Press Releases

Education and Immigration Attorneys Help Grief-Stricken Families Sort Through Visa Applications and Schooling Programs for Students   PLANTATION, Fla. — Attorneys from Legal Aid Service of Broward County acted as “emergency” responders and have served as a guiding legal force for the students, families and teachers who were affected by the Parkland shooting at Marjory...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – May 30, 2018 – Walter Honaman, Esq. of Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) was named 2018 Father of the Year by the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County at its recent Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon held at the Signature Grand.  Honaman is supervising attorney of the Children’s...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 22, 2018) – Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) is pleased to announce they are recipients of a Cy Pres award totaling $141,803. Jeff Liggio of Liggio Law, presented the check to Executive Director Tony Karrat and Board Chair Steve Jaffe on April 20. The award results from a case...Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 4, 2018) – Broward Lawyers Care, the pro bono project of Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA), announced the recipients of their 2018 Attorney of the Year, Law Firm of the Year and Spirit of Justice Award at the annual...Read More

Susan Eisenhower and Frankie Unanue Adele Stone, Susan Eisenhower, Anita Byer and Judge Renee Goldenberg FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 2, 2018) – Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida hosted their 2018 Bridge to Justice Breakfast fundraiser – a Morning with Susan Eisenhower.  The annual breakfast serves...Read More