Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.

 
Serving the Tennessee counties of Shelby, Fayette, Lauderdale and Tipton.
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Welcome to Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.’s Website
A Case For Your Support!

Harrison D. McIverMemphis Area Legal Services, Inc. (MALS) entered its fifth decade with the same commitment and determination that inspired 30 members of the legal profession in the wake of Dr. Martin Luther King’s death to coalesce around a shared vision to establish an organization whose single purpose was to provide means by which the legal problems of the poor could be addressed.

Today, MALS continues that tradition of "excellence in legal advocacy," as a non-profit firm geared to provide the highest quality legal assistance possible to the most vulnerable residents of our community.

Even with a dedicated staff, it cannot meet the compelling need today that is more acute because the "justice gap" is widening only compounded by the economic woes of our time. As the recent census reveals that more than 57 million individuals live at or below the poverty line, representing more than a 14 million increase since the 2000 Decennial Census.

Your support for the 2011 Campaign is more crucial today than ever before for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), MALS’ largest funder (40%), is facing a new threat in the 2012 federal budgeting and appropriation processes.

We thank you, our supporters, who softened the blow and impact in 2011. In 2012, your support is being called on once again, as the cornerstone of our democracy - "equal justice under law" - will be undermined, should the proposed cuts occur.

What can you do? Simply, volunteer your time willingly and generously contribute $300.00 minimally, or just give what you are able to give to the 2011 Campaign for Equal Justice, chaired by George T. "Buck" Lewis.

Again, welcome to our website. We hope you find it informative and leave with a better understanding of the various activities and important services we provide our community.
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Client Services

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS
Paul H. Morris, Esq., Immediate Past President
Sean Antone Hunt, Esq., President
Jonathan Hancock, Esq., Vice-President
Dancy McKinney Parker, Secretary
Byron B. Winsett III, Esq., Treasurer

MEMPHIS BAR ASSOCATION

Jeff Atchley, Esq.
Norwood Howard & Atchley
Anne Fritz, Esq.
Memphis Bar Association
Paul Morris, Esq.
Center City Commission
James Barry, Esq.
International Paper
Jonathan Hancock, Esq.
Baker Donelson Bearman
Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Thad S. Rodda, Esq.
Burch Porter & Johnson PLLC
Andrew Branham, Esq.
Counsel on Call
Sean Antone Hunt, Esq.
The Hunt Law Firm
Andre C. Wharton, Esq.
The Wharton Firm
Elizabeth T. Collins, Esq.
Thomason Hendrix Harvey Johnson & Mitchell, PLLC
Ami P. Kelley, Esq.
Mueller Industries
Byron B. Winsett III, Esq.
Shelby County District Attorney’s Office
Anica Conner, Esq.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
David P. Knox, J.D.
FedEx Corporation

TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION

LATINO MEMPHIS

NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
BEN F. JONES CHAPTER

Bruce  McMullen, Esq.
Baker Donelson Bearman
Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Gloria Diaz
Memphis City Schools
Honorable John T. Fowlkes
Judge, Shelby County Criminal Court
B. J. Wade, Esq.
Deal Cooper Holton PLLC

Pamela Johnson, Esq.
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson

CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES

Africa Gonzalez, YWCA
Latino Memphis
Dancy McKinney Parker
Delta Human Resources Agency
Shelvie Rose
Delta Human Resources Agency
Dora Holmes Hare
Center for Neighborhoods
Lenora Pipkin
Memphis Area Client Council
Yolanda Thigpen
Porter-Leath
Charlie Morris, Sr.
Community Service Agency
Salandria Stevenson
Community Service Agency
Lottie B. Tyus
NAACP – Tipton County

 

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