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Legal Aid Service of Broward County Names Brent Thompson as Executive Director and Promotes Debra Koprowski and Carol A. O'Callaghan to Deputy Executive Directors

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Monday, February 28, 2022
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Additionally, Debra Koprowski was promoted to serve as Deputy Executive Director of Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LASBC) and Carol A. O'Callaghan will serve as Deputy Executive Director of Legal Aid Service of Collier County (LASCC).

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  • Additionally, Debra Koprowski was promoted to serve as Deputy Executive Director of Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LASBC) and Carol A. O'Callaghan will serve as Deputy Executive Director of Legal Aid Service of Collier County (LASCC).
  • As Executive Director, Thompson will continue Legal Aid's mission of providing high-quality free civil legal advice, representation, and education to vulnerable residents of Broward and Collier counties.
  • As Executive Director of East River Legal Services, Thompson enhanced program capacity resulting in a 300% increase in clients served per year.
  • In addition to Thompson's new role, Debra Koprowski and Carol O'Callaghan have both been promoted to the positions of Deputy Executive Director of Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Deputy Executive Director of Legal Aid Service of Collier County, respectively.

7 Additional Greenberg Traurig Equal Justice Works Fellows Tackle Social Issues Across the U.S.

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Friday, October 15, 2021
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NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added seven members to its Equal Justice Works Fellowship program.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added seven members to its Equal Justice Works Fellowship program.
  • As a cohesive group, the Greenberg Traurig Equal Justice Works Fellows help tackle racial, economic, and social justice issues in underserved communities, many in their hometowns.
  • Greenberg Traurig, through its Holly Skolnick Fellowship Foundation, is the largest law firm sponsor of Equal Justice Works in the United States.
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    About Equal Justice Works: Equal Justice Works is the largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law in the United States.

Equal Justice Works and Legal Services Corporation Select Student Fellows for Rural Summer Legal Corps

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Equal Justice Works, the nation's largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law, and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the nation's single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans, today announced the selection of 30 law students for its Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC).

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  • WASHINGTON, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Equal Justice Works, the nation's largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law, and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the nation's single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans, today announced the selection of 30 law students for its Rural Summer Legal Corps (RSLC).
  • "The Rural Summer Legal Corps allows legal aid programs in rural America to serve significantly more people than they could otherwise," explains LSC President James J. Sandman.
  • "The Rural Summer Legal Corps addresses the access to justice crisis for people living in rural communities and provides a terrific opportunity for passionate public-minded law students to explore a career in civil legal aid," says David Stern, executive director at Equal Justice Works.
  • Maxwell, a law student at Oklahoma City University School of Law, will be hosted by Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma.

Fish & Richardson Wins $1.43 Million For Sex Trafficking Survivor in Pro Bono Civil Suit

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Friday, May 3, 2019
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HOUSTON, May 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish & Richardson has won a $1.43 million award on behalf of plaintiff Jose Alfaro, a teen survivor of sex trafficking.

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  • HOUSTON, May 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish & Richardson has won a $1.43 million award on behalf of plaintiff Jose Alfaro, a teen survivor of sex trafficking.
  • Upon learning more about his legal rights from Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Alfaro decided to pursue a civil lawsuit under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
  • "We are thrilled to have achieved such a substantial victory and significant award for our client," said Lawrence Kolodney, Pro Bono Chair at Fish & Richardson.
  • The Human Trafficking Legal Center works to provide every survivor of human trafficking access to justice through a talented pro bono lawyer, with the goal of holding traffickers accountable for their crimes through civil litigation and criminal restitution.