Talk Justice: Episode 127

Born Without a Birth Certificate: Legal Help for Lost Documents

Talk Justice explores the legal battle of a Colorado-born woman with no birth certificate, the roadblocks people without identification and other vital documents experience and how attorneys at civil legal services organizations can help.

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Casey Sherman

Casey Sherman is the Supervising Attorney of the ID Unit at Colorado Legal Services. She obtained her BA in Psychology and J.D. from the University of Arkansas. She worked as an attorney for Legal Aid of Arkansas from 2014-2018. She joined Colorado Legal Services in 2018. The ID Project provides vital record vouchers for low-income, senior, and disabled Coloradans, as well as extended representation in legal name changes, delayed registrations of birth, and replacing USCIS documents.

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Steven Reed

Steven Reed has worked as an attorney for Southeast Louisiana Legal Service for 14 years. His experience includes litigation and systemic advocacy primarily concerning disaster recovery benefits, social security benefits, homeownership preservation, eviction defense, and debt collection defense.

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Lee Rawles

Lee Rawles joined the ABA Journal in 2010 as a web producer. She has also worked for the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal and Legacy.com. She holds an M.S. in New Media from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois. Lee is the host of ABA Journal: Modern Law Library, the 2016 Lisagor Award winner for Best Podcast.

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