Welcome Ashley
We are excited to welcome Ashley to our team! Ashley Cummins, JD, has been hired as a housing attorney to serve the South King County community. Ashley most recently worked as an attorney with Nevada Legal Services in Reno. She also worked at McNeice Wheeler
Story: When Urgent Help is Needed
Sometimes urgency is everything. ELAP’s attorneys recently helped HealthPoint clinic staff provide quick services for a young woman who was a survivor of sex trafficking. Her visa was about to expire and she was in danger of being deported back to her native country, where
ELAP Receives Norm Maleng Award
LifeWire, a nonprofit working to end domestic violence in King County, presented an award to Rochelle Krebs, ELAP Domestic Violence Staff Attorney, and Jerry Kroon, Executive Director, at the organization’s 2021 Gala last month. In recognition of ELAP’s work with survivors of domestic violence, Rochelle
Welcome Lucy and Danielle
We are excited to announce two new ELAP staffers who have joined our team! Lucy Boateng, JD, has been hired as a housing attorney to serve the Kirkland community. Our Housing Stability Program provides civil (non-criminal) legal services to people facing housing-related challenges. ELAP’s staff
Domestic Violence Action Month
October is Domestic Violence Action Month! At ELAP, we are committed to providing hundreds of people in King County who are affected by domestic violence with free legal help every year. ELAP’s full-time staff attorneys empower survivors and their families with legal tools to help
Join Us In Supporting Justice
We are one week away from ELAP’s signature annual fundraising event. Breakfast for Justice takes place Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 8 a.m. streaming virtually. We’re asking for help from our community to raise $160,000 to provide free civil legal aid this year. People in King
Meet two of ELAP’s Low-Bono Attorneys
In October, ELAP launched a new program to expand access to civil legal aid for people in King County. Thanks to grant funding from the CARES Act, ELAP was able to match local attorneys with people in need of legal advice or resources. Attorneys in
ELAP Launches New Housing Clinic
ELAP recently added a twice-monthly legal clinic in response to demand for legal help for housing-related issues. Our new housing clinic, which launched in May, will help people in King County who are facing eviction or are experiencing other crises that are affecting their ability