Law Practice
Sep. 24, 2008
Legal Aid Clinics Are Just What the Doctor Ordered
Dennis Hsieh of Neighborhood Legal Services counsels Toni Ovall at the St. John's Well Child Center in Compton. Hsieh helps caseworkers wade through the legal problems that crop up during exams.
By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Sitting at his new desk, attorney Eli Palomares hears every sniffle, laugh and muffled cry that permeates the North East Sun Valley Health Center as nurses usher children and parents into exam rooms. And when the doctors are through, they often lead patients down the hall to Palomares for a different kind of help.
Asthma blamed on nearby landfills, unfair medical bills, slum housing, trouble keeping...
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