2019 February Newsletter

Helping A Young Man Pursue The College of His Dreams

Cameron was a high school senior who dreamed of enrolling in LSU and becoming the first college graduate in his family. While his parents lived in Mississippi, Cameron lived with his 23-year-old step-brother in a small apartment in Covington, LA. His parents believed that it was for the best because they could not longer take care of him themselves.

To find out how a volunteer civil legal aid attorney helped guide him through the challenges of adulthood, click here now.

Addressing The Legal Needs Of Our Community

Throughout the month, SLLS held a variety of legal clinics to help low-income and at-risk people obtain the legal help they need to improve their lives.

Jefferson Parish Expungement Clinics

Thanks to the generous contributions from the American College of Trial Lawyers Foundation and the Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana, and in partnership with the Jefferson Parish Bar Association, volunteer attorneys, and 24th JDC Judges (the Hon. Leo Faulkner, the Hon. Adrian Adams, and the Hon. June Darensburg), our team hosted the Jefferson Parish Clean Slate clinic. The clinic was held at the Johnny Jacobs Playground in Marrero.

      (Volunteer attorney orientation)                                                                           (Volunteer attorneys assisting a client)

Veterans Affairs (VA) Advance Directive Clinic

Thanks to the support of Capital One, the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, and volunteer attorneys, we helped vulnerable veterans obtain living wills, with the completed documents becoming part of their medical records. The clinic was held at the VA Hospital in New Orleans.

             (Rebecca Schiller, volunteer attorney, with a veteran)                                         (Left to right: Kurt Duncan, Special Assets and Litigation Director at                                                                                                                                              Capital One, Juliana Stricklen, SLLS Volunteer Coordinator and Serve                                                                                                                                            Louisiana Member, and Rebecca Schiller, Volunteer Attorney, with a                                                                                                                                                veteran)

Legal Clinic For Seniors

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with the New Orleans Council on Aging, the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Society, and our Distinguished Fellow, Terrell Broussard, the Louisiana Access to Justice Commissioner. Legal clinics will be held monthly at the Arthur Monday Senior Center in Algiers and at the Carrollton/Hollygrove Senior Center.

                                                                     (Left to right: Cory Vidal, President of the Greater New Orleans Louis                                                                                                                                              A. Martinet  Society and Hancock Whitney Bank, with a grateful client)