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Organization website
Primary geographic focus: Florida
Organization type(s): Provider
Acronym or short name: LSNF
Lists: LSC
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Op-EdLegal Services meets vital needs for low-income clients
Ellen PiekalkiewiczTallahassee Democrat
November 14, 2016
While those facing criminal charges are, by law, provided an attorney when they cannot afford it; those with cases in civil court regularly go without representation and without access to courts and justice, absent help from organizations like LSNF.
News Story
Pensacola pro-bono attorneys may lose $1.4 million under Trump
Kevin RobinsonPensacola News Journal (FL)
March 24, 2017
Thousands of local citizens wind up in court each year fighting legal battles to keep their homes, to maintain custody of their children and to hold onto work and medical benefits.
News Story
“Escambia Project” Expands Residents’ Access To Legal Help
Sandra AverhartWUWF (Pensacola, FL)
November 6, 2017
It utilizes a unique community approach to developing new legal help services that are accessible and easy to use.
News Story
Tallahassee Dancing with the Stars event to benefit legal aid
Nada HassaneinTallahassee Democrat
December 4, 2017
Funds from Legal Services of North Florida's Dancing with the Stars dance contest will benefit legal aid for residents across 16 counties in Florida who can't afford a lawyer.
Op-Ed
Florida’s foster children deserve legal representation
Christina SpudeasTallahassee Democrat
February 1, 2018
The Constitution Revision Commission should place Proposal 40 on the ballot to make Florida the national model for protecting foster children by giving them both a lawyer and a volunteer Guardian ad Litem.
Op-Ed
Volunteers take the floor for equal access to justice
Dina FosterTallahassee Democrat
December 5, 2018
Doing a two-step with the legal system without representation can be more than overwhelming.
News Story
Torch, radio…house deeds? U.S. readies for hurricane season
Carey L. BironReuters News Service
July 17, 2019
Torch, radio, whistle - all standard fare in a storm survival kit. Now Americans at risk of hurricane damage are being urged to grab their house deeds and check they are valid, too.
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With no moratorium in place for FL renters, ‘We expect a tsunami of evictions’
Laura CasselsFlorida Phoenix
August 19, 2020
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