ED of @LegalAidSNV; former Speaker of NV Assembly (1st woman in state’s history); 35 yr proud legal aid lawyer, mom, UNLV & UofA alum. Views are my own.
Our experienced attorneys will be answering questions about evictions, debt, Social Security, and much more next Tuesday during our Consumer Rights Ask-A-Lawyer event!
Young adults with disabilities, seniors, and their families are invited to our next Community Law Day on 2/7 at East Las Vegas Library. We'll go over options to keep control of your life and avoid guardianship, and you can sit down for a free consultation with a lawyer.
Free legal classes and clinics begin this week! See our website to sign up for these or any of our Spanish opportunities (Divorce & Custody, Litigation & Trial Preparation, and Family Law Forms). Thank you to @NLS_Law and @BoydLawUNLV for their invaluable help with this program.
So incredibly grateful to @Raiders for its community impact - they are adopting our Community Room in our Advocacy & Justice Complex, supporting mental health, pro bono, legal aid, and hope and justice for so many.
When the @Raiders learned of our @ResJustCenter's work, they surprised us with a check for $500,000. They've agreed to adopt a room in our new complex, donating another $500,000! We're honored to present the William S. Boyd Award of Excellence to @raidersimpact! #ProBonoAwards25
We were thrilled to attend the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Pro Bono Awards! We are thankful for Legal Aid’s support of our programs. Congratulations on 25 years of impact, and congratulations to Attorney Spencer Judd for completing over 50 hours of pro bono service.
This Giving Tuesday, we’re rallying with @LegalAidSNV to make sure local foster children receive the holiday gifts they deserve. 🎁💙
We’ve raised 2,615 gifts so far, and with 23 days left, we’re pushing to reach 4,000 so every child gets a gift. https://t.co/FYYuygsy38
The DOJ lawsuit also accuses the landlords of coordinating by communicating directly about their pricing through calls, emails and participation in “user group” forums hosted by RealPage.
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We're available to anyone impacted by yesterday’s incident at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Our office is open 7:30am to 4pm weekdays at 2915 W Charleston Blvd, Suite 100. You can also complete an intake form online at https://t.co/0pt68vZu5u or call 702-455-2433.
Every single day, our dedicated team strives to right wrongs and change lives throughout Southern Nevada. Discover how you can help advance our mission this #GivingTuesday by donating funds, sharing your skills, or amplifying our message: https://t.co/ng2hecaVid
All of this year's quilt winners have been contacted. If you were one of the over 300 people who entered the 1 October Remembrance Quilt Raffle, please check the email you used to see if your ticket was picked and follow the instructions as soon as you can!
So proud of Sam and so grateful to @paulpaddalaw for sponsoring this Community Justice Fellowship. Paul stepped forward to fund this fellowship - our first full time law graduate fellowship position - five years ago - helping hundreds of clients.
Our 2024 Community Justice Fellow is Samuel Reyes! Sam was previously a legal advocate in our Consumer Rights Project while attending @BoydLawUNLV part time. We were so proud to see him graduate this past May and join us for this year-long fellowship sponsored by @paulpaddalaw!
We invite the community to join us October 22 at Parkdale Recreation Center to ask our lawyers, pro bono volunteers, and partners any legal questions they may have. Visit https://t.co/JLvZDSDyU9 to register or learn more. #CelebrateProBono
We're asking volunteer attorneys to join our Minor Guardianship Advocacy Program for a free CLE at @BrownsteinHyatt on 10/21 about the role children’s attorneys and court proceedings/processes involved in guardianship cases. Lunch will be provided. RSVP: https://t.co/H9eSmu0Nv9
We're offering an online and in-person CLE on representing kids through our Children's Attorneys Project at @Lewis_Roca (3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 600) next Thursday. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Details and registration: https://t.co/ysQQrczRU5
On behalf of @LegalAidSNV's @ResJustCenter, we thank you for always supporting and highlighting our work. Our Resiliency Center has become a national model and it has been an honor for our team to share best practices, helping communities such as Uvalde, Gilroy and many others.
The Resiliency and Justice Center continues to provide important services to Southern Nevadans impacted by violence. I'm proud to have nominated them for the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus Allied Professionals Award they won last year. https://t.co/mkjmJUlBtM
The #ClarkCounty Museum launched a significant effort to collect, catalogue and preserve the thousands of items left after the Las #Vegas mass shooting.
Photographs of the items in the museum’s “Remembering #1October Collection” are on its website at https://t.co/JdnNNjxADa. Appointments can be made to view items that are in storage. The museum also is collecting stories about items left at memorial sites. An online form to share information is on its website at https://t.co/1IK3fjShgO.
@ResJustCenter Though its name has changed and its mission has expanded to serve more survivors of violent crime, the center is still here for anyone impacted by #1October and those they love. Visit https://t.co/cIHowIK7TF to learn about upcoming remembrance events and available services.
Next Tuesday will mark seven years since the horrific tragedy at the #Route91 Harvest Festival on October 1, 2017. There are a number of efforts and activities throughout the community that our staff at @ResJustCenter will be attending and supporting. #VegasStronger
Last week, the @CityOfLasVegas City Council unanimously approved the entitlements to build our new home, @LegalAidSNV's Advocacy & Justice Complex! This first-of-its-kind service campus will allow us to expand our ability to help more survivors of traumatic crimes.
#HealingHearts, the bereavement support group, meets online tomorrow at 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET. Anyone working through feelings of grief and loss can join us by visiting https://t.co/x9QjOjVvXF