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Legal Aid and Nashville Law Firm Bass Berry + Sims Team up to Support Community in 37210
The initiative is aimed at expanding legal support and community investment in South Nashville’s Napier-Sudekum neighborhood and the surrounding 37210 zip code.
Read MoreCriminal Record Holding You Back? These People Can Help.
Legal Aid Society helps give individuals second chances.
Read MoreLegal Aid Society’s program helps Nashville tenants fight eviction amid rising costs
Eviction Right to Counsel program helps prevent evictions.
Read MoreLegal Aid Society releases groundbreaking report on Metro Nashville’s highly successful Eviction Right to Counsel (ERTC) pilot project.
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,…
Read MoreCan Tech Simplify Pro Bono?
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…
Read MoreEviction Notices Raise Questions About Metro Support for Affordable Housing
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…
Read MoreState law offers families needed relief from school feesState law offers families need relief from school fees
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.…
Read MoreCooling Centers are Scarce Amid Nashville’s Summer Heat
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…
Read MoreDemocracy, The Justice Gap, and Preserving the Rule of Law
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.…
Read MoreWhat Non-English Speakers Should Know About Court Interpreters | COMMENTARY
Contributed commentary by Patricia Jones, managing attorney, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands’ Columbia office. Receiving a notice to appear in court can be a stressful experience…
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