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LEGAL AID C o r n e r
Conversation & Cocktails
Fox Rothschild LLP hosted a reception to celebrate the members of the Legal Aid Society
of Palm Beach County’s Board of Trustees and Board of Directors and their unwavering
commitment to equal access to the judicial system for all residents of the county.
More than 85 executives and local business leaders attended the event to recognize board
members and their continued efforts to provide high quality civil legal advice, representation
and education to the disadvantaged. Attendees heard from staff members of Legal Aid’s
Education, Veterans, Domestic Violence and Children’s Advocacy Projects regarding the
services they provide to the most vulnerable members of the local community.
Bob Bertisch, executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County and Robert J.
Sacco, office managing partner of Fox Rothschild’s West Palm Beach office, spearheaded the
event, which was held at Fox Rothschild’s West Palm Beach office on February 12, 2019.
The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc., founded in 1949, is a private nonprofit, 501 (c)
(3) organization dedicated to providing free legal services to disadvantaged children, families,
elders and individuals living in Palm Beach County. Projects include the Domestic Violence
Project, Juvenile Advocacy Project, Foster Children’s Project, Ryan White Project, Fair Housing
Project and Elder Law Project.
Jane Kreusler-Walsh, Michelle Suskauer
& Ellen Malasky
Melissa Duncan, Bridget Berry, Melva Rozier & India Prather
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