A cancer patient avoids paying illegal and expensive utility bills. Elizabeth, a three-time cancer survivor currently receiving treatment due to a recurrence of the disease, reached out to Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc. (LSCD) for help because of rapidly rising utility costs for her rental unit. Before seeking help, Elizabeth tried to solve the […]
Reimaging Legal Providers and their Training in Delaware Landlord Tenant Cases: Qualified Tenant Advocates
80 Years of Civil Justice: Please Help Us Tell the Story of Delaware’s Legal Aid History
In 1946— decades before there was a national legal aid movement— four of Delaware’s legal titans, Collins J. Seitz, William Poole, Clarence A. Southerland and J. Caleb Boggs, recognized the urgent need to provide free legal services for those who could not afford representation. In post-World War II America, they were particularly concerned for the […]
An Introduction to CLASI’s New Deputy Director
My name is Sarah Rhine, and I recently took on the role of Deputy Director at Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI). I’m so honored to be part of this work and to have the chance to share some of our clients’ stories with you today, stories made possible by your support for the Combined […]
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI)’s ED, Daniel Atkins, Speech from 2025 Justice Matters Event
At the founding of the Legal Aid Society in Delaware in 1946, Collins J. Seitz said: “In the administration of justice, we are our brothers’ keepers.” 80 years later, that exhortation could not feel more relevant. We are living in a time when kindness and empathy are too often dismissed as weaknesses and liabilities, rather […]
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