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LEGAL AID UPDATE/MEET THE TEAM PROFILE AW Legal Aid Service of Collier County (LASCC) proudly selects Lisa Williams, Esq., as Attorney of the Month for June. Lisa Williams supervises the Estate Planning and General Practice Clinic course for Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Florida. She is also a Professor and teaches Wills, Trusts, and Estates for the Law School. Lisa is licensed to practice law in Florida, Illinois, and Minnesota. She holds her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School, Master’s of Business Administration with emphasis in Finance and Specialization in Derivatives from Loyola University in Chicago, and Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University. Ms. Williams has served others for over 25 years in the financial services and legal profession. Additionally, she has been a huge supporter of Legal Aid throughout the years by partnering with us to do various clinics where she empowers and supervises her students while helping those in the community to complete first time Wills. Ms. Williams has a passion for training, teaching, and mentoring others and does not hesitate to go above and beyond when it comes to helping our clients. In fact, Lisa recently visited a client who was in the hospital in order to complete a Will that was essential for her family’s stability. After the client passed Lisa also proceeded to help the husband by providing him with the legal help he needed. Lisa’s big heart is not just limited to humans. She is also a former board member for the Humane Society Naples, where she adopted a 125-pound Great Dane/lab rescue. For this and so many other reasons, we are pleased to announce that we have selected Lisa Williams as our Attorney of the Month for June 2022. Legal Aid Service of Collier County (LASCC) proudly nominates, Beverly Brennan Esq., as Attorney of the Month for July. Beverly is currently a partner at Mclaughlin and Stern LLP. Prior to this she was the founder of the Law Offices of Beverly Brennan, P.A. She focuses her practice on family law matters and has been helping families in need since 1986. Beverly graduated with honors from Western New England College School of Law in 1986 and became a member of the Massachusetts Bar in the same year. She practiced family law and developed what was to become a lifelong interest in children’s legal issues and the effect of litigation on children. After relocating to Florida, she was appointed to the State Attorney’s office, where she was a prosecutor for both Lee and Collier Counties. She is also a member of the Federal Bar and was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the Middle District of Florida and the U.S. Supreme Court. Beverly is no stranger to helping those in need and volunteering whenever she gets the chance. Most of her volunteer and community work is with young people. She regularly volunteers as a judge for Florida’s high school mock trial competition, acts as a judge for Teen Court, and sponsors Girls on the Run. She has served as a pro bono attorney through Legal Aid for more than 15 years. Here at Legal Aid she has been an invaluable asset to our organization as she previously served on the Board of Directors. Beverly and her firms have sponsored numerous Legal Aid events over the years, including the Barrister’s Bash and Art Aid Quick Draw charity art auction. Recently, Beverly was able to assist us during a clinic by providing advice and counsel to 5 clients; all of whom received valuable and specific directions on how to proceed next. We are thankful for Beverly and all of her many contributions to Legal Aid, and we proudly honor her as our choice for Attorney of the Month July 2022.
JULY / August 2022 Vol. 210
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