The News Journal has recognized Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) as a “Top Workplace” in Delaware for 2023. We are proud that CLASI has been named a top place to work for seven of the last eight years, based on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous third-party survey about workplace culture administered by Energage,…
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) is excited to announce that Deputy Director Laura Graham has been named a 2023 “Top Lawyer” by Delaware Today magazine. She was selected as a top lawyer for immigration and international law, based on a poll of lawyers across the state regarding the best practitioners in various areas of…
On December 12, 2023, the Delaware Department of Education released the results of a new independent assessment of the state’s public school funding system. The assessment is the result of a legal settlement reached in 2020 with Delawareans for Educational Opportunity and the NAACP Delaware State Conference, who filed suit in 2018 seeking more equitable…
(Pictured: Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Executive Director Angela DiNunzio Seguin, Laura Graham, and CLASI Executive Director Dan Atkins) We are pleased to announce that Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) Deputy Director Laura Graham has received the 2023 Vision of Peace Award from the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in recognition of her outstanding leadership…
June 14, 2023 Historic Renters’ Right to Representation Bill Passes Delaware General Assembly Delaware becomes fourth state in U.S. to provide right to representation for renters facing eviction Today, the Delaware General Assembly passed historic legislation ensuring low-income renters a right to representation in eviction actions, making Delaware only the fourth state in the nation…
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) is pleased to announce that Marissa L. Band, Esq., M.P.A.P., will be the new Project Director of our Disabilities Law Program (DLP) starting June 1, 2023. The DLP is Delaware’s designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for people with disabilities, providing free advocacy services to children and adults…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2023 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Sarah Rhine, Esq. Managing Attorney, CLASI Housing Unit 302-674-8503 / srhine@declasi.org CLASI Wins Important Fair Housing Victory in Delaware Supreme Court Decision Will Impact Tenants with Disabilities Facing Eviction Statewide WILMINGTON, DE—Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) has obtained a significant fair housing victory in the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2023 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Laura Waterland, Esq. Project Director, CLASI Disabilities Law Program 302-476-8509 / lwaterland@declasi.org New Report from CLASI Disabilities Law Program Finds Widespread ADA Accessibility Violations at Delaware’s Polling Places WILMINGTON, DE—Ahead of Delaware’s upcoming School Board Elections on May 9, the Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) of Community…
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) Executive Director Daniel Atkins has been named one of Delaware’s “most influential people” in the law for 2023 by The News Journal. Dan was recognized for CLASI’s efforts to increase access to justice for vulnerable Delawareans who need civil legal help but can’t afford an attorney, like domestic…
Congratulations to CLASI’s Advocacy Director John Whitelaw on his appointment by the Supreme Court of Delaware to the Board of Bar Examiners. As a Board member, Whitelaw will help to oversee the testing and procedures for admission to the Delaware Bar. “I am grateful to the Supreme Court for this opportunity,” says Whitelaw. “As a…