Legal Aid of Arkansas

In observance of Law Day on May 1, Legal Aid of Arkansas recognized CPA and attorney R. Dawn Allen for her outstanding volunteerism in Carroll County.

Allen donated more than 22 hours of pro bono service in 2011 to low-income clients. (Read the full article at Carroll County News.)

Legal Aid of Arkansas announced that Rick Spencer of Mountain Home is being recognized for his outstanding volunteerism in Baxter County.

Spencer donated more than 53.5 hours of pro bono service to low-income clients during 2011. (Read the full article at the BaxterBulletin.com.)

JONESBORO, Ark. – Facing steep funding cuts, Legal Aid of Arkansas has reorganized its service delivery system to continue to provide quality legal service to low income individuals and families in Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., November 2, 2011 – Arkansas attorneys helped prepare more than 200 legal documents for firefighters, police officers, emergency health care workers, and their spouses and families at the UALR Bowen School of Law and the Fayetteville Town Center last week.

JONESBORO, Ark. – AmeriCorps Legal Advocates from across the country will provide assistance to low-income Arkansans in the Justice for Arkansans Project beginning October 1 at various Legal Aid of Arkansas offices across the state.
 
Because the Justice for Arkansans Project members are recent law school graduates and several are licensed to practice law in Arkansas, the members will not only develop and execute plans to reduce poverty within the state but also provide legal services to individual clients.