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Expungement Clinic Lawyers Donate Over $12K in Legal Services

| By Theresa Morrison
Categories: Featured, News, Success Stories

Expungement Clinic Lawyers Donate Over $12K in Legal Services Attorneys from Butler Snow, Bradley, Baker Donelson and Adams and Reese participated in an expungement clinic at Belmont School of Law on Friday as part of the Capitol City Challenge. Attorneys and Belmont Law students were welcomed by TBA Vice President Ed Lanquist and Davidson County …

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Client Feedback

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Categories: Success Stories

Here are a few recent comments from our clients. Spelling and punctuation has not been changed. “Thank you for your time and efford, I appreccte what information was given to me. The information was helpful. I will do the best that I can afford. Thanks.” from GO for Claire Abely, housing attorney in our Nashville office …

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Obtaining Housing for a Trafficking Victim

| By Webmaster
Categories: Success Stories

“Robin” became a sex-trafficking victim when her father sold her at the age of 8.  Despite a lengthy criminal record of prostitution (over 200 charges), Robin began turning her life around in her mid-thirties. She received services at The Next Door, went through the Magdalene House program, obtained employment, and regained custody of her children. …

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Helping a Family Scammed by a Fake Landlord

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Categories: Success Stories

“Joseph” and his wife and three children rented an apartment in the basement of a single family home. There were many problems with the apartment, and the landlord went months without fixing them. Joseph reported the issue to Nashville’s Metro Codes Administration and to the Metro Public Health Department. When Joseph received the agencies’ reports, …

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Seeking Justice After a Wheelchair Ramp is Denied

| By bbdeveloper
Categories: Success Stories

“John” came to Legal Aid Society with a fair housing issue. Because of a medical issue, the only way John’s wife could get inside their home was to have family members or friends carry her up the stairs, or she would slowly crawl up the steps. They desperately needed a wheelchair ramp, but the couple’s …

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