Ibuyiselwe ngo-Ephreli 20, 2023
9: 00 am
Njengomdabu waseNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio, uMichael Hurst uyakuqonda ukubaluleka kokubuyisela emphakathini wakubo.
UMichael owaphothula e-Saint Ignatius High School, e-Xavier University, kanye naseCleveland State University Law School, uMichael uzinikele ekwenzeni ngcono umphakathi wakubo kusukela aqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuba ummeli wabasebenzi eGeauga County Probate naseNkantolo Yezingane. Kuleyo ndima, usiza abantu base-Ohio ukuthi bazulazule ezindabeni zomthetho eziyinkimbinkimbi futhi ezivame ukucindezela kusukela emthethweni womndeni kuye ekugadweni nasezindaweni.
Kuso sonke lesi sibhicongo se-COVID-19, ukungalingani okwandayo kanye nokuncipha kokufinyelela kwamathuba kwethusa uMichael. Lapho Usizo Lwezomthetho luqala kabusha Imitholampilo Yezeluleko Emfishane njengoba ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 luqala ukuncipha, uMichael walibona ithuba lakhe lokuxhumana nomphakathi wakubo. Lapho i-Geauga County Bar Association ithumela isicelo sabahlanganyeli boHlelo Lommeli Wokuzithandela We-Legal Aid, walalela ucingo.
UMichael wayekuqonda ukubaluleka kwendima edlalwa abameli abanikeza isiqondiso kulabo abadinga usizo: wayezoba khona ukuze "athathe inkimbinkimbi ayenze ibe lula," enciphisa lokho okwakubonakala kungenakunqotshwa kube yinto ecacile futhi elawulekayo.
Ngokudabukisayo, uMichael kwakungadingeki akwenze lokhu eyedwa: “Akudingeki wazi yonke into, ngakho ungakuvumeli lokho kukuvimbele. Ngisebenzisa umthetho womndeni kanye ne-probate, kodwa ngenkathi ngivolontiya ngisiza abantu ezindabeni zomqashi. Ukwesekwa nokubambisana okuhlinzekwa yi-Legal Aid kanye neqoqo lezinkanyezi labameli bethu bangamavolontiya kuzokunikeza amathuluzi owadingayo. UMichael uyisibonelo senjongo yethu namagugu, futhi uyimpahla Yohlelo Lwabameli Bamavolontiya olukhula njalo.
I-Legal Aid ihalalisela ukuzikhandla kwethu pro bono amavolontiya. Ukuze uhlanganyele, vakashela iwebsite yethu, noma i-imeyili probono@lasclev.org.