JALA

Hiaasen to deliver keynote address for 2023 Equal Justice Awards

Bestselling novelist and former Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen will deliver the keynote address at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s (JALA) 21st Equal Justice Awards Sept. 20 at the Marriott Jacksonville Downtown. The Florida native is known for his irreverent humor, colorful characters and fiercely pointed tales about Florida, environmental issues, modern culture and corruption.              […]

Crecelius Receives VA Accreditation

Crecelius Receives VA Accreditation

Attorney Jacalyn Crecelius, who leads Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s (JALA) Veterans Legal Services Unit, has received Veterans Administration accreditation, a qualification that helps ensure claimants have access to responsible and qualified representation on their VA benefits claims. “This accreditation opens up major opportunities to serve Northeast Florida veterans and their families,” Crecelius said. “There are […]

Taking it to the Yard “Fore” Charity

Taking it to the Yard “Fore” Charity

The Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic hosted its annual yard golf and lawn party, The Yard Course & Back 9, on Saturday, April 1, raising over $150,000 for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA), which provides cost-free civil legal services for those in need. The cornerstone of the event is the 18-hole course played at […]

Freed to Run draws big rivalries for Legal Aid

Freed to Run draws big rivalries for Legal Aid

Marathon from Tallahassee to Jacksonville endows medical legal partnership Members of the Jacksonville Bar Association (JBA) representing Big Law, alternative dispute resolution and solo/small firms are entering into an epic battle to see who can garner the most support for Freed to Run 6.0, which is expected to fully fund an endowment for Jacksonville Area […]

Freed to Run adds powerhouse proponents, community co-chairs

Freed to Run adds powerhouse proponents, community co-chairs

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s largest fundraiser, Freed to Run, will get a boost this year from three newly-appointed co-chairs of the event: Darnell Smith, Florida Blue’s market president for North Florida; Eric Krall, mortgage sales manager with Community First Credit Union; and Ryan M. Ludwick, an attorney with Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball. The trio […]