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NLSLA Breaks Ground on New El Monte Office
/in NewsNLSLA has broken ground on its new office in El Monte! The new location—twice as spacious as our previous El Monte office—will accommodate our expanding services in the San Gabriel Valley. The office is centrally located on the corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Main Streets, right next to El Monte bus and Metro stations. […]
Kirkland & Ellis’ Sharre Lotfollahi Joins NLSLA Board
/in NewsNLSLA is proud to announce the newest member of its Board of Directors, Kirkland & Ellis’ Sharre Lotfollahi. Sharre is a partner in Kirkland’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group and focuses on disputes involving trade secret, patent, trademark, and copyright, including licensing disputes regarding intellectual property. NLSLA got to know Sharre when Kirkland partnered with the […]
NLSLA Protects 45,000 Low-Income Renters in Successful Lawsuit
/in Client Stories, NewsThanks to your support and the dedication of NLSLA’s advocates, more than 45,000 families who depend on Section 8 rental subsidies are now protected from sudden, illegal rent hikes that threatened to push them into homelessness. In a major victory for low-income renters across the city, NLSLA secured a groundbreaking settlement requiring the Los Angeles […]
NLSLA’s Health Work Featured in LSC’s ‘Innovations in Legal Aid’
/in NewsNLSLA’s health work is featured on the Legal Services Corporation’s “Innovations in Legal Aid” blog, which highlights best practices in the delivery of legal services. LSC commended NLSLA’s health work for both its breadth and innovation, and highlighted its efforts spearheading the Health Consumer Center, Medical Legal Community Partnerships, and successful health-related impact litigation and […]
“Homelessness is more than just losing your home.”
/in Client StoriesWhen Rebecca Gutierrez learned her rent was going to increase by 300 percent, she was terrified. Rebecca shares her apartment, which is subsidized with a Section 8 voucher, with her five children and one granddaughter. She raised her children in the small but warm space, and every inch of wall is covered with photos of […]
NLSLA Coordinates Toy Drive, Volunteers Step in to Help
/in NewsThis holiday season, NLSLA coordinated a toy drive for students experiencing homelessness at Telfair Elementary School in Pacoima. More than 25 percent of Telfair’s students are homeless. They live in motels, in cars, and in garages. Their families struggle to get through each day, and the children carry the burden of these precarious situations into […]
NLSLA Spearheads Effort to Help Low-Income Victims of Woolsey Fire
/in NewsThe Southern California Woolsey fire is finally contained, but the devastation it caused is just beginning to come into focus. That devastation has a disproportionate impact on low-income people, many of whom lost their homes or place of employment as a result of the fires. And so NLSLA is stepping in to help, spearheading a […]
“I left this summer feeling empowered to serve and with a fire blazing in my heart”
/in NewsSpend a summer at the forefront of change! NLSLA is offering law students a chance to make a lasting impact in the lives of low-income individuals, families and communities in Los Angeles County and beyond. NLSLA provides many unique opportunities for law students to develop and hone their legal and advocacy skills while working to […]
NLSLA Honors Mike Feuer, Susan Burton and HARNESS at Annual Gala
/in Events, News(above from left) NLSLA Executive Director Neal Dudovitz with Janice Kamenir-Reznik, Los Angeles City Attorney and Legal Excellence Award recipient Mike Feuer, Leadership Award recipient Susan Burton, and Deputy Director Yvonne Mariajimenez Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County hosted its 13th annual Just Neighbors gala at the Skirball Cultural Center, bringing together the organization’s […]