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In observance of Thanksgiving, all Lone Star Legal Aid offices will be closed Thursday, November 23rd, and Friday, November 24th. All offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, November 27th.
Houston, TX- Lone Star Legal Aid has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Occurring this year on November 28, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the US) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber […]
Freeport, TX – Lone Star Legal Aid’s Environmental Justice Team and the Showalter Law Firm are collectively working to prevent Port Freeport from easing its way into the Freeport East Enders’ historic working-class neighborhood, violating their civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The East Enders are reluctant to move or sell their properties as they are […]
Texas veterans are invited to participate in Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week (TVLAW), a statewide effort in honor of Veteran’s Day coordinated by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation and legal aid programs across the state. During the week of Nov. 6-10, legal aid programs, local bar associations, law schools and pro bono private lawyers will provide civil legal services […]
Harris County, TX – After a team litigation effort between Lone Star Legal Aid attorney Sharon Reynerson and Disability Rights Texas attorneys Rachel Cohen-Miller and Christopher McGreal, Tonia Osberg, who is legally blind, has been rightfully awarded a disability tax exemption. The exemption is also perpetual and will remain in effect until the client decides to either sell or […]
Houston, TX – Harris County Judge Daryl L. Moore signed a Temporary Injunction Friday in favor of the residents fighting notices to vacate at the 2100 Memorial senior living facility they call home. “This ruling does exactly what we intended with filing the suit. HHA has to prove why they feel it is necessary to evict 198 elderly residents,” says […]
BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE, THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME Lone Star Legal Aid, and Michael Daniel and Laura Beshara of Daniel & Beshara, P.C. call on HUD to help alleviate the suffering imposed by Hurricane Harvey and the severe housing shortage for low-income Texans. Hurricane Harvey devastated large portions of Lone Star Legal Aid’s service area leaving many […]
For Immediate Release In commemoration of National Pro Bono Celebration (October 22-28), Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors Robbie Gail Charette, J.D., CPA, LLM, Sole Practitioner at the Law Offices of Robbie Gail Charette, with the Most Cases Handled Award. The Lone Star Legal Aid Pro Bono Award recognizes attorneys, law firms, community partners, and individuals who donate their time […]
For Immediate Release Beaumont, TX — The Texas Bar Foundation has awarded Lone Star Legal Aid a one-year, $76,854 grant that will support its efforts to provide disaster legal services to Texans who are struggling to make ends meet in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. This grant will support an attorney for one year in our Beaumont office. The attorney […]
In commemoration of National Pro Bono Celebration (October 22-28), Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors Suzanne Scully, Associate at Moon, Scully and Normand, PLLC, with the All Around Rock Star Award. The Lone Star Legal Aid Pro Bono Award recognizes attorneys, law firms, community partners, and individuals who donate their time and legal expertise to ensuring that all residents within […]
For Immediate Release October 20, 2017 Harris County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29) Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors the Civil Practice and Immigration Clinics at the University of Houston Law Center with it’s 2017 Community Partner Award. LSLA Pro Bono Awards recognize attorneys, law firms, and community partners who donate their time and […]
For Immediate Release October 18, 2017 Harris County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29) Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors Harris County Attorney, Ricardo Menjivar with a special 2017 Lone Star Legal Aid – Houston Pro Bono Award. LSLA Pro Bono Awards recognize attorneys, law firms, and community partners who donate their time and […]
Houston, TX (Baton Rouge, LA) – What seemed like immediately after news spread about our Houston office fire, we received outpourings of support from our sister agencies, law firms, and law schools around the country. They, like us, were baffled by the chain of events in Houston at the time. Through social media channels, we were contacted by students from […]
For Immediate Release October 16, 2017 Harris County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29) Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors the Houston office of international law firm Latham & Watkins, LLP, with the 2017 Lone Star Legal Aid – Houston Pro Bono Law Firm Partner Award. LSLA Pro Bono Awards recognize attorneys, law firms, and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2017 Highlands, TX – The homes of residents living near the San Jacinto Waste Pits have flooded several times over the past decades. Now the residents wonder if the flood waters carried with them dioxin and other toxins that originated from the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, a Superfund site that received pulp and paper […]
For Immediate Release October 13, 2017 Harris County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29) Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors Harris County Attorney, Pamela Kellet with the 2017 Lone Star Legal Aid – Houston Pro Bono Award for the Most Cases Handled. LSLA Pro Bono Awards recognize attorneys, law firms, and community partners who donate […]
For Immediate Release October 11, 2017 Harris County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29), Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors Harris County Attorney, Omonzusi Imobioh with two 2017 Lone Star Legal Aid – Houston Pro Bono Awards: one for the Most Litigated Cases Handled and the other for the Most Contested Litigated Cases Handled. LSLA […]
For Immediate Release October 10, 2017 Nacogdoches, TX — In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 22-28), Lone Star Legal Aid Nacogdoches Branch Office honors Lynda K. Russell with three prestigious Pro Bono Awards: Most Cases Handled Award, Most Litigated Cases Handled Award, and Most Contested Cases Handled Award. The Lone Star Legal Aid Pro Bono awards recognize attorneys, law […]
Hurricane Harvey Affected Counties (Texas) – Lone Star Legal Aid attorneys Jeff Larsen, Lindsay Eustace, and Brenda Willett have contacted the office of Governor Greg Abbott concerning access to the current DSNAP application sites for our disabled client community. Limited times and locations available for applications with no alternative form of application are unduly burdensome. “The D-SNAP application process has […]
Port Arthur, Texas–Normally, Debris Management Sites (DMS) are planned in areas where they will cause the least harm to the health and safety of those living in the area. Lone Star Legal Aid’s Environmental Justice Unit is raising community concerns with the City of Port Arthur’s decision to locate a “temporary” storm DMS near a low-income minority neighborhood. Why this […]