…minds of the city give back to their community by volunteering to help low-income Atlantans achieve the safety and stability they deserve. In 2019, our Annual Campaign raised over $1,070,000. But in order to sustain the exponential growth of our programs and services, we set an ambitious fundraising goal this year of $1.5 million. All donations to our Annual Campaign are unrestricted and fully tax-deductible. This enables AVLF to employ the funds…
…lunteer@avlf.org for the link. Secondly, we’d like all of our Eviction Defense-trained volunteer attorneys to consider an Attorney Pledge – commit to being “on-call” at least 1 month a year to receive case pitches and ultimately accept 1 case throughout that month. Attorneys will sign up for a time period that works for their availability, and we’ll limit sending them case pitches to that month. Through accountability, we seek to increase the numb…
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…tody decisions, cultural humility, writing reports, and preparing for cross-examination, among others. While everyone, including non-attorneys, are welcome to attend this training, you must be an attorney and attend the full training to receive a Certificate of Completion and to volunteer as a guardian ad litem with AVLF in Fulton County. This training is has been approved for 14 hours of CLEs through the State Bar of Georgia, including one ethics…
…tody decisions, cultural humility, writing reports, and preparing for cross-examination, among others. While everyone, including non-attorneys, are welcome to attend this training, you must be an attorney and attend the full training to receive a Certificate of Completion and to volunteer as a guardian ad litem with AVLF in Fulton County. This training is has been approved for 14 hours of CLEs through the State Bar of Georgia, including one ethics…
…had fallen through the floor because the floors were so weak. The home was completely covered in mold. She and her children were getting sick. The home also had a very severe rat infestation. (Miriam’s daughter had actually been bitten by a rat.) Miriam had lost almost all of her furniture to mold damage and rat damage. Her daughter had fallen through the floor because the floors were so weak. The home was completely covered in mold. Given the cir…
…, whose fledgling domestic violence volunteers were among some of the brightest and most passionate this year. We are so lucky to be able to thank, year after year, Alston & Bird, King & Spalding, Sutherland, DLA Piper and Kilpatrick for their standing commitments to represent survivors of family violence with our Project. Thank you to Emory, Georgia State and John Marshall for the privilege of working with law student externs whose passion, hard…
…er amazing friends, attorneys and non-, thank you for being role models of compassion, patience and hard work – I need those. At the end of the day, the greatest thanks goes to the clients whose strength and endurance lead them to our doors and who allow us the privilege of working with them. As I conclude 5 years (which feels both like 5 seconds and a lifetime) doing the best job of my life, I look forward excitedly, if a bit nervously, to the ne…
…ave been settled in a stable home. One slumlord took that away from her when he refused to spend $3,000. I am thankful that I met Ms. Crawford. Her case allowed me to hone my negotiation and drafting skills, and her story gave me much-needed perspective. Every time I have a bad day, I remember Ms. Crawford. Her case reminds me of the power of a law license: we have the power to change lives, if we look for the clients who need us the most. Read th…
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…editors’ Rights Section of the State Bar, AVLF, and Lorman. Please rsvp to Esther Graff-Radford by emailing esther@graff-radford.com …
…o AVLF. Reserve your appointment today (we can have 5+ people each hour) by texting or emailing Dior Account Executive – Lana Mock: 770.235.6601 Lana.Mock@lvmhuspc.com…
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