OPENING DOORS LEGAL AID OFFICE NOW IN GLENDALE.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer GLENDALE - From helping the homeless find a place to live to advising immigrants on their rights, Neighborhood Legal Service of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County has been offering tips on the law for 40 years. Now, the group has an office in Glendale. Today, it will dedicate its new Adams Square office, where the nonprofit will help poor residents with a wide range of legal problems. Attorneys with the organization offer advice about housing and eviction The removal of a tenant from possession of premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest done by a landlord either by reentry upon the premises or through a court action. problems, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. issues, restraining orders, custody disputes and other areas of civil law. It began serving clients at the Glendale office late last year as renovation of the space was under way. Now that construction is finished, it is set to celebrate its official opening. ``We think Glendale is an exciting place to be,'' said Neal Dudovitz, the group's executive director. ``We also recognize it has, sadly, an extensive low-income community that needs assistance. It has one of the highest number of immigrants of any community in Los Angeles.'' Neighborhood Legal Services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. has more than 40 attorneys. Its biggest office is in Pacoima, and it has another branch in El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, . The Glendale office will have about six attorneys. A few weeks ago, the Glendale attorneys helped a homeless woman in her 50s get enough money in disability benefits to allow her to start looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an apartment. ``She was smiling a lot more and really you could just see a big difference in the way she carried herself,'' said Abby McClelland, a supervising attorney for the nonprofit. When it came to Glendale, Neighborhood Legal Services moved into an art deco art deco (ärt dĕkō`; är dākō`, ärt) or art moderne (är môdĕrn`, ärt) building from the 1920s that was designed by the same architect who drew up the blueprint for the Wiltern Theatre The Wiltern Theatre and adjacent 12-story Pellissier Building are an Art Deco landmark located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The entire complex is commonly referred to as simply the Wiltern. in Mid-Wilshire. The city of Glendale arranged for the group to get $200,000 in federal community development funds to renovate the building. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO --Neighborhood Legal Services will celebrate its grand opening, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at 1104 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale. Mayor Rafi Manoukian will speak during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:15 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (ran in Glen/Bur edition only) Office manager Laurene Harrison and maintenance worker Rolando Illanes walk through the Glendale Neighborhood Legal Services office on Wednesday. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News Box: (ran in Glen/Bur edition only) IF YOU GO (see text) |
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