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Board Member Spotlight: Caran Rothchild This month’s spotlight shines on Caran Rothchild, an accomplished attorney at Greenberg Traurig LLP and the 2023 Chairperson for Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LASBC). Caran is based in the firm’s Ft. Lauderdale office, where she focuses her practice on commercial litigation, including complex business disputes and intellectual property...Read More

Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Jason Slatkin This month, we shine a spotlight on Jason Slatkin, an extraordinary attorney from Lorium Law in Ft. Lauderdale who has dedicated his time and expertise to over 34 pro bono cases for Broward Lawyers Care (BLC). Throughout the years, Jason has assisted individuals in critical need of help with...Read More

Staff Spotlight: Kara Schickowski Kara Schickowski is the supervising attorney and program manager for HIV Law projects and LGBTQ+ advocacy programs at Legal Aid Service of Broward County. Since 2005, she has provided direct legal services to clients with their advance directives and estate plans. She has also served on various local and regional HIV...Read More

Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Ofer Shmucher & Shera Anderson Our Pro Bono attorneys for this month are Ofer Shmucher and Shera Anderson from Shmucher Law PL. Between the two of these extraordinary attorneys, they have taken over 80 Pro Bono cases for Broward Lawyers Care (BLC.) BLC, the pro bono project within Legal Aid Programs...Read More

Stories of Justice: Danielle* falls Victim to a Financial Scam Background Danielle* banks with a new online banking platform and mobile app. While Danielle was reviewing her account, she noticed four different charges that she did not recognize and were not authorized by her. Danielle immediately contacted the banking platform’s customer service, but the representative...Read More