The first is fire insurance expert Dave Peterson who has practiced in the insurance industry for over 30 years and acts as an expert witness on behalf of plaintiffs.
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word legal aid society. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Legal Aid Society. The Legal Aid Society in New York City is the United States' oldest and largest provider of legal services to the indigent. It operates both traditional civil and criminal law cases.
Legal aid has a close relationship with the welfare state, and the provision of legal aid by a state is influenced by attitudes towards welfare. Legal aid is a welfare provision by the state to people who could otherwise not afford counsel from the legal system. Legal aid also helps to ensure that welfare provisions are enforced by providing people entitled to welfare provisions, such as social housing, with access to legal advice and the courts.