ASHLEIGH STARNES | April 16, 2018 AVLF board member Adria Perez was presented with the Trailblazer award, and staff member Gabriela Medina Nunez gave a student testimony. The Georgia Latino Law Foundation (GLLF) hosted their annual luncheon on April 11th. Adria Perez, board member and friend of Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, was presented with the Trailblazer Award, […]

ASHLEIGH STARNES | April 2, 2018 11Alive met with a Forest Cove resident and AVLF staff to discuss the housing issues that students and tenants face in the Thomasville Heights neighborhood. On March 30th, local news channel 11Alive aired a segment on the work of Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s Standing With Our Neighbors (SWON) program. Natisha Lance spoke […]

The nationally broadcast segment investigated the impact of AVLF’s Standing with Our Neighbors program on the Thomasville Heights community.

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and Atlanta Legal Aid Society are partnered with the Family Law Section Diversity Committee to host a free family law community pop-up clinic at Thomasville Heights Elementary School.

This year’s PurSHOEing Justice was wildly successful, raising more funds for our Safe and Stable Families program than any previous event.

The Attorney-Legal Assistant Partnership connects volunteer attorneys in need of additional help to volunteer legal assistants who are seeking a more immersive pro bono experience.

Georgia Needs Lawyers, a campaign from the State Bar of Georgia, aims to dispell pre-convinced notions about lawyers. 

Scott has served on the Board of Directors for five different organizations in addition to her work on Alston & Bird’s Pro Bono Committee. 

PwC Forensic Services contributed both financial gifts and staff volunteerism to AVLF in 2017. 

The foundation recognized AVLF for the preventative health work our programs accomplish. 

Perez received the honor for her tireless work on behalf of survivors of domestic violence. 

The story focuses on Starwood Waypoint Homes, the largest owner of single-family homes in the country, and their bad track record when it comes to making repairs.