Conditions were so bad in Miriam’s home that her landlord told her to keep November’s rent and move elsewhere. When she failed to pay, he filed for an eviction.

AVLF’s work on behalf of Atlanta’s most vulnerable tenants is guided by our vision of housing justice. But what does that actually mean?

AVLF’s main office was alive with the spirit of service on Friday, December 7th. Members from four law firms joined AVLF staff in celebrating five of our best supporters at the first ever Saturday Lawyer Sponsor Luncheon.

Karmel Keeton (our former summer intern from Mississippi College of Law) and Angelik Edmonds (our former University of California President’s Public Service Legal Fellow) offer a short reflection on their time at Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.

Our young volunteer lawyer was nervous, yes, but I knew that she could do it. I told her that AVLF would be there to support her.

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Cheyenne worked as a behavioral aid for a management consulting firm. Although the firm promised to pay her the money she earned, she was never paid.

When management wanted to renovate Gabriella’s apartment, they temporarily relocated her to another unit with a horrible bedbug infestation. She didn’t hear a word from management for three weeks.

After Hurricane Irma, Anna’s house was all but falling apart. With the help of one of our volunteer attorneys, Colby Nixon, Anna avoided $3,425 in costs.

Thanks to Laura Smithman and Margaret Flatt, Jade didn’t have to face her fear of testifying in open court about the abuse that she endured.

Jeffrey Tompkins, a volunteer, supporter, and long-time friend of AVLF, recalls his very first Saturday Lawyer experience – with a surprising twist.

John already had serious health problems which required surgeries and nurse home visits before his issues with his home began. But the nurses refused to keep coming for home visits because of hazardous conditions at his property.