Year: 2020
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Read MoreLegal Aid remains open at this critical time for our clients: Our entire team across forty eight offices are working remotely and moving upcoming events, like legal clinics, to a digital space to ensure the safety of our community. Although…
Read MoreWhat Happens to Tenants with the Courts Closed? In Tennessee, a landlord cannot force a tenant to move without going through the court’s eviction process. The courts in Tennessee are closed except for emergency cases. Eviction cases are not currently…
Read MoreFree Legal Help for Middle Tennessee Tornado Survivors in 3 Counties March 11, 2020 — Legal assistance organizations and bar associations have joined forces to support people affected by the tornadoes that moved through Middle Tennessee overnight between March 2…
Read MoreProgram Spotlight: The Housing Practice Group The Housing Practice Group (#HPG) advises and represents tenants in all issues related to their rental problems (evictions, conditions, fair housing issues). Despite the Housing moniker, the HPG should not be confused with the Home Retention…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Iska Hoole 1. How did you hear about LAS? I went to law school at the University of TN College of Law in Knoxville. After law school, I contacted Neil McBride with Rural Legal Services in Oak Ridge…
Read MoreClarksville: Congratulations to Michael Parker, who received favorable results for a client that allowed our client to retain housing, be forgiven of alleged damages, and receive a $1,000 deposit in which they are rightfully entitled. Paige recently conducted a divorce…
Read MoreDeven Wilson, Re-Entry Attorney 1. What do you like to do outside the office? Reading fantasy, knitting, or going to the gym. 2. If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would it be? BTS – Korean pop…
Read MoreThe Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, also known as the Tennessee Taxpayer Project, gives low income taxpayers legal help on federal tax problems. The project was created by the Legal Aid Society, led by Mary Gilum, in conjunction with the…
Read MoreOffice Shout Outs Clarksville – Congratulations to Paige Barbeauld on the completion of a three-day trial regarding an involuntary nursing home discharge! Cookeville – Cookeville, in conjunction with the Young Lawyers Division, launched a Free Legal Debt Clinic on January…
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