Auda Hamilton, 73, would never have imagined herself speaking to a large group of attorneys about the benefits of pro bono and how she was rescued from mounting debt and given a fresh financial start in life, but that is exactly what she did. . . . Auda told her story to a room full of lawyers at the monthly Smith County [Texas] Bar Association CLE presentation.
New Mexico Legal Aid (NMLA) is seeking an Executive Director to lead this nonprofit legal services organization that serves migrant, Native American and low-income populations throughout New Mexico.
Jacquelynne Bowman, Deputy Director at Greater Boston Legal Services since 2000, has been chosen as the nonprofit program's next Executive Director. She succeeds Robert Sable, who is retiring after 20 years of service.
Raun J. Rasmussen has been selected as the next Executive Director of Legal Services NYC by the group's Board of Directors. Since 2003, he has served as the Chief of Litigation and Advocacy for the New York program, which is among the largest civil legal aid programs funded by LSC.
For nine gut-wrenching years, Texan Greg Allen has been trying to track down his daughter after her mother absconded to Mexico with the 4-year-old during a rare unsupervised visit after the couple's contentious divorce.
A free financial workshop was held on Wednesday afternoon to assist people who are looking for different way to budget their income. To read the entire story and watch the news broadcast, click here.
The Park Girl says she’s bankrupt. Jo Leigh Ares filed for bankruptcy protection. Her customers want to make sure that doesn’t stop them suing her. To read the entire story and watch the news broadcast, click here.
Attorneys for Rio Grande Valley residents who allege that JoLeigh Ares, Park Girl Sales and others defrauded them have asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to allow them to continue with their civil lawsuit in state district court, even though Park Girl Sales has filed for bankruptcy. To read the entire article, click here.
Two workers have filed a suit against Caterpillar Inc., McLemore Building Maintenance Inc. and Texas Power Systems LLC claiming that the companies failed to pay them for all the hours they worked and failed to pay them the minimum wage and overtime required by state and federal law. To read the entire article, click here.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – February 1, 2012 – Two San Antonio low-wage workers have sued Caterpillar, Inc., McLemore Building Maintenance, Inc., and Texas Power Systems, LLC, for failing to pay them for all the hours they worked and failing to pay them the overtime wages required by state and federal law. The lawsuit, filed today [...]
