I have been passionate about social justice from a young age. I took some law classes in college, and decided that the best way to make my interest in social justice into a career was to go to law school to become a public interest lawyer. I became a legal aid advocate so I can […]
Client Spotlight: Pam
The Rodney Inn of Court hosted the Combined Campaign for Justice as the featured CLE presentation at their November meeting. The executive directors of each of the CCJ beneficiary agencies, Community Legal Aid Society (CLASI), Delaware Volunteer Legal Services (DVLS), and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware (LSCD) presented about the history of legal aid in […]
STAFF FEATURE FRIDAY: MEET JAYCE LESNIEWSKI
Meet CLASI Managing Attorney, Jayce Lesniewski! I am the Managing Attorney for the Kent and Sussex County offices and I am the Poverty Program Attorney in Sussex County. I represent survivors of domestic violence, primarily in helping them obtain Protection from Abuse Orders in Family Court, and I represent tenants in Federally subsidized housing, primarily […]
Janine Howard-O’Rangers Receives Spirit of Advocacy Award
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and each year the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence holds The Purple Ribbon awareness event. Members from our community, survivors, service providers, advocates and friends gather to celebrate the partnerships and shared work to prevent and end domestic violence and to honor Vision of Peace and Spirit of […]
