Community Legal News
LEGAL AID FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST COUNTY OF ORANGE ON BEHALF OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES LIVING AT THE SANTA ANA RIVERBED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEGAL AID FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST COUNTY OF ORANGE ON BEHALF OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES LIVING AT THE SANTA ANA RIVERBED On February 7, 2018, the Legal [Continue Reading]
Press Release: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
June 21, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Ana, CA – The Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC) announces four honorees for the 2017 Voices for Justice Annual Awards Dinner. The [Continue Reading]
Mohammed K. Ghods elected President of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County
Attorney Mohammed K. Ghods has been elected as the new President of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC). Ghods succeeds R. Thomas Peterson who served as President for [Continue Reading]
Introducing LASOC’s new Executive Director: Kate Marr
LASOC's new Executive Director: Kate Marr Following the retirement of Robert J. Cohen, Legal Aid's Executive Director for the past 36 years, Kate Marr will take over the [Continue Reading]
LASOC welcomes its newest Board Member: Douglas B. Davidson
Douglas B. Davidson is the newest addition to the Legal Aid Society of Orange County’s (LASOC) Board of Directors. Since 2015, Doug Davidson has served as a volunteer attorney and [Continue Reading]
LASOC welcomes its newest Board Member: Richard J. McNeil
Richard J. McNeil is the newest addition to the Legal Aid Society of Orange County’s Board of Directors. Rick is a Partner at Snell & Wilmer, and has over 30 years of [Continue Reading]
The LA County Domestic Violence Council awards Mary Lozano with the 2016 Betty Fisher Award
On October 25, 2016, the LA County Domestic Violence Council will award Community Legal Services (CLS) paralegal, Mary Lozano, with the Betty Fisher Award, a prestigious honor awarded to an [Continue Reading]
LASOC welcomes its newest Board Member: Elizabeth McKeen of O’Melveny & Myers
The Legal Aid Society of Orange County (LASOC) is proud to welcome Elizabeth McKeen, Managing Partner of O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Newport Beach office and the Co-Chair of the Financial [Continue Reading]
LASOC welcomes its newest Board Member: Blaine H. Evanson
Blaine H. Evanson is the newest addition to the Legal Aid Society of Orange County's Board of Directors. Blaine is a partner at the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn [Continue Reading]
HCAC honored at Health Net Partner Appreciation Night
The Legal Aid Society of Orange County’s (LASOC) Health Consumer Action Center will be honored for its legal advocacy work at the Health Net Partner Appreciation Night on April 21, 2016. Sara [Continue Reading]
LASOC welcomes three new Board Members
Please join us in welcoming our newest Board Members: Alan Fenstermacher, Esther Morales, and Adriana Moreno. We believe the new oversight will enhance the capability of LASOC to provide essential services to our client community. [Continue Reading]
Congratulations to our 2015 Patricia Herzog Award Recipients
Every year the Legal Aid Society of Orange County presents the Patricia Herzog Pro Bono Service Award to outstanding volunteers whose pro bono contributions to Orange County's most vulnerable populations [Continue Reading]
