The Spotlight's On You!

June 16, 2017

eBrief

ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT:

James Gibson, Lightfoot Franklin & White

Years Volunteering with the BBVLP: From 2009 to 2010, I volunteered with the BBVLP on a somewhat consistent basis while I was a new lawyer. I started back volunteering in January 2017.

Current Case: My client purchased an as-is vehicle with a salvaged title from a used car dealership located in Roebuck. The car was not drivable. She wanted a refund and the dealer refused.

Why Was This Case Meaningful?: My client purchased the vehicle with cash she had saved up with the intent of having a reliable car to get to her new job. Without a vehicle or a refund, she would have been unable to work on most days.

Client Commentary: He was amazing! He was a spiritual man, which was very important to me. He was encouraging every step of the way and I thank him for everything he has done.

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HELP A CLIENT IN NEED:

1. Please help this teacher put a stop to a garnishment that he has been dealing with since 2013

The client has already paid over four times the original amount he owed, but is still being garnished by the original creditor, an ex-landlord, even after the courts have told the landlord to stop.

(17-0009081)

2. Please help this abused woman with cancer through her divorce

Please help this woman who has Stage 4 colon cancer. The client had to quit her job due to the severity of her condition. This is a Shelby County case.

(17-0008944)

*Client' s face is blurred due to special circumstances

*This is the client' s second time in eBrief

3. Please help this abused and abandoned mother of five get a divorce

The spouse is physically abusive to the client and her children. He has also abandoned the client to start a new life in a different state, leaving her to raise five children on her own. She is in desperate need of a divorce so that she can rebuild her life.

(17-0009111)

* Client's face is blurred due to domestic violence

4. Please help this woman divorce her incarcerated spouse

The spouse is currently incarcerated in Georgia. The client wishes to move on so that she can build a better life for her son.

(17-0009115)

HELP DESK ATTORNEYS: Thank you to the following attorneys

Civil Help Desk: 33 clients served

Kendra Johnson

Leon Johnson and Jeffrey Winegrad, JD.

Loring Jones

Jones & Associates

Lane Morrison

Lightfoot Franklin & White

Terrika Shaw, Legal Services of Alabama and

Adam Leroy , Clerk, Legal Services of Alabama

Matt Swerdlin

Amie Vague, Lightfoot Franklin & White, and Rob Atras, Summer Associate at Balch & Bingham

Abby Van Alstyne

Quinn Connor Weaver Davies & Rouco

Josh Wrady
Wrady & Michel

Domestic Relations Help Desk: 38 clients served

Patricia Doblar

Maura Goodwyn and Jeannie Walston, Starnes Davis Florie

Melinda Guillaume

Kendra Johnson

Leon Johnson

Kim Vice

Pam Weed

Volunteers:

Rob Atras Summer Associate, Balch & Bingham	April Bell YWCA Central Alabama	Jessica Chang, JD
Kaylie Eicholt Cumberland School of Law	Adam Leroy Law Clerk ,Legal Services of Alabama	J.R. Thomas Cumberland School of Law BBVLP Summer Intern
	Jeffrey Winegrad, JD

ATTORNEYS SIGNED UP FOR NEXT WEEK:

Christen Butler Dominick Feld Hyde	Preston Martin Bressler Amery Ross	Kim Vice
	Jeannie Watson Starnes Davis Florie

ATTORNEYS WHO CLOSED CASES THIS WEEK:

Preston Martin

Bressler Amery Ross

Preston assisted a client through her divorce. Preston states that "it is always rewarding to guide a client through a confusing process of seeking a divorce."