Read more about the history of CCJ’s founding from some of the folks who were there when it started: The Delaware legislature passed a new law in 2023 guaranteeing a Right to Representation in Evictions Cases. The legislation provides for a phased implementation over three years (which started November 22, 2023) by Delaware’s three legal […]

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 […]

I was fortunate enough to serve as a Co-Chair of CCJ from 2017 to 2019.  I was asked to serve by Dave Stratton, whom I’d known for many years.  At first, I tried to put Dave off.  I wasn’t sure I really had time to take on the commitment.  I had been a financial supporter […]

Forty years ago I was a serious music student without a passion for life as a serious musician. I was a versatile and competent bass player, but I did not burn with desire to make music my mission. I faced graduation with a music degree and no path to personal happiness and fulfilment. I knew […]

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, […]