The owners of this Blue Hills property passed away and their heirs later abandoned the property. Legal Aid worked with volunteer attorneys from Kutak Rock LLP to file a Missouri Abandoned Housing Act lawsuit. After over a year of serving the necessary parties and hearing no response, the Blue Hills Neighborhood Association was granted possession of…
The Ruskin Heights Homes Association needed assistance with a vacant, nuisance property on a major corridor right across from a neighborhood school. Legal Aid worked with volunteer attorneys from Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP to prepare and file a Missouri Abandoned Housing Act lawsuit on behalf of RHHA in order to clear and acquire title.…
Boulevard Brewing Company | November 16, 2023 Thanking supporters is so much fun!! Everyone had a great time at our Party with a Purpose. Photobooth Strips: https://www.simplebooth.com/gallery/8vkmyrWsVAvH-2023-party-with-a-purpose
Here at Legal Aid we love justice and we love our furry family members. For National Dog Day, staff shared photos of their furry friends and we shared them on social media.
2022 Donations & 2020-22 Pledges DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE Defenders of Justice are the law firms that donated at the $325 per attorney level each year of our 2020-2022 Justice for All Bar Campaign. Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP 3-year pledge of $268,125 Stinson, LLP 3-year pledge of $136,500 Spencer Fane, LLP 3-year pledge of $62,400…
Our 2023 VAP golf tournament was great fun–and perhaps the best one yet! A big shout out to all the golfers, sponsors, and volunteers who helped make our annual Bar Plan Foundation Charity Golf Tournament for the Benefit of the Volunteer Attorney Project a huge success!
Irene, living only on Social Security, took her car to a repair shop because the sensor lights kept coming on and the car would shudder when she drove it. Due to her limited resources, she asked the repair shop to call her with an estimate before making any repairs. According to Irene, the agreement was…
For years Kristi’s husband, Daniel, beat her severely. He sexually assaulted her, ripped out her hair, and during the last beating, he gagged their young child. That night, the neighbors called 911. When the police arrived, Daniel told Kristi to pretend she was asleep and threatened to kill her if she opened the door. Despite…
Jeff was referred to Legal Aid by a community partner. His Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments had been suspended for an unknown reason. While his Legal Aid attorney was investigating his SSI benefits, she learned he also had an issue with his subsidized housing. One of Legal Aid’s housing team attorneys accepted the housing case.…
Cassie lives alone on a fixed income. One day, she got a phone call from someone claiming to be a debt collector who threatened her with arrest and foreclosure if she didn’t pay a debt from the early 2000s—a debt she had no knowledge of. The collector tricked Cassie into paying $2,800 on her credit…
