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Michelle Broyles Leads JALA’s Family Law and Victim Advocacy Unit

As a child in Kentucky, Michelle Broyles made a little book in school about how she wanted to be a lawyer when she grew up. “My friend actually saved my picture book,” said Broyles, division chief of JALA’s Family Law and Victim Advocacy Unit. “He kept it, and I didn’t even realize it. I actually made that decision in second grade but had forgotten about it by the time I got to law school until my friend called me to congratulate me on having achieved my life’s goal.”

2021-05-10T14:51:34-04:00December 14th, 2020|Family Law, News, VOCA|

Duval County residents can apply for up to $5,000 to pay for rent, mortgage

A program launching this week will provide more than $5.1 million to Duval County residents and business owners at risk for losing their apartment, home or business location due to the economic impact of COVID-19. Applications will be accepted at JacksonvilleCares.com for residential properties starting Thursday, December 3 followed by commercial properties the week of Dec. 7.

2020-12-03T10:57:00-05:00December 3rd, 2020|Fair Housing, News|

Pro Bono Week – Oct. 25-31, 2020

In October 2009, the American Bar Association established Celebrate Pro Bono Week to recognize the service of attorneys providing assistance to low-income people, to recruit more volunteer attorneys and to build awareness of free civil legal services. This tradition continues, and our legal community is a strong participant each year. This year’s Celebrate Pro Bono Week is Oct. 25-31. The theme is “Rising to meet the challenge: Pro bono responds to COVID-19.”

2020-10-24T17:38:00-04:00October 24th, 2020|Pro Bono|

Attorney Ashley-Britt Hansen provides invaluable pro bono service for her community

Attorney Ashley-Britt Hansen has served her community since she was 15, working with nonprofit organizations such as the Red Cross and Planned Parenthood. Shortly after being admitted to The Florida Bar, Hansen took on pro bono cases with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.

2020-10-24T17:09:48-04:00October 24th, 2020|Pro Bono|

Pro Bono Attorney Helps Client Obtain Safe and Secure Housing

My client, who is deaf, was jumped by a group of men while walking home from work.  Two days later his apartment was burglarized. The case caught my attention after it was reported by Vic Micolucci at News 4 Jax.  It was especially interesting to me because the victim (and my client to be) was a cook at a local restaurant in the Lakewood area where I am a fairly frequent diner.  My client’s apartment complex made some temporary repairs to correct the damage from the break in, but not enough to make much of a difference.  There were also serious problems due to roaches and rats and there had been a major water leak that was causing serious mold issues.  It was a bad situation and my client wanted to find a new place to live without having to worry about an eviction on his record.

2020-12-17T14:57:29-05:00October 24th, 2020|Client Stories, Fair Housing, News, Pro Bono|

Susannah Collins serves veterans, domestic violence survivors and others pro bono

Susannah Collins is a family law attorney, social investigator, attorney ad litem, and Florida Supreme Court certified family law mediator whose law office is located in Jacksonville’s historic district of Riverside. Her practice focuses on all areas of family law, including divorce, paternity, domestic violence, child time sharing, alimony, enforcement, civil parental kidnapping, and extended family adoptions. Since her practice began nearly 20 years ago, Collins has also offered many legal services pro bono.

2020-10-24T17:16:00-04:00October 22nd, 2020|Family Law, News, Pro Bono, Veterans Services|

Eviction Defense Self Help Project – Keeping Roofs Over Heads!

 An eviction was filed against a tenant for non-payment of rent, but she had paid rent consistently during the term of the lease. The tenant relied on public transportation; to ensure rent payment, each month the landlord drove to the property, picked up the tenant, drove her to an ATM where she withdrew the rent money, paid it to landlord, and then the tenant was dropped back off at the property. The landlord was trying to force the tenant out and misrepresented non-payment of rent in the eviction complaint a few days after having taken her money. The landlord also alleged breach of the lease due to the tenant having other adults on the property who were not listed on the lease. These other adults were the tenant’s babysitters for her children when she had to go to work. These babysitters were also present and witnessed when the landlord came to pick up the tenant to drive her to the ATM for rent payments.

2020-10-25T15:34:09-04:00October 20th, 2020|Fair Housing, News, Pro Bono|

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