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We are proud to join with ABA President-Elect Bob Carlson to encourage you to plan and participate in events focused on disaster resiliency as part of the 2018 National Celebration of Pro Bono. Disaster survivors face countless legal issues—from insurance disputes to FEMA appeals, landlord-tenant disputes, consumer fraud, health and education issues, and so much more. After Hurricane Harvey, LSLA […]
In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 21-27), Lone Star Legal Aid honors the following with the 2018 Conroe Branch Office Awards: Patricia Chapman, Most Cases Handled Award; Jessica Lea Guobadia, Most Cases Handled Award; Lisa Espino, Most Litigated Cases Handled Award; William W. Morris, Most Contested Litigated Case Handled Award; Olimpia Sacaciu Law Firm, Law Firm Award; and […]
In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 21st -27th ), Lone Star Legal Aid, in collaboration with the Brazos County Bar Association, honors six attorneys with 2018 Bryan Branch Office Awards: Joe R. Patranella; Most Cases Handled; C. David Stasny, Most Litigated Cases Handled; Matthew D. Doss, Most Litigated Cases Handled; Julie Young, Most Contested Cases Handled; Reese Baker, […]
LSLA’s Military Veterans Unit staffed the annual Houston Stand Down on Friday, October 5, 2018. Over 500 veterans attended the event. LSLA attorneys were able to speak with over 90 veterans and over 50 of them filled out applications for legal assistance. STAND DOWN is military terminology referring to a brief period of time a soldier leaves an active combat […]
If you’ve received a surprise bill after a trip to an emergency room you thought would be covered by insurance, it’s a result of something called balanced billing. Balance billing occurs when an insured patient receives care from a physician, hospital or other health care provider, who is not part of a patient’s health plan provider network. The out-of-network provider […]
LSLA’s Community Advocacy Team will be at Houston Community College’s Women’s Bootcamp Program on Thursday, October 18, 2018, and Friday, October 19, 2018. The event will focus on inspiring and educating women who have an idea for a business. Speakers will share their successes and challenges, as well as help attendees learn the business canvas model, legal requirements, marketing, financials, […]
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each year, millions of people are affected by domestic violence. This year, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence’s awareness theme is #1Thing, calling to action the fact that we can all do #1thing and take part in ending domestic violence. Domestic violence is defined as a pattern of behavior used to establish […]
In order for your landlord to evict you, the Texas Property Code states he/she must deliver to you, a written notice to vacate with a move-out date. If you don’t move out by the date, the landlord STILL must file an eviction case in Justice Court to make you move out. You will know if you are being sued for […]
Freeport, TX – An East End resident of Freeport, Manning Rollerson, filed a federal complaint on Friday, August 17, 2018, in US District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Galveston over Port Freeport’s failure to comply with Federal law in its port expansion efforts. Represented by LSLA’s EJ attorney Amy Dinn, Rollerson’s complaint asserts that the Port has […]
Today, we join many of our partner organizations to commemorate the achievements of our past and to recognize the major contributions nonprofits make in our society today. National Nonprofit Day, August 17th, is a day out of the year that encourages us to recognize the hard work and effort of public servants. On this date in our history, the Tariff […]
Houston, TX – After years of flooded apartments and dangerous and unsanitary living conditions, current and displaced tenants of Arbor Court Apartments filed suit in federal court on July 17, 2018, against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the owners of Arbor Court Apartments, Arbor Court, LTD. The low-income plaintiffs are seeking relief from the years […]
Houston, TX – Houston’s own Lawyers Entertaining for Charity, Night Court tells the epic saga of the meddling by the Greek gods in the lives of Houstonians and their quest to reclaim justice for our city and, as always, Night Court tells this saga with its cast of singing and dancing lawyers and judges from August 8th through August 11th, […]
Houston, TX– Champion Mortgage, one of many reverse mortgage lenders, is trying to make 78 year old Linda Tabell-Boyce homeless. Linda, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and her late husband William applied for a reverse mortgage after he had a severe stroke and could no longer work and they were facing financial hardship. The problem is that no one […]
LSLA’s EJ team recently had a chance to talk with Air Alliance Houston’s Bakeyah Nelson, Ph.D. – one of our community partners. Read on to learn about Air Alliance Houston as we begin a series called, “What’s In My Air?” where we take a closer look at air pollution in LSLA’s service area. LSLA: Hi Bakeyah, and thanks for joining […]
Beaumont, TX – Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit laid down the hammer in its ruling against a debt collecting attorney and his firm. The Circuit Court affirmed a judgment in favor of a consumer debtor and overruled all Joseph Onwuteaka’s claims of error. In November of 2014, Lone Star Legal Aid attorneys Tai Ho […]
Pearland/Houston/Galveston, Texas – Hurricane season officially begins on Friday, June 1st. Join us at one of the events below to learn about how to best prepare yourself and your family for a disaster. Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy on behalf of low-income and underserved populations. Lone Star Legal Aid serves the millions […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS—When a legal aid attorney learns of injustice, she responds by taking charge and working to remedy the harm. When a case is particularly egregious and the harm evident, a team of legal aid attorneys is often called for. In a case recently filed in federal court, the team of attorneys involves […]