Washoe Legal Services Rebrands as Northern Nevada Legal Aid

RENO, Nev. (August 9, 2022) – Today Washoe Legal Services announced it has a new name – Northern Nevada Legal Aid — which will help the nonprofit expand regional awareness […]
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Tami Cowden

Tami, Of Counsel at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has more than 25 years of experience as an appellate attorney with a focus on representations in the Nevada Supreme Court and the […]
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Kimberly Surratt

Kim Surratt Esq. is one of our most dedicated volunteers. She took multiple adoption cases over the past year. She also encourages and supports her colleagues at Surratt Law Practice […]
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Sarah Bordelon

Sarah is an attorney with Holland & Hart. At Holland & Hart she helps clients to obtain environmental permits for natural resource and development projects and litigates environmental and natural […]
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Debbie Leonard

WLS would like to thank Debbie Leonard for her outstanding commitment to the pro bono program and our community. She has recently taken Immigration/ refugee change of status cases through […]
Pro Bono Attorney Spotlight: Pamela Everette

This month we would like to recognize Pamela Everett for her generous work with our Pro Bono Program. After many years of private practice in California, Pamela is now a […]
Senior Resource Panel

The event was a legal panel held in collaboration with the Senior Coalition of Washoe County. The legal panel had attendees from Nevada Legal Services, Aging and Disability Services, Adult […]
Senior Law Center Resource Fair – 05/03/2022 At The Senior Law Center At The Washoe County Complex
We had several new clients generated from the WLS booth, which shared the services and resources we offer, and we learned of additional new resources from the fair to use […]
The 2022 Child’s Voice Luncheon

All of our Child Abuse Prevention Month Activities culminated in our Child’s Voice Luncheon. After a two-year hiatus, we were able to gather again to stand against child abuse and […]
BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) Child Abuse Prevention Month Resource Fair & Pinwheel Planting

WLS participated in this tabling event at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City. There we shared information about the organization, services offered, and resources available. We also helped to plant […]