Fulton Property Tax Exemption & Appeals Training
February 27, 2018
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Join Atlanta Legal Aid's Senior Citizen Law Project attorneys Sarah Stein and Stacey Reynolds to learn how YOU can assist clients in Fulton County apply for property tax exemptions.
This critical limited scope project will take place in March and again in June or July. Once trained, volunteers can make client calls remotely as their schedule permits.
Our FREE training will equip you to help clients with the exemption process, review notices of assessment, and advisement on property tax appeals.
Join us on February 27 at 10 AM in our Downtown office to learn more about this exciting new project - register below!
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Wills and Advanced Directives for Low-Income Clients March 5, 2018
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As part of this year's programming for the State Bar of Georgia's Pro Bono March Madness, Atlanta Legal Aid Society's
Health Law Unit will present a CLE on estate planning for low-income clients.
The event will be held on Monday, March 5, from 8:30 am - 12 pm at the State Bar in Room A. This event will be worth 2.5 CLE hours, including 1 Professionalism hour.
Join us to learn how you can help cancer and HIV/AIDS patients as well as other low-income clients with serious illness with simple wills and advance directives.
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Toolkit on Ethics in Access to Justice
March 8, 2018
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Atlanta Legal Aid Society will present a four part CLE Series on shaping civil legal justice. The first session is the Toolkit on Ethics in Access to Justice.
Join us for a panel discussion on led by Judge Catherine Salinas, US Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Georgia, Judge Mary Staley-Clark, Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County, and Judge Kristina Blum, Chief Magistrate, Gwinnett County Magistrate Court. Hear from the bench about an attorney's communications, competency, and candor obligations in pro bono representation.
The event will be held on Thursday, March 8, from 12 - 1 pm at our Downtown Office in the 4th Floor Event Hall. The $30 registration fee will cover lunch and 1 CLE credit. Discounts are available for current volunteers and students.
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Education Advocacy for Children with Special Needs March 15, 2018
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Atlanta Legal Aid Society's Health Law Partnership and Georgia State University College of Law are teaming up to present a CLE on advocating for special needs students as part of this year's State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono March Madness program.
The event will be held on Thursday, March 15, from 7:30 - 11:45 am at the State Bar in Room 3. This event will be worth 3.5 CLE hours.
Join us to learn more about
special education law and receive a step-by-step reference guide to equip all attorneys with the information needed to advocate for students with special needs.
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Follow us to stay up-to-date on Pro Bono at Atlanta Legal Aid!
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We offer more than 15 pro bono projects program-wide. Here are some of our featured needs:
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- Debt defense and consumer advocacy opportunities available in all Metro counties. To learn more, click here.
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Disability Rights Advocacy
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- Represent parents of children with special needs in guardianship petitions - opportunities available in all Metro counties. To learn more, click here.
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Domestic Violence Protection Project
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- Handle a TPO Case - opportunities every Tuesday in Cobb County. To learn more, contact Kate Gaffney at kmgaffney@atlantalegalaid.org.
- Divorce by Publication, help a domestic violence victim divorce their abuser - opportunities in Fulton county. To learn more, click here.
- Minor Guardianship Petitions - opportunities available in all counties. To learn more, click here.
- Spanish Speaking Family Law Attorneys - opportunities available in Cobb county. To learn more, click here.
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Housing Preservation Project
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- Eviction Defense Cases - opportunities available in all Metro counties. To learn more, click here.
- Volunteer with Clayton's Landlord/Tenant Answers Clinic. To learn more, contact Sarah White at swhite@atlantalegalaid.org.
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- Property Tax Exemption Cases - opportunities available in Fulton County from now until April 2. To learn more, contact Laura Rashidi-Yazd at lrashidi-yazd@atlantalegalaid.org.
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To learn more about our other projects or to volunteer with us, visit our
volunteer page
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Learn More About Our Work
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The Gwinnett Family Violence Project assists clients with obtaining, enforcing and/or modifying restraining orders in Gwinnett County. One of our volunteer attorneys, Vanessa Kosky, knows from experience how hard it is to afford an attorney and this leads her to go above and beyond for her clients.
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When her parents separated, she recalls, “
We had no money, and I remember sitting in our kitchen table, with the phonebook open, calling the local attorneys in our area. No one would talk to us because we had no money. From that day on I vowed that I would assist people at reasonable rates so that no one would feel like my mother did the day she finally decided to get a divorce.”
As a result, Ms. Kosky often takes on additional cases for pro bono clients without waiting for another pro bono referral. For example, more than once after Ms. Kosky agreed to represent a pro bono client in a TPO case through the Gwinnett Family Violence Project, she has also filed a divorce for the same client without seeking a fee. Ms. Kosky's passion for pro bono work is evident to anyone who meets her. When asked what she enjoys most about working with pro bono clients, Ms. Kosky says "every day I am reminded that I have the power to assist people in their most trying times, regardless of their ability to pay. Sometimes a hug, a thank you or even a short e-mail years after my representation has ended is more rewarding than all the money in the world."
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February 2018 Pro Bono Superstars
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Thank you to the following individuals for supporting an Atlanta Legal Aid Pro Bono Project in February 2018!
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- Miranda Ayotte
- Jason Blackman
- Brittany Brown
- Colt Burnett
- Ian Calhoun
- Michael DeGori
- Ariel Fenster
- Leticia Fiscian
- Will Focht
- Ashby Kent Fox
- Irma Griffith-Steele
- Sheronn Harris
- Cindy Carson Hodge
- Tom Holcomb
- Yendelela Neely Holston
- Nyjah Johnson
- Anna Leigh Keith
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- Harriett Kelly
- Freddie Kundrata
- Chris Lee
- Mary McCallum
- Nolan McKeever
- Luce Randall
- Benjamin Rollins
- Max Ruthenberg-Marshall
- Sarah Saintius
- JoAnna Smith
- Lee Snitzer
- Lin Stradley
- Cynthia Tolbert
- Laurie Vickery
- Suzanne Wakefield
- Mingming Zhao
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*note that this list does not include all volunteers. A complete list of our volunteers can be found in the Annual Report.
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