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All of us at Columbia Legal Services want to thank the following private attorneys for their terrific pro bono contributions during 2011 to the work of CLS on behalf of people of low income. So much of the work we do is expanded and enhanced by these contributions. Thanks to each of you and your law firms for all you do.  (more)

Columbia Legal Services (CLS) is opening a new legal clinic, and attorneys are needed every second and fourth Monday of the month to assist people  re-entering society after incarceration who owe fees, fines, and restitution. The purpose of the clinic is to inform those affected of their their rights and responsibilities and to help them set up realistic payment options so they can meet their obligations to courts and crime victims. (more)

SETTLEMENT OF WILSON V. SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, NO C09-00226MJP (W.D. WASH.).   (more)

CLS immediately seeks a dynamic and experienced human resources and administrative leader to serve in a newly created position, the Director of Program Administration. For more information about this position please see the full job description on our Employment/Current Openings page.

On September 9, 2011, a superior court judge gave preliminary approval to a $280,000 settlement on behalf of 100 Mattawa farm worker manufactured home owners. The tenants filed suit against the Riverview Trailer Court, the largest private farm worker housing landlord in southwest Grant County, claiming park owners unlawfully increased rent, collected illegal security deposits, used illegal month-to-month leases, and denied park residents Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Act rights and protections guaranteed by law. (more)