Board Member Profile: Kemie King, Esq. We are honored to welcome Kemie King to the Board of Directors of Legal Aid Service of Broward County for 2022. Kemie King is a managing partner at King Lindsey, P.A., a litigation law firm located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. serving Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties. Her firm...Read More
How can you make the most of the new tax credits? What low-income taxpayers need to know for the 2022 Tax Filing Season. With the IRS releasing new guidance on the Earned Income Tax Credit and new changes for the 2022 filing season, the nation is on track for another chaotic tax season. There are...Read More
Legal Aid Service of Broward County Names Brent Thompson as Executive Director Promotes Debra Koprowski and Carol A. O’Callaghan to Deputy Executive Directors The Board of Directors of Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc., (LAS) serving both Broward and Collier counties, is pleased to announce that Brent Thompson has been selected to serve as...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Natalie Guerra-Valdes, Esq. Attorney Natalie Guerra-Valdes has been volunteering with Legal Aid’s Broward Lawyers Care for close to 10 years primarily representing survivors of domestic violence in family law issues. Natalie has been practicing law since 2008. She started her career working at AmLaw 100 firms and then went on to...Read More
Board Member Profile: Chad Van Horn, Esq. We are honored to welcome Chad Van Horn to the Board of Directors of Legal Aid Service of Broward County for 2022. Chad Van Horn, Esq. is a South Florida business leader and founding partner attorney of Van Horn Law Group, P.A. headquartered in Fort Lauderdale (www.vanhornlawgroup.com.) Van...Read More
Legal Aid Service of Broward County Successfully Launches New Community ID Initiative to Bridge Gap for Broward’s At-Risk Populations Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) is pleased to announce that it held its first Community ID event on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Miramar Multi-Service Complex. Earlier in the month, Legal Aid Service...Read More
Profile in Good: Miguel Cardona Miguel Cardona is a Qualified Tax Expert with Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic provides free legal assistance in tax-related areas to eligible residents of Broward County who are low-income taxpayers. Miguel graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Cristina Sabbagh Cristina Sabbagh has volunteered with Legal Aid Programs in Broward County for 4 years doing pro bono work. During this time, she has assisted 23 clients in the areas of Estate Planning and Probate and also volunteered with the Broward Lawyers Care Telephone Advice and Counsel Hotline. Cristina is...Read More
Profile in Good: Elisaveta Alexieva, Esq. Ms. Elisaveta Alexieva is an attorney with Legal Aid Service of Broward County. Elisaveta works at the Children’s Unit of Legal Aid, where she helps manage the Kinship Rights Project which provides free legal assistance to eligible relatives and non-relative caregivers raising children in Broward County. In her position,...Read More
Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s Executive Director Retires after 46 years at the Helm Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) announced the retirement of long-time Executive Director Anthony J. “Tony” Karrat, effective January 31, 2022. Karrat has served at the helm of the organization for the past 46 years, overseeing all programs for...Read More
