On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri held a reception for donors whose support helped establish the Hon. Richard B. Teitelman Chair Attorney position at the organization, and to introduce Lisa J D’Souza as the attorney on this new position. The event was hosted by Legal Services Board Member John G. Simon at the downtown St. Louis offices of the Simon Law Firm, P.C.
As the Hon. Richard B. Teitelman Chair, D’Souza will work with a wide range of client issues, to provide systemic advocacy and litigation on issues that affect low-income Missourians statewide.
About Legal Services of Eastern Missouri: Legal Services of Eastern Missouri has provided free civil legal help for low-income families for 62 years. In 2017 nearly 30,000 people in
21 counties of eastern Missouri received services from four regional offices. For more information, please visit www.lsem.org.