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MURFREESBORO, Tenn., June 7, 2016 – Exactly one year after relocating its offices following a devastating fire, the Murfreesboro office of Legal Aid Society will welcome guests back to its original location at 526 North Walnut Street with a reception…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 2, 2016 – Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, announced today that a new community outreach advocate and foreclosure paralegal has been added to the firm. Tabitha Faulconer has…
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TULLAHOMA, Tenn., April 21, 2016 – Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands announced today that it has launched a new program with the Coffee County General Sessions Court to support pro se litigants. Pro se litigants are…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 29, 2016—Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands kicked off its 2016 Campaign for Equal Justice, Legal Aid Society’s annual fundraising initiative, on Wednesday, March 16th with a luncheon at the DoubleTree by Hilton—Downtown Nashville.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 21, 2016 – Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-profit law firm, announced today that David Kozlowski, managing attorney of Legal Aid Society’s Columbia office, has assumed the additional role of director…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 2, 2016 – Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest non-‐profit law firm, announced today that three new attorneys have been added to their firm. Paige Hamby Barbeauld joins Legal Aid Society’s Clarksville…
An independent evaluation by Stout shows Davidson County’s Eviction Right to Counsel pilot helped 1,069 tenants in 2025, generating $4.3 million in public fiscal benefits and keeping hundreds of families from homelessness. Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee April 13,…
The initiative is aimed at expanding legal support and community investment in South Nashville’s Napier-Sudekum neighborhood and the surrounding 37210 zip code.
Legal Aid Society helps give individuals second chances.
Eviction Right to Counsel program helps prevent evictions.
Throughout the pilot phase of ERTC, Legal Aid and the Nashville Hispanic Bar Association (Hispanic Bar), as the lead legal services organizations, have worked in partnership with several other nonprofits, including Conexión Américas, the American Muslim Advisory Council (AMAC), the…
Legal experts share the impactful tech projects they have contributed to, and the struggles and successes of getting volunteer lawyers to engage with tech tools on Talk Justice. Oswald’s project at Legal Aid Society uses automation and AI to handle…
Hobson Flats, a complex in Antioch run by Elmington Property Group, is classified as affordable housing. Despite this designation, it’s now facing serious allegations. Local advocacy organizations Poder Popular and Tennessee Student Solidarity Network recently claimed that Elmington has evicted…
As the academic year gets underway this month across Middle Tennessee, many parents are getting an uncomfortable reminder of the many expenses that come along with having school-aged children. Clothes. Bookbags. Textbooks. Band instruments. The list goes on and on.…
The 120-year-old building on the corner of Meridian Street and East Trinity Lane has transformed into a nonprofit where everyone who enters through its doors is called “neighbor.” That includes the Piggly Wiggly employee who sleeps outside, to the woman…
Written By DarKenya W. Waller, Executive Director of Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the Cumberlands, and Eric G. Osborne, a partner at Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison PLC. What if we told you that for just $200 a…