Press Releases

To read a press release, click on the name. They are listed with the newest release on top. The date of the release is in parentheses after the name.

2010

• Tennesseans with Severe Disabilities Challenge Cuts in Home Services (3/2/10)
• Legal Aid Advocates Warn Against Tax Refund Loans (1/15/10)
• Baptist Healing Trust Awards Legal Aid Society Grant for Medical-Legal Partnership (1/12/10)

2009

• Legal Aid Society Honors Three 'Champions" (12/17/09)
• Two New Attorneys Join Legal Aid Society (10/16/09)
• Two Attorneys Join Legal Aid Society Board of Directors (9/29/09)
• New Grant Administrator Joins Legal Aid Society (7/2/09)
• Court Allows Additional Disabled Persons to Join Suit Challenging Cuts in Home Health Services (6/29/09)
• Legal Aid Society Reports Huge Increase in Calls for Assistance This Year (6/2/09)
• New Legal Advice Clinic to Help Debt Issues (5/27/09)
• Nashville Legal Aid Program Teams with Indiana Law Professor to Win Tax Case for Innocent Spouse (5/5/09)
• Legal Clinic to Be Named for Nashville Attorney (4/30/09)
• Tennessee Bar Association President Urges Attorneys to Donate Time and Money to Enhance Access to Justice (3/13/09)
• Cookeville Radio Stations and Legal Aid Society Partner to Let Struggling Families Know About Food Assistance Programs (3/3/09)
• Community Foundation Helps Legal Aid Society Provide Aid to Children (2/19/09)

2008

• Free Senior Adult Legal Clinics Receive Support from Tennessee Bar Association (7/24/08)
• Nashville and Memphis corporations recognized for legal assistance programs (5/23/08)
• Nashville Pro Bono corporate partners establish Elder Law Clinics (4/30/08)
• Court orders TennCare Bureau to provide treatment to woman with rare, potentially fatal disease (4/24/08)
• New grants recognize the Tennessee Taxpayer Project as one of the top programs in the country (4/17/08)
• Legal Aid Society publishes updated version of foreclosure information booklet (4/1/08)
• Tax advocates offer tips for low-income families seeking tax stimulus rebate checks (3/25/08)
• Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee helps Legal Aid Society provide aid to vulnerable seniors (3/20/08)
• Legal Aid Society breaks fund-raising record (2/23/08)
• Legal Aid Society lawyers seek justice in and out of courtroom (1/30/08)

2007

• Legal Aid Society receives $85,000+ from local foundations (12/20/07)
• Legal Aid Society attorney wins TBA Public Service Award (12/11/07)
• Renewal House clients get legal help from Cat Financial, Nashville Pro Bono (12/6/07)
• Legal Aid Society attorney receives ABA grant (10/22/07)
• Legal Aid Society wins two CNM Salute to Excellence awards (10/18/07)
• Legal Aid Society offers free information to parents of children with disabilities (9/14/07)
• Blood and bone marrow donor drive set for Tuesday, August 28 (8/16/07)
• New attorney joins Legal Aid Society Clarksville office (8/15/07)
• Legal Aid Society Executive Director begins "First 100 Days" program (8/9/07)
• New attorney joins Legal Aid Society's Gallatin office (8/9/07)
  
• Tennessee attorneys honored for pro bono work (7/31/07)
• NOSSCR comes to Nashville to talk about Social Security (7/18/07)
• Legal Aid offers help to those facing foreclosure (7/11/07)
• Nashville community celebrates Legal Aid Society's Executive Director (6/28/07)
• Do children have right to legal representation? Legal Aid said "yes" -- and Office of the Courts agreed (6/26/07)
• Housepian to head Legal Aid Society (6/14/07)
• Legal Aid Society announces retirement of Executive Director (6/13/07)
• Legal Aid Society breaks fund-raising records (6/6/07)
• Legal Aid receives $136,000 in grant funds (5/21/07)
• Chief Justice challenges lawyers to donate time, money to help Legal Aid Society (3/7/07)
• Legal Aid provides information on one-time phone tax refund (2/6/07)
• Legal Aid Society extends reach by partnering with more than 100 organizations (1/17/07)

2005

• Volunteer lawyers to provide legal advice for hurricane evacuees (9/14/05)