By Sarah Sullivan • Three Rivers Legal Services Pro Bono Director
When the term “human trafficking” is mentioned, many people get the image of men, women and children in the back of a truck or in a shipping container being secretly transported across an international border.
The reality of human trafficking is that it happens out in the open in our neighborhoods and communities.
Florida consistently ranks in the top states for instances of human trafficking and Jacksonville is situated with the intersection of Interstates 95 and 10 making it easier for trafficking networks to move people from one place to another.
Survivors of human trafficking have significant legal hurdles to pass to rejoin society.
By LaTonya Smith & Gregory Redmon
What do attorneys Obinna Anum, Iana Benjamin, Amber Donley, Katrina Hamilton, Destartes Moore, Gregory Redmon, Jakela Rivers and LaTonya Smith have in common?
They are members of the D.W. Perkins Bar Association and they spent the morning together Oct. 31 participating in a virtual Ask-A-Lawyer event.
Gregory Redmon
It’s how lawyers volunteer their time to serve community members through an opportunity to “pick the brain” of an attorney and get guidance, and many times reassurance, concerning their legal matters.
The event was the first Ask-A-Lawyer event sponsored by a voluntary Bar association and we are thankful for the efforts of Gregory Redmon and LaTonya Smith in organizing the event.