June 16, 2020

Community Legal Aid Recipient of Cy Pres Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Thomas Navin, Development Director
Phone: (413) 727-7115
Email: tnavin@cla-ma.org

Community Legal Aid is grateful to be chosen as the recipient of a recent cy pres award designated by the Law Office of Nicholas F. Ortiz, P.C. of Boston, as a result of a class action settlement of a case in Hampden County Superior Court.

Cy pres awards allow unclaimed settlement funds from class action suits to be distributed to organizations that will benefit or pursue the interests of the class. The Massachusetts IOLTA Committee says it best: “Class action residuals are an ideal way to advance the goal of ensuring equal access to justice and serve the interests that the class action was designed to address.”

Attorney Ortiz settled a wage theft class action lawsuit against a home-care agency based in Hampden County, resulting in the cy pres award. Said Attorney Ortiz, “Community Legal Aid does important work in Western and Central Massachusetts in a variety of areas and is a logical choice for a cy pres award. I am pleased to direct these funds to CLA and contribute to its efforts to improve the lives of our most vulnerable citizens through legal advocacy.” Community Legal Aid greatly appreciates the award.

About Community Legal Aid:

Community Legal Aid provides free civil legal services to the low-income and elderly residents of the five counties of Central and Western Massachusetts (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester), and maintains full-time offices in Worcester, Fitchburg, Springfield, Northampton, and Pittsfield. Community Legal Aid works to assure fairness for all in the justice system, protecting homes, livelihoods, health and families.

For more information on Community Legal Aid please visit www.communitylegal.org. Anyone wishing to apply for services is welcome to call our intake line at 855-CLA-LEGAL (855-252-5342) or apply online at https://communitylegal.org/get-help.

For more information on directing cy pres awards to Community Legal Aid click here.