Delaware’s three nonprofit civil legal aid agencies, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI), Delaware Volunteer Legal Services (DVLS), and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware (LSCD) provide essential, life altering, and community preserving legal assistance to the most vulnerable among us. This year is an exciting year for each agency, as we celebrate 75 years of […]
Volunteering At CLASI
From the time Brian and Shari Eng (to whom I will be forever grateful) connected me with CLASI in October 2017, until the present, not a week goes by that I don’t thank my lucky stars. I was reluctant to retire after years of general law practice and ten years on the Kansas Bench. Before […]
Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. Reflects on 75 Years
The idea that everyone is equal before the law can only be made real if everyone actually has a fair shot to be heard and have their say through a skilled lawyer. Although we are still a long way from where we need to be to assure that every Delawarean who deserves counsel has one, […]
Kyle Evans Gay on CCJ & DoMore24!
The Combined Campaign for Justice is calling on you to DoMore24! Are you in? On March 4-5, for the second year in the row, Spur Impact Association and the United Way of Delaware are teaming up to sponsor DoMore24 Delaware, a 24-hour all-virtual fundraising event to support nonprofit organizations up and down our state. Building […]
Meet Cindy DePue! Legal Services Corporation of Delaware’s new Executive Director
How I got into Legal Aid:I’ve always had an interest in social justice issues, going back to my college days at the University of Delaware. I remember working on then Senator Biden’s first Senate reelection campaign in 1978 and admiring his commitment to assisting Delawareans and his passion for helping “the little guy”. After college, […]