Our Mission
To promote Justice, Dignity, Hope and Self-sufficiency through quality civil legal aid for those who have nowhere else to turn.
In the Trenches
"In the trenches" describes the day-to-day activities, successes and challenges of our practice. The title is inspired by the April 20, 2010 Omaha World Herald article by reporter Erin Grace, about our staff attorney Pat Ford.
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Omaha staff attorney Liliana Shannon represented a woman who was evicted by her private landlord for failure to pay rent. The Omaha Housing Authority then terminated her Section 8 rental assistance and we contested that decision at an Administrative Hearing on December 6. Liliana argued that the woman's disability (she receives federal Supplemental Security Income for bipolar disorder) and her status as a victim of domestic violence meant that she should be able to keep her Section 8 benefits. She was successful at the hearing and the benefits were reinstated, right before the holidays!
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Attorney Mark Bestul represented a veteran of the armed services who was being unfairly evicted from his apartment in Pawnee City, Nebraska. The client was struggling to move out of the apartment because of his disabilities. The judge entered a judgment in favor of Legal Aid's 52 year old client and the eviction was stopped.
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After being bombarded with threatening calls from creditors, a 68 year old woman contacted the ElderAccessline® for advice. Legal Aid explained to her why her Social Security Retirement benefits were exempt and could not be taken by creditors. Our client got peace of mind and told us, “for the first time in my elder years, I have someone to go to, that I am not alone”
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