigrants, Goya Foods, Inc. is the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States and the premier source for authentic Latin cuisine. Combined with authentic ingredients, robust seasonings and convenient preparation, Goya provides consumers with over 2,500 high-quality and affordable food products from the Caribbean, Mexico, Spain, Central and South...Read More
Susan Eisenhower and Frankie Unanue Adele Stone, Susan Eisenhower, Anita Byer and Judge Renee Goldenberg 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 to increase awareness and raise critical funds...Read More
Monique* fled her home with her four children after her husband beat her severely. After accusing her of cheating on him, he slapped, punched, and kicked her while their children hid in a nearby closet. Her nine year old daughter ran to the phone and called 911. The arrest of her husband gave Monique and...Read More
For more than a year, Legal Aid attorneys tried to negotiate a loan modification for Alice*, a single mother with a young child. On the morning the trial was scheduled, the Legal Aid attorney confirmed with the bank that she was prepared to move forward with the trial. Within the hour, the bank’s attorneys made...Read More
Jane* has a serious illness and partial paralysis which requires treatment and a level of care that can only be provided in an assisted living facility. Her costs are covered by payments made directly to the facility from Medicaid and Social Security. Although the facility was accepting payment for approximately three years, they claimed that...Read More
Berbeth has been a staff attorney in the Senior Citizen Law Project of Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida since July 2010. She litigates consumer rights issues dealing with mortgage foreclosure defense; debt collection related to condominium fees, credit card debt, auto deficiency collection and others; fraud and bankruptcy. In the last two...Read More
