05 May 2023
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New Legal Aid DC Leader Faces Growing Needs, Budget Cuts
01 May 2023
Vikram Swaruup Steps Into New Role at Legal Aid
Feature in Washington Lawyer Magazine about Legal Aid's new Executive Director, Vikram Swaruup
27 Apr 2023
Proposed D.C. Budget Cuts To Legal Services Are A ‘Calamity,’ Local Orgs Say
Coverage in DCist featured Legal Aid's Vikram Swaruup and former client Melissa Chapman: “Without DC Legal Aid, a lot of people would be left out to dry and would have no voice,” she says. Access to free civil legal services, she adds, “gives people a voice, and makes sure that they’re not railroaded or bullied.”
26 Apr 2023
They waited decades for D.C. housing aid. Will changes finally bring relief?
Testimony from Legal Aid's Amanda Korber was featured in The Washington Post: "To me, this means DCHA is sending a clear message with its policy: It is more interested in clearing its waitlist and making itself look good than actually housing people."
26 Apr 2023
Racine Receives Legal Aid DC Honor
Washington Informer coverage of the 2023 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner
12 Apr 2023
D.C. Housing Authority To Open Waiting List, Adopt New Governing Procedures
Legal Aid's Amanda Korber was quoted in DCist in an article about the D.C. Housing Authority reopening its waitlist: "...the public housing waitlist is stagnant because units have been sitting dilapidated and vacant. That’s part of my frustration – there is a mismatch between what they’re doing and what they’re trying to solve. That isn’t and wasn’t what the problem with the waitlist was.”
Latest Blogs
07 Aug 2023
2023 Making Justice Real Campaign Raises Millions for Legal Services
For the fourth consecutive year, DC’s legal community came together to raise more than $3 million for Legal Aid DC through the Making Justice Real Campaign, shattering last year’s record with $3.48m.
20 Jul 2023
DC Immigrant Justice Platform: Reflecting on Our First Six Months
In January of this year, DC immigrants and immigrant justice organizers and organizations came together to form the Immigrant Justice Platform (IJP), a shared platform of legislative and budget priorities that benefit DC’s immigr
10 Jul 2023
Law360: Latham Partners Help Legal Aid DC Launch Endowment
As featured on Law360, Legal Aid of the District of Columbia announced that it established the
05 Jul 2023
Nadira Clarke Voted President of Legal Aid DC’s Board of Trustees
Last month, Nadira Clarke, a Partner at Baker Botts LLP, was voted as the next President of Legal Aid DC’s Board of Trustees, succeeding
26 Jun 2023
Announcing New Directors of Pro Bono and Intake at Legal Aid
Legal Aid is happy to announce that we have filled two important vacancies with long-time Legal Aiders. Sylvia Soltis is our new Director of Pro Bono, Volunteer, and Intern Programs, and Yoliara (Yoli) Ramos is our new Director of Intake.
22 Jun 2023
Legal Aid DC Announces the Reopening of Big Chair Office East of the River Offering In-Person Legal Services
Legal Aid of the District of Columbia today announced the reopening of its office at the Anacostia Professional Building, also known as the Big Chair, which will serve as a general intake site and host community event
Latest Videos
13 May 2022
Courthouse Tour - 1/7/22
13 May 2022
2022 Servant of Justice Awards Dinner - Part 1
13 May 2022