Successes

Debts Discharged and a License Preserved   When Annie Parsons borrowed a friend’s car, she never imagined that a simple errand would cause so much trouble. Annie borrowed the car

Gail Spicer, a widowed homeowner living in rural Cambridge, New York, found herself headed down the path to foreclosure. Her husband passed away unexpectedly and she fell behind in her

Veronica Reed is a LASNNY volunteer attorney who heads up a successful family-focused law firm in Schenectady, but prior to entering private practice, Veronica represented corporations like General Electric, Kawasaki,

Donna Spinner was married to her husband for over 30 years, when one day, he disappeared. Complicating the situation was the fact that the couple was in the midst of

When Sandy Safeer received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Federal Bureau of Taxation, she wasn’t sure what to believe. She says, “They said I owed

The red tape of filing a Social Security Disability claim is a nightmare familiar to thousands of Americans. But thanks to the help of Legal Aid attorney Adam DeFayette, who

A Long and Winding Road Nallaris Fanas is now a citizen of the United States, and she is very grateful to the Legal Aid Society and Brian Wang for helping

ENABLING CLIENTS TO KEEP THEIR HOMES When Sharon Boula received a quit-claim deed in pieces in the mail from her ex-husband, she had no idea he had just tangled her

Enabling Client to Keep Their Homes With a degree in business retail and a full-time job as an office manager, Vera Stokes never thought she would be in danger of

The walls of Mike O’Donnell’s living room are decorated with pictures of cities and stadiums, and he looks forward to collecting team pennants on trips with his son, Derrick. The

Immigration case has a happy ending When Charles Badu talks about becoming an American citizen, his whole face breaks into a grin. LASNNY and attorney Brian Wang helped build that

Lorrie Cleavland is very happy about a very unhappy event. The ordeal that began with an argument last August settled after 11 months of intense proceedings. “My husband assaulted me