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Op-Ed written by: Chay Sengkhounmany, Legal Aid Society Attorney Immigrant victims of domestic violence are often reluctant to report abuse because they don’t want to be deported — a vulnerability that their abusers are aware of and use to exert control over the relationship. Domestic violence is a crime of power and control. It …
We’ve all been there. Maybe we’re signing up for a cable package, or renting a car or opening a bank account. We sign a contract with a service provider — usually a large company — without really reading, or fully processing, its fine print. And as some of us have subsequently found out, sometimes what …
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands’ (LAS) eight offices serve as a gateway for veterans across Middle Tennessee in need of civil legal assistance. Over 450,000 veterans live in the Middle Tennessee area and 9% of Tennessee’s adult population are U.S. Military veterans. LAS has developed partnerships with Operation Stand Down, Veterans …
On Wednesday morning, the Nashville office participated in Progress Inc.’s Taking Care of Business program, which provides pre-vocational skills to adults with intellectual disabilities by exposing them to different types of business settings. Progress Inc. presented Legal Aid Society with a Certificate of Appreciate for helping to advocate for people with disabilities.
In the November 2018 issue of the Nashville Bar Journal Online, Executive Director DarKenya Waller writes, “Veterans make up just 7% of the US population. So, it’s safe to say that for large swaths of our country, the realities of military service are somewhat removed from our daily lives and sphere of understanding.” To read …