A (Safer at Home) Day in the Life of a LAFLA Staffer
LAFLA Senior Attorney Paula Cohen has spent more than 25 years of her life assisting some of LAFLA’s most vulnerable clients – those suffering abuse and violence at home, yet without the financial resources to move safely elsewhere. Paula’s entire career has focused on working with domestic violence victims, helping them to secure safety, stable […]
Pro Bono Spotlight: Natalie Camastra
We are thankful for pro bono volunteers like Natalie Camastra, an associate with O’Melveny & Myers (pictured), who recently obtained an important victory for one of LAFLA’s torture survivor clients. Her client fled El Salvador with her family when she was 15 years old – having suffered persecution at the hands of government officials there, […]
Letter from Our Executive Director
Dear Friends and Supporters, Our clients are survivors. Each time a client reaches out for our help, he or she is standing up for his or her right to live in dignity. Lately, we have seen many more clients than usual, and of course this is an unusual time that we live in. Each day […]
Fighting for a Better Future for Women
Every day, LAFLA supports and empowers low-income women who are enduring some of the most traumatic, stressful situations of their lives. During Women’s History Month, we reflect on the historically disadvantaged position that women occupy—and emphasize the need for equal access to justice. More than two-thirds of LAFLA’s clients are women: Many of them seek […]
LAFLA’S New MLP Clinic Opens at Rancho Los Amigos
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles celebrates the opening of our newest Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) clinic, located at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. The new clinic will connect low-income patients with the full scope of LAFLA’s free legal services. “We are excited to bring the breadth of LAFLA’s work and expertise to Rancho Los […]
Pro Bono Spotlight: Bisou Le
At LAFLA, we aim to make the pro bono experience as meaningful as possible, both for the clients served and for the volunteers. Pro bono attorneys help us extend our reach, while also learning about poverty law and refining their own practice. Through the LA Incubator Consortium (LAIC), new solo practitioners receive legal training, mentorship, […]
LAFLA Welcomes Our New Fellows
LAFLA is proud to host several new fellows, who joined LAFLA this fall. Meet the fellows and learn about their projects, in their own words (pictured above, from left to right): José Del Río III, USC Gould School of Law Irmas Fellowship: Project: “This project works to achieve student debt relief for low-income and financially […]
Finding New Home for Tenants with Disabilities
At LAFLA, our attorneys keep people off the streets by fighting for those about to lose their homes, including clients like Michael. He came to LAFLA after he received a surprising notice from his landlord: He and his family had 60 days to move out of their apartment, due to no fault of their own. […]
Surprise Outcome for Veteran
Manuel, a Gulf War-era Navy veteran, initially came to LAFLA for help with his student loans. He owed nearly $40,000; and as a single father on Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, he simply couldn’t afford to make student loan payments. At LAFLA, we are proud to serve low-income Veterans and their families through our Veterans […]
LAFLA at 90
We are celebrating the 90th anniversary of LAFLA with a touching tribute to the staffers who advance our mission, and the clients who drive our work.