EmPower All Housing Expungement Clinic
Attorney Janet James with Legal Aid in Norfolk has partnered with Empower All and the Hampton office to offer a free first-of-it’s-kind interactive housing workshop in Newport News on Thursday May 22nd, starting at 6PM, at the Brooks Crossing Opportu...
Eviction Expungement Workshop - Calvert Square
Do you need evictions removed from your record? Join us Saturday, May 24 at 10:30AM for our FREE housing workshop! It will be held at the Calvert Square Envision Center (975 Bagnall Rd, Norfolk, 23504) If you have evictions on your record, a lan...
Fighting Improper Rent Charged By NRHA
LASEV has taken legal action on behalf of a disabled Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) resident, who is facing significant financial and health challenges.Despite having no income other than food stamps, our client was charged ...
Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Sued Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
In December of 2024, Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (“LASEV”) sued Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (“NRHA”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. A copy of the redacted complaint can be accessed ...
Youth Homelessness Prevention Project
We are thrilled to announce that LASEV's Disability Rights Unit/Homeless Outreach Project (DRU/HOP) has been awarded a grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation for our Youth Homelessness Prevention Project. This grant will be instrumen...
LASEV Partner Receives Distinguished Award
The National Legal Aid and Defender’s Association has awarded Stanley (Stan) Brown the Arthur von Briesen Award for the 2023 annual conference. The Arthur von Briesen Award honors a private attorney who has made substantial volunteer contributions in...
New Homeless Veterans Grant Awarded
LASEV is honored to be a recipient of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ new Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk For Homelessness grant. This grant funds an attorney and social worker to focus on the needs of homeless and ...
New Eviction Expungement Grant Awarded
LASEV is thrilled to be a recipient of a Legal Services Corporation Pro Bono Innovation Fund Project grant, funding an attorney and paralegal for our Eviction Expungement Project. This project will engage volunteer attorneys to help address...
Important Federal District Court Win
In Minnesota Life Insurance Company v. Marcia Gayle et. al., a case involving a dispute over life insurance proceeds, Legal Aid attorney Brandon Ballard prevented the insurance company, who filed the action, from taking their attorneys' fee from...
LASEV Attorney Receives Prestigious Award
Senior Staff Attorney, Darryl Cunningham, received the St. George Tucker Adjunct Professor Award from William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law. &n...
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