Olivia, A Transgender Navy Veteran, Successfully Appeals A VA Claim Background Olivia*, a transgender Navy Veteran, was having a hard time coping with trauma and injuries that she suffered while in the military. The Veteran served six years in the United States Navy as a queer male and during this time was regularly harassed and...Read More
Profile in Good: Andrea Crumrine Andrea Crumrine is the Supervising Immigration Attorney at Legal Aid Service of Broward County where she manages the non-profit’s Immigration Unit. Andrea provides immigration assistance to eligible immigrants residing in Broward County in applying for lawful immigration status, work permits, and permanent residence. She also consults with individuals in jail...Read More
Florida Bar Foundation To Honor Anthony Karrat With The Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award The Florida Bar Foundation has announced that Anthony J. (Tony) Karrat, Esq. executive director of Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Legal Aid Service of Collier County, will receive the 2021 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award during the...Read More
Story of Justice: A Family Broken by Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse gets a Second Chance Background This is the story of the Ortiz* family. A father and three children at first broken by domestic violence and substance abuse, but then put back together. John*, the father, was not stable as he had a severe...Read More
Story of Justice: Mario, an HIV+ Gay Man, Faces Cancer and Needs to Update his Advanced Directives Background After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, Mario*, an HIV+ gay man, contacted Legal Aid Service of Broward County‘s Ryan White Unit and HIV Law Project. Mario requested urgent assistance in updating his advance directives and estate planning documents. This included a Designation of Healthcare Surrogate...Read More
Story of Justice: Mary Gets the Support She Needs for School Background Mary* is in the fifth grade and has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for Specific Learning Disability (SLD). An IEP is a plan or program developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under the law and is attending school receives specialized instruction and related services. Nevertheless, Mary’s case still seemed to require...Read More
Profile in Good: Tamara Walters, Esq. Tamara Walters is the supervising attorney for Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s VOCA unit, representing clients in consumer law, housing law, and obtaining injunctions for victims of crime. Tamara was born in Jamaica and migrated to the United States at the age of 6 growing up in Melbourne...Read More
Thomas R. Mendez Walser, Esq. Tommy Walser, a partner at Florida Probate Law Firm, PLLC, has volunteered with Legal Aid Service of Broward County’s “No Place Like Home” program for the past 2 years. His pro bono work includes providing probate services to low-income and vulnerable members of our community in need of legal assistance. Mr. Walser is...Read More
Legal Aid Programs in Broward County 2021 Annual Recognition Awards Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida present the recipients of their 2021 Annual Recognition Awards. The awards were presented during a series of on-line events that took place on May 4–7, 2021 via Facebook Live. If...Read More
Story of Justice: John Requires Special Attention From His School Background John had a history of poor academics and behaviors in his school. The student’s situation was not getting better and seemed to require special attention which the school was not providing. Assistance When John’s case was brought to Legal Aid, we requested a Response...Read More
