The mission of South Brooklyn Legal Services is to seek equal justice for low-income people in Brooklyn by providing a broad range of legal advocacy and information, helping empower poor people to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty in their communities. SBLS is a program of Legal Services NYC.
Former SBLS Extern Given New York State Bar Association's Pro Bono Service Award
South Brooklyn Legal Services is proud to announce that a former Kramer Levin extern in our office, Aaron M. Frankel, has been chosen to receive the New York State Bar Association’s President’s Pro Bono Service award for 2008.
To learn more about SBLS externships and other pro bono opportunities please visit our pro bono page. For other ways to contribute to our mission, see our “How To Give Help” page.
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* 12 May 2008
Abuser Uses Deportation Threat To Frighten Legal Immigrant
Our client, a Turkish speaker, came to the United States in February of 2007 with a green card. When she came to the Family Justice Center, she had been married for one and a half years but had suffered abuse. Her husband had even threatened her with deportation despite her fully-legal status. A pregnant new immigrant, she was terrified that she would be deported after giving birth, and so fled the state of New York to live with relatives.
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* (Family Law/Domestic Violence) 6 May 2008 More Family Law/Domestic Violence spotlights >
