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"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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Jul 29: Legal Aid’s Lincoln office accepted an unemployment case Wednesday in which staff attorney Brittani Lewit will be representing an almost 80 year old man against his former employer, Wal-Mart. According to Brittani, “He was fired after 7 and a half years for missing work due to doctor’s appointments, despite the fact that he had doctor’s notes for these appointments. We don’t have a date for the administrative hearing yet.” We will let you know what happens next!

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July 23: Omaha attorney Kelly Boswell represented a refugee through Legal Aid’s work at the International Center of the Heartland. Our client, a woman, has four children. A little over a year ago, our client’s coworker began to sexually assault her. According to Kelly, “He was giving our client rides to and from work, then forcing his way into her apartment. The woman became pregnant as a result of one of these assaults, and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in March. After the child was born, the adverse continued to assault her; he would demand to see his child in order that she would allow him inside. To keep her from seeking help, the adverse told her that, if she called the police, it would cost her a lot of money. Our client was recently resettled from her home country, so she had no idea that the adverse was lying and that she could dial 911.” Last week, our law clerk Jaci Wyatt took our client and an interpreter to file a Protection Order. Jaci worked with advocates from Victim Services and the Family Justice Center to get the paperwork filled out. Legal Aid filed the protection order last Friday. Said Jaci, “Now, our client can call the police if the adverse tries to force his way into the apartment. I am thrilled that she’s safe and won’t have to suffer anymore!

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