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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

Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Kevin Rajabalee, Esq.  Influenced to go into consumer law by personal experiences, Kevin Rajabalee, Esq., is a Consumer Law attorney dedicated to pursuing justice for his clients at Sharmin & Sharmin Attorneys at Law. Since 2017, Kevin has also been successfully working on pro bono cases with Legal Aid Programs in...Read More

Alex* Gets a School Equipped for his Special Needs Background Alex* is an eleven-year-old diagnosed with Autism and Language Impairment. Alex had been recently enrolled at a school which was unequipped to handle his needs. During an IEP Meeting at school, many negative comments were made by school staff to Alex’s father. During this meeting,...Read More