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Legal Aid Society kicks off 2015 Campaign for Equal Justice

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2015 Legal Aid Leadership Cabinet

Legal Aid Society’s 2015 Leadership Cabinet is pictured above. (Submitted photo)

 

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Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands kicked off its 2015 Campaign for Equal Justice, Legal Aid Society’s annual fundraising initiative, on Tuesday, March 17, with a luncheon at the Nashville City Club. This year, Legal Aid Society’s goal is to raise $800,000 to support its mission to provide free legal assistance to low-income residents throughout Middle Tennessee and the Cumberland Plateau.

Legal Aid Society has an office in Oak Ridge.

The Tuesday luncheon sent a message to the community at large: The legacy and important work of Legal Aid Society must live on. This message was affirmed by a keynote panel discussion moderated by Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Lee and featuring two former Legal Aid Society executive directors: Ashley T. Wiltshire Jr. and Judge Walter C. Kurtz. [Read more…]

Sponsored: Mostoller, Stulberg, Whitfield, Allen celebrates 40th anniversary

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Mostoller, Stulberg, Whitfield, and Allen

From left to right are attorneys William Allen, Ann Mostoller, Hannah Tippett, Judith Whitfield, Celia Hastings, and Tracey Williams. (Submitted photos)

 

Oak Ridge law firm Mostoller, Stulberg, Whitfield, and Allen celebrated its 40th anniversary with clients and colleagues on November 11.

Founded by Ann Mostoller and Dorothy Stulberg, the firm was one of the first all-female practices in the state. The firm has grown and now encompasses practice in bankruptcy, domestic relations, Social Security disability, special education, probate matters, criminal defense, and personal injury claims. [Read more…]

Spotlight: Legal Aid Society announces new hire at Oak Ridge office

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Michelle Darsey

Michelle Darsey

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest nonprofit law firm, has welcomed Michelle Darsey to the Oak Ridge office location as receptionist.

Darsey brings more than 10 years of client service and office support experience to her new role. She has served in public interest positions through the AmeriCorps/Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, program as a homeless outreach specialist for United Neighborhood Health Services and as a prisoner reentry liaison for the San Diego County District Attorney’s office.

“Michelle is a service-oriented individual who is dedicated to her work and to helping others,” said Janet Mynatt, managing attorney for the Oak Ridge office of Legal Aid Society. “She previously excelled in a legal office setting and we are certain she will do the same with Legal Aid Society. We are happy to welcome her to the firm.” [Read more…]