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Legal Aid in the news

Legal Aid in the news

Check out the links below to various news sources that have featured Legal Aid staff or reported on Legal Aid's activities, programs/projects, events, services, and just about any other way we work to make equal justice happen.ABE's annual grant program sends $300k to...

Legal Aid welcomes back ElderAccessLine attorney, Anne Marcotte

Legal Aid welcomes back ElderAccessLine attorney, Anne Marcotte

Anne Marcotte is Legal Aid of Nebraska’s newest ElderAccessLine Attorney. Anne has 6 years of previous experience with the Legal Aid of Nebraska AccessLine, and we are so thrilled to have her back! What brought you back to Legal Aid? After the sale of my small...

Legal Aid welcomes new Grant Writer and Manager, Lukas Sutton

Legal Aid welcomes new Grant Writer and Manager, Lukas Sutton

Lukas Sutton is Legal Aid of Nebraska’s new Grants Writer and Manager, working to ensure funding for Legal Aid of Nebraska. What brought you to Legal Aid of Nebraska? Throughout my career in nonprofit fundraising, I’ve always held a deep respect for the work done at...

Legal Aid welcomes new Housing Justice Project Attorney, Sarah O’Neill

Legal Aid welcomes new Housing Justice Project Attorney, Sarah O’Neill

Sarah O'Neill is one of Legal Aid of Nebraska’s newest staff attorneys. She is involved with the Housing Justice Project, which works to represent low-income Nebraskans to demand protection of foreclosure and eviction rights, to insure low-income housing is safe and...

Domestic Abuse Survivors Can Now Get Protection Orders for Their Pets

Domestic Abuse Survivors Can Now Get Protection Orders for Their Pets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2023 Media Contact: Jenna Hynek, Legal Aid of Nebraska, Communications Manager 402-880-9889 jhynek@legalaidofnebraska.org Domestic Abuse Survivors Can Now Get Protection Orders for Their Pets Under a new Nebraska law, survivors of...

Volunteer Spotlight: Matt Munderloh

Volunteer Spotlight: Matt Munderloh

Since 2006, Matt Munderloh has provided reduced-fee representation to Legal Aid clients in northeast Nebraska who are dealing with family law cases within a domestic abuse context. Munderloh practices with the well-respected firm, Johnson and Mock, that practices in a...

Legal Aid of Nebraska Welcomes Lia Bies as Newest REACH Staff Attorney

Legal Aid of Nebraska Welcomes Lia Bies as Newest REACH Staff Attorney

Lia Bies is Legal Aid of Nebraska’s newest staff attorney. She is involved in the REACH Initiative, which provides information and free civil legal assistance to victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation, and to survivors of domestic violence across Nebraska....

Volunteer Spotlight: Allee Barton

Volunteer Spotlight: Allee Barton

We are excited to highlight volunteer attorney Allee Barton! Allee is an associate attorney at Husch Blackwell where she assists individuals, companies, and municipalities in navigating their collaborations with state and federal agencies. Allee has volunteered at...

Volunteer Spotlight: Patrick Runge, Runge Law Office LLC

Volunteer Spotlight: Patrick Runge, Runge Law Office LLC

We are thrilled to highlight Patrick Runge (Runge Law Office LLC)! Patrick has been handling PAI cases for Legal Aid of Nebraska since 2003 and has provided extended representation to clients who were survivors of domestic abuse in 43 different family law cases....

Nebraska Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Rights Under ICWA

Nebraska Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Rights Under ICWA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2023 Media Contact: Jonathan Seagrass, Managing Attorney, Native America Program Phone: 402-348-1069 ext. 266 Email: jseagrass@legalaidofnebraska.org LINCOLN, NE –The Nebraska Supreme Court has decided that Nebraska courts must follow...

Highest Court affirms Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

Highest Court affirms Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

Yesterday the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Haaland v. Brackeen, upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The 7-2 ruling solidifies that ICWA remains intact and must be followed by state courts. ICWA was enacted by Congress in 1978 out of...