Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Dia T. Colbert, Esq. Attorney Dia T. Colbert has spent over 430 hours volunteering her legal services with Legal Aid in Broward County since June 2016. She actively contributes her time to volunteer with Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida through the...Read More
Tips for Avoiding Senior Citizen Fraud Scams According to an October 2020 report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scammers are targeting more people over the age of 60 online than by the phone. The FTC also reports fraud losses totaling $388 million through the third quarter of 2020, a number that’s up 23% from...Read More
Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s Community Economic Development Unit is Making Dreams A Reality For Small-Business Owners Under the Florida Community Development Legal Project (FCDL), Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s (LASBC) Community Economic Development Unit has had the opportunity to help build stronger communities by providing free and low-cost legal services to eligible...Read More
Profile in Good: Meredith Rojas Meredith Rojas is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Legal Aid Service of Broward County and has been with the organization since May of 2019. Ms. Rojas works in the Children’s Unit at Legal Aid where she is responsible for administrative duties including managing contracts, invoices, and case filing for different...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Nathalie R. Parchment Nathalie Rosemary Parchment, Esq. is an independent attorney with a private law practice located in Broward County, Florida. With over 24 years of legal experience, Nathalie focuses her practice on the areas of Family Law, Real Estate, and Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning. Ms. Parchment devotes part of...Read More
Story of Justice: Mara Escapes an Abusive Husband Background Mara* urgently needed to move out of Broward County to escape an abusive husband. As part of the escape, she required a quick update to some previously executed legal documents, including her Designation of Healthcare Surrogate and her Last Will and Testament. Legal Assistance As time...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Jaclyn O’Connor Jaclyn O’Connor, Esq. is a partner at the Law Office of Robert M. Bell in Hollywood, Florida, where she practices family-based immigration and deportation defense. A native of south Florida, Jaclyn has a passion for giving back to her local community. She has been active with the South Florida...Read More
Profile in Good: Crystal Weinraub Crystal Weinraub is a Staff Attorney with the Permanency Project at Legal Aid Service of Broward County. Crystal represents children involved in the dependency system for all phases of casework, including client and witness interviews, discovery, investigations, negotiations, and legal research and appeals. “My mom is a therapist with Broward...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Madeleine Mannello Madeleine Mannello, Esq. is an attorney at The Winston Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale. She also is the Chair of the Broward County Bar Association’s Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee where she coordinates community service and legal aid efforts among local voluntary bar associations. Mannello also volunteers her time with...Read More
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Rand Lieber, Esq. Attorney Rand Lieber is the owner and principal of Splitsville Family Law in Hollywood, where he draws on more than two decades of experience to assist his clients in the areas of divorce, child custody, child support, prenuptial/ postnuptial agreements, and paternity. As a former prosecutor and trained family mediator,...Read More
