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All SJLS offices will close at 12 PM today, November 27, through Friday, November 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. All offices will reopen on December 2 at 9 AM.

Congratulations and a big THANK YOU to our SJLS staff members, who are celebrating their SJLS anniversary this month! We deeply appreciate your dedication and service to the clients!

This Veterans Day, SJLS honors family members of our very own staff, who have served in the US Armed Forces. We thank them and all veterans for their service! First row (from left): Vernon L. Hampton (MSG, US Air Force, 2001-2021) (nephew of Linda Hampton, Senior Attorney); Robert Grayson (US Army, 1942-1947) (grandfather of Mary Lynn Berkenstock, Staff Attorney); Kenneth Lee Morris (LCPL, US Marine Corps, 1966-1972) (SSG, US Army National Guard, 1975-1982) (father of Brittani Morris, Director of HR and Operations). Second row (from left): Walter Alexander Stubbs (SPC, US Army, 1975-1981) (uncle of Serena MacBello, Staff Attorney); Sheldon Hare (MP, US Army) (father of Warren Hare, Staff Attorney); Joseph Balsamo (MP, US Marine Corps) (father-in-law of Warren Hare, Staff Attorney); Cleveland Hampton, (PFC, US Army, 1966-1968) (brother of Linda Hampton, Senior Attorney); David Matushima (SGT, US Army 1974-1978) (stepfather of Christopher Benson, Managing Attorney). Third row (from left): Michael Nuciglio (SGT, US Army, 1966-1969) (father of Michelle Nuciglio, Director of Pro Bono Services); Kellie B. Norman-Rolle, (SGT, PA Army National Guard, 1987-2007) (mother of Dominique A. Rolle, HR Specialist); Charles A. Gorman (PFC, US Army, 1942-1945) (father of Ann M. Gorman, Deputy Director); Michael “Mitch” D. Chiumento, Sr. (PFC, US Army 1942-1945) (father of Richard Chiumento, Managing Attorney); Angel Rodriguez (SFC, US Army 1983-2013) (uncle of Vanessa Jackson, Advocate Paralegal). Fourth row (from left): Gregory Williams (MM2, US Navy 1977-1992) (father of Sabrina T. Williams, Staff Attorney); Jesse Gershuny (PFC, US Army, 1954-1956) (father of Douglas E. Gershuny, Executive Director); Cleo Hampton (PFC, US Army, 1943-1946) (father of Linda Hampton, Senior Attorney); Vernon Hampton (SFC, US Army 1975-2002) (brother of Linda Hampton, Senior Attorney); Martin Moskovitz (SGT, US Army 1942-1945) (father of Mitchell Moskovitz, Staff Attorney).

Happy Veterans Day! As we celebrate Veterans Day, we honor the veterans on the SJLS team. Thank you all for your service to our country AND our organization! Top row, from left: Douglas E. Gershuny, Executive Director (PFC, US Army, 1981-1983); Robert Cooper, Bankruptcy Law Coordinator (MMN1, US Navy, 1979-1988); Carlos Santiago, Paralegal (SGT, US Army Reserves, 1984-1994). Bottom row, from left: R. Adam Bethke, Managing Attorney (CW3, US Army, 1997-2012); Luis LaCourt, Paralegal (SPC, US Army, 2016 -2018); Garrett Treer, Staff Attorney (SGT, US Marine Corps, 2004- 2010).

All offices are closed today, Monday, November 11, 2024, in honor of Veterans Day.

All SJLS offices are closed tomorrow, November 5, for Election Day.

Happy Love Your Lawyer Day! This day was created to show appreciation and support for lawyers everywhere. We have some of the most amazing attorneys and law graduates here at SJLS, and we greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication! Please join me in thanking all the outstanding SJLS lawyers-- our directors, coordinators, managing attorneys, staff attorneys, and law graduates for all the amazing work they do for our clients!

November is Native American Heritage Month—a time in which we honor the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the United States. This month encourages us to learn, reflect, and celebrate the resilience and culture that continue to impact and inspire us all. Continue to uplift the voices and legacies of indigenous peoples, today and always.

Happy Diwali to all who celebrate!