Together Delaware’s three civil legal aid agencies—Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI), Delaware Volunteer Legal Services (DVLS), and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware (LSCD)—handle almost 8,000 cases a year, serving over 18,000 Delawareans. The vast majority of our cases involve helping individuals and their families stay housed, fed, and safe from domestic violence. The housing […]

Entering my senior year of college, I knew that I wanted a career working for social justice and thought I would likely pursue a graduate degree in social work or public policy. I had never considered becoming a lawyer. Like many people, most of my knowledge about lawyers came from television, so I only had […]

My name is Liz Rowe, and I am a housing and landlord-tenant attorney—I have handled all manner of landlord-tenant cases continuously and almost exclusively for 14 years. I am not a Delaware native, but I moved here in 2006 and am proud to call Delaware my home. In 2006, my husband and I were at […]

CCJ mourns the death of Justice Randy J. Holland.  Justice Holland was a role model in Delaware, around the country, and even the world.  He embodied the best qualities of what it means to be a lawyer and a judge—integrity, intellectual rigor, and fairness.   Justice Holland was also a heroic champion for CCJ.  Upon his […]

We are saddened to learn of the passing of MC Byrd. The leaders of the Delaware State Bar Association, and the three legal aid organizations engaged MC to provide strategic leadership of the Campaign when it was first formed in 1998. Through her leadership and guidance, the Campaign exceeded expectations of funds raised in its […]